NFC specialist Vivotech has signed a partnership with Taggo, the sticker-based mobile loyalty programme platform provider founded by high profile customer loyalty specialist Aneace Haddad... More
Archive: Newswire
Veolia Transport to add NFC and 2D barcodes to 1,500 bus and tram stops in Nice region
Veolia Transport, operator of bus and tram services covering the city of Nice, site of the soon to launch Nice NFC City pre-commercial pilot, and the surrounding towns and villages, is to install NFC and 2D barcode-enabled information points across the local transport network in the next couple of months... More
Gizmodo takes apart ‘the next iPhone’ — could it have NFC?
Gadget blog Gizmodo has got its hands on what appears to be an early version of the next iPhone, expected to be released later this year... More
Report analyses the potential of NFC-enabled MicroSD cards
A new research report published by management consultancy The Human Chain looks in detail at the potential of NFC-enabled MicroSD cards to drive adoption of near field communication-based services... More
Apple adds an NFC-based concert ticket patent
Yet another NFC-related Apple patent application has been published, this time targeting the concert, entertainment and sports ticketing sectors... More
Netribe is a platform, not a phone, says Sagem Wireless
The new Sagem Netribe which we reported on earlier this week is not a specific phone, Sagem Wireless has now told NFC World... More
GSMA video shows NFC in action at the Mobile World Congress
The GSM Association has published a video news report on the NFC pilot conducted at the Mobile World Congress in February... More
Cassis opens up for business in the Americas, sees NFC market opportunities in Canada and US
Singapore-based trusted service management (TSM) specialist Cassis International has opened an office in New York, giving it a foothold in the American market for the first time... More
UK’s Dept for Transport reports on 18-month NFC ticketing project
The UK’s Department for Transport has published an in-depth report on the findings from an 18-month research project investigating the potential of NFC in transport ticketing... More
France’s Forum SMSC examines role of NFC in local government
A guide examining the role of near field communication in local government, produced by the French government-funded association Forum des Services Mobiles Sans Contact in November 2009, is now available in English... More
China Mobile may offer combined NFC and RF SIM services
China Mobile is considering adding support for NFC, as well as for its own RF SIM technology, to its mobile payments service, the company has told reporters... More
‘Leading semiconductor company’ licenses Innovision’s NFC handset technology
Innovision has signed a licensing deal with a “global leading semiconductor corporation” that will see the semiconductor supplier using Innovision’s NFC IP in its “range of chips targeted at mobile handsets and other consumer electronic products incorporating connectivity solutions.”... More
Apple to build mobile payments business around iTunes credits?
A further four patent applications filed by Apple and relating to both NFC and mobile payments have now been published, clearly signalling that the company’s interest in near field communication technology goes well beyond simply making it easier to sync devices — and suggesting that the company may have major plans to develop its own mobile payments business... More
Adirondack Trust launches mobile contactless payments in New York State
Adirondack Trust, a local bank in New York State, has introduced a mobile contactless payments service to its personal and business customers... More
ZigBee SIMs with built-in antennas to add payments, ticketing, P2P and coupons to standard mobile phones
The ZigBee Alliance has announced it has now completed development of ZigBee Telecom Services, a new standard enabling operators to offer a range of mobile proximity services to consumers using standard handsets and SIMs containing a built-in ZigBee antenna... More
Finalists announced for 2010 NFC Forum Global Competition
The NFC Forum has announced the twenty finalists for its 2010 Global Competition... More
GlobalPlatform adds Trusted Service Manager Working Group
SIM and smart card standards body GlobalPlatform has launched a Trusted Service Manager (TSM) Working Group... More
VTT video shows NFC social networking service in action
Finnish technical research institute VTT has produced a video showing its NFC-based social networking concept in action:... More
French national home care services association to roll out NFC services
ADMR, the French national association for providers of home care services, is to begin equipping staff with NFC phones from next month... More
NBS adds NFC to its UbiQ card personalisation system
Card personalization and secure ID specialist NBS Technologies has added NFC capability to its UbiQPersoMaster personalisation software suite... More