The GoMcDo mobile ordering system offered by McDonald’s France is to get NFC support “very soon”, says solution provider Airtag... More
- Eventbrite brings tap to pay to the events industry
- Biometric card pioneer backs away from payments citing lower-than-expected market uptake
- EU calls for feedback on proposed settlement with Apple over NFC chip access
- Google signs deal to take UPI beyond India
- NFC Forum spells out DPP ambitions in ebook
Moneto hits the shops
DeviceFidelity’s NFC mobile wallet solution is now available at MetroPCS stores in the San Francisco Bay Area... More
Identive launches NFC tag platform
Identive has launched a web-based platform that allows consumers and businesses to easily deploy and manage NFC tag applications. More
RBS adopts Visa’s V.me
The UK’s RBS Group is currently testing Visa’s V.me digital wallet ahead of a full rollout in 2013... More
Samsung ships 5m NFC Notes
Samsung reports that it has shipped 5m Galaxy Note II “phablets” over the last 60 days... More
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Dutch prefer app payments
55% of Dutch consumers would prefer to make mobile payments through an app rather than NFC, according to a poll of 15-65 year olds conducted by Telecompaper... More
NFC Forum adds 22 new members
New companies joining the NFC standards body include Acer, Bell Mobility, China UnionPay and Lenovo. Qualcomm has upgraded to sponsor level and Kovio to principal level membership. More
Intellitix opens in Australia
Event ticketing and payments specialist Intellitix has opened an office in Sydney, Australia... More
Telecom Italia picks Gemalto NFC
Telecom Italia is using Gemalto’s end-to-end Mobile Financial Services solution to power its TIM mobile wallet... More
NFC to certify halal eateries
Consumers in Malaysia will be able to use NFC phones to check hotels and restaurants are halal certified from next month... More
Flomio funded for Apple NFC
NFC innovator Flomio has passed its target of raising US$80,000 on crowd funding site Kickstarter... More
Germans need NFC reassurance
A survey carried out by market researcher YouGov in Germany has revealed that, while 54% of the population has heard of NFC, only one in six (16%) can see themselves using NFC and contactless payments in the future... More
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China Unicom and China Merchants Bank launch NFC in Shanghai
The bank and mobile network operator plan to follow the introduction of the Unicom Merchants Bank mobile wallet service in Shanghai with a national rollout that could ultimately make the service available to all 43 million of the bank’s credit card customers. More
Mumbai movie fans tap for tix
Movie-goers at a multiplex in Mumbai, India can now book tickets, leave feedback and like the Cinemax theatre chain on Facebook after tapping smart posters or NFC enabled standees in the cinema foyer... More
Call for contributions: New report on mobile payments and the future of merchant transaction fees
The NFC World team has identified ten pressure points that suggest the arrival of mobile payments will result in a fundamental change in the overall cost of processing payments and the way in which merchants transaction fees are calculated — and we’d like to hear from anyone who is working on ways to use mobile technology to cut the cost of processing transactions at the point of sale. More
ABI raises NFC handset forecast
ABI Research has raised its estimate for NFC handsets shipped in 2012 from 80m to 102m units. More
Nokia launches WP8 NFC app
Nokia has introduced a cloud-based file sharing app with NFC features for its Windows 8 phones... More
Flojack on target for funding
Flomio’s bid to crowdfund the production of its FloJack NFC add-on for iOS devices is just over US$10,000 away from its $80,000 target with five days to run... More
Finnish firms form NFC tag ecosystem
Tivit, Finland’s strategic centre for science, technology and innovation, has initiated a ‘business ecosystem’ called FinnTag that aims to create new and improved ways of delivering NFC tag based digital services. More
GM demos NFC payments app for electric vehicle charging
General Motors subsidiary OnStar is experimenting with NFC to initiate payment at public charging stations for electric vehicles. More