UL Transaction Security has revealed that its advisory services (PDF) team has been assisting the partners behind the Dutch NFC payments pilot in the city of Leiden over the past year... More
Archive: News in brief
NFC Pokemon toys arrive in USA
Pokemon Rumble U, the Nintendo Wii U game that makes use of NFC figures, is now available in the US... More
Dutch Imax gets NFC posters
Dutch Imax theatre Omniversum is using NFC posters to tell visitors about upcoming screenings by linking them to its Facebook page... More
ZTE picks Micropross test gear
Smartphone manufacturer ZTE is now using Micropross test equipment for internal pre-certification of its NFC-enabled devices, to ensure they meet EMVCo L1 requirements... More
Dutch NFC pilot gets launch date
A launch date of 2 September 2013 has been set for the NFC payments pilot to be run by three major banks — ABN Amro, ING and Rabobank — and mobile network operator KPN in the Dutch city of Leiden... More
Proxama begins trading on AIM
Shares in NFC specialist Proxama are now trading on London’s AIM stock market under the ticker symbol “PROX”... More
NFC Interactor adds haptics
NFC Interactor, a reader/writer app for Windows Phone 8 developed by Mopius, now offers haptic feedback when reading and writing tags... More
NFC Task Launcher gets update
Popular Android app NFC Task Launcher has received a new update... More
LG cooks up NFC oven
Korean electronics manufacturer LG has unveiled the LG Lightwave Dios oven, its latest appliance to incorporate NFC... More
NFC keyboard arrives in US
Norwegian hardware developer One2Touch’s NFC keyboard for Android smartphones is now available in the US through retailer Brookstone for $99... More
NFC 1 number plate for sale
After many years in private hands the UK personalised car registration plate “NFC 1” is for sale... More
Pokemon NFC figures ship in UK
Pokemon Rumble U, the first game to make use of the NFC capabilities in the Nintendo Wii U video game system, has started shipping in the UK with NFC figures now available to buy from Game at £3.99 (US$6.20) each... More
NFC pilot to begin in Chile
Mobile network operator Movistar has partnered with Banco Santander, Samsung, Oberthur Technologies and MasterCard to conduct Chile’s first NFC payments trial... More
CastNet adds NFC to signage
Digital signage technology provider Alpha Video & Audio has launched CastNet with MobileHere, a system that combines NFC-enabled digital signs and the company’s content management software to deliver changeable information and downloadable content to NFC phone users... More
Firefox for Android gets NFC
The latest version of Mozilla’s Firefox Beta for Android, a mobile web browser which gives users and testers a sneak peek at features destined for future versions of Firefox, includes support for NFC... More
Paris city hall gets NFC signage
The Hôtel de Ville in Paris, the largest municipal building in Europe and home to the French capital’s city council, has introduced NFC and QR-enabled signage developed by Connecthings... More
NXP picks Micropross for testing
NXP is using Micropross’s Contactless Test Station for its EMVCo level one testing... More
FollowMeSticker.com adds NFC
FollowMeSticker.com has added NFC tags to its range of social media sharing stickers... More
Micropross test tool is approved
The NFC Forum has approved NFC and RFID test equipment supplier Micropross’ NFC Forum digital test tool... More
Cashcloud to support NFC
Cloud-based wallet provider Cashcloud has secured second round funding as it looks towards adding NFC payments... More