Testing specialist Fime has integrated the MasterCard Terminal Integration Process (M-TIP) questionnaire into its Savvi test tool, enabling it to validate that NFC payment terminals are compliant with MasterCard’s latest PayPass terminal specification... More
Archive: News in brief
Nexperts puts PayPass in wallet
NFC specialist Nexperts has introduced an NFC mobile wallet that comes with MasterCard Mobile PayPass certification... More
UL to offer Mifare testing
UL Transaction Security is to develop and run a Mifare Test Centre, offering functional certification services for Mifare contactless cards and Mifare applications running on mobile devices... More
NFC parking meter gets update
MacKay Meters has received EMV Level 1 Contactless Certification for the latest version of its Guardian Solo parking meter... More
AptiQ gets developer network
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies has started a developer network for its AptiQmobile NFC access control platform, which was piloted at the University of San Francisco in 2012... More
NFC SIM shipments up 87%
A total of 30m NFC SIMs were shipped globally by members of the SIMalliance in 2012 — an 87% increase on 2011... More
Sony adds NFC hi-fi systems
Sony is to release two NFC compatible micro hi-fi systems in Europe in May 2013... More
RR Donnelley adds NFC printing
Global print giant RR Donnelley has introduced support for NFC tags into its range of printed products, including retail displays, product packaging, shipping labels, catalogues and magazines... More
M1 adds DBS NFC
Singapore-based mobile network operator M1 and banking group DBS have teamed up to expand the NFC payments options available to their customers... More
NBS gets Turkish TSM deal
NBS Technologies has announced that its Xpressi Trusted Service Manager (TSM) platform has been chosen by an unnamed customer in Turkey... More
Identive adds Japanese NFC store
Identive has launched a Japanese version of its online NFC tag store... More
BAC tests NFC in Costa Rica
Banking group BAC Credomatic is to run an NFC payments pilot in Costa Rica, El Financiero reports... More
NHS uses NFC for drink campaign
Marketing agency Charge has taken to the city streets in north east England to promote “Don’t let drink sneak up on you”, an alcohol abuse awareness campaign being run by the NHS’ Change 4 Life project... More
O2 Germany picks G&D NFC
Telefónica O2 Germany is using technology from Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) in an NFC payments pilot, which began last month... More
Rogers adds Suretap phones
Canadian mobile network operator Rogers has added three Android and four BlackBerry NFC phones to the list of devices that work with its Suretap NFC payments service... More
NXP beats NFC forecast
NXP Semiconductors shipped 125m NFC chips for smartphones and tablets in 2012, beating previous projections... More
ThinkPads to get NFC payments
Lenovo is planning to bring out a range of ThinkPad tablets or Ultrabooks with NFC payments capabilities later this year... More
Signbox partners with Proxama
Interactive sign maker Signbox has chosen Proxama‘s TapPoint platform to deliver smart poster campaigns using its Enlighten NFC displays... More
NAB tests NFC payments
National Australia Bank is testing a new service that uses NFC, QR codes, SMS and email to allow customers to make mobile payments in stores as well as to send and receive funds, ITNews reports... More
Invengo adds NFC tags
US-based RFID specialist Invengo Technology has launched a range of NFC tags and inlays... More