NCR has launched NCR Express Key, a hotel check-in kiosk that lets guests who have checked in online or via a mobile phone collect their room key without queuing at reception. More
NCR adds NFC to hotel check-ins
- Bank of China lets taxi drivers accept central bank digital currency payments on NFC mobile phones
- Juniper forecasts 25% increase in POS terminal transaction values by 2028
- STMicroelectronics launches NFC tag chip with elliptic curve cryptography
- NFC Forum survey finds majority of consumers now prefer making payments with their mobile phone
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LG Eclipse 4G to get NFC
A new quad core smartphone from LG looks set to include NFC... More
9m NFC phones on order
Samsung has taken preorders for some nine million Galaxy S III handsets from more than 100 mobile networks, Reuters reports... More
Mobey Forum works with TCG
Bank-led industry association Mobey Forum is participating in the Trusted Computing Group‘s Industry Liaison Programme... More
Swish and WyWallet face off
The mobile wallet offering from Sweden’s four network operators is to be called WyWallet and is due to launch in mid-2012, Lars Aase of Swedish mobile payments specialist Accumulate has told NFC World... More
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TEE specs announced
GlobalPlatform has released two specification documents for use by software developers working with trusted execution environments... More
Starchip samples NFC SIMs
French smart card IC design house Starchip is sampling a new SIM chip designed for high-end SIM and NFC applications... More
‘Credit card’ heart monitor shares results with NFC
A new consumer heart monitoring device that uses near field communication to pass test results to the user’s Android NFC phone or tablet has been unveiled by Impak Health, a joint venture between Swedish chip developer Cypak and US-based Meridian Health. More
Narian offers NFC app creator
NFC innovator Narian Technologies has launched a platform designed to give everyone the tools to create their own NFC applications... More
Poken adds UK agent
Poken has appointed audio visual hire specialist Smart AV as its exclusive UK partner... More
KDDI unveils world’s first NFC and Felica phone
Japanese mobile operator KDDI will offer the world’s first phone with both NFC and Felica support from this summer. More
Wireless goes contactless
Pop fans will be able to leave their wallets at home during a three day music festival in London in July... More
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HTC Desire C gets NFC
HTC is to release an NFC version of its new Desire C mid-range phone... More
DeviceFidelity adds full NFC functionality to iPhone
The NFC-on-microSD specialist’s new iCaisse4X iPhone case combines expanded battery life with NFC card emulation, tag reading/writing and peer-to-peer capabilities. More
CIBC and Rogers to bring NFC payments to Canada
The bank and telecoms operator are to introduce a joint NFC service that will let CIBC credit cardholders make mobile payments with a Rogers NFC phone from “later this year”. More
Isis unveils merchant partners for Austin and Salt Lake City pilots
Aeropostale, Coca-Cola, Foot Locker, Jamba Juice and Macy’s have signed up to take part in the US NFC joint venture’s pilot trials, along with a number of local grocery stores, retailers, gas stations, coffee shops and restaurants. More
Carrefour uses NFC and QR codes to speed up grocery shopping
The French retail giant’s convenience store chain has launched ‘Mon Panier’, a mobile app that lets customers order and pay for their grocery shopping with their mobile phone — and then identify themselves via an NFC and QR-code enabled kiosk when they arrive at the store to collect their order. More
Canadian banks issue landmark NFC payments guidelines that focus on open mobile wallets and consumer data protection
The Canadian banking and credit union industry’s Mobile Payments Reference Model provides a detailed blueprint for how NFC mobile payments can be offered in Canada, how open mobile wallets will be and how consumer privacy will be assured. More
DoD approves BlackBerry NFC phones
The US Department of Defense has added a number of BlackBerry 7 smartphones to the US Army and Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)’s approved product list. More
Canadian banks move on NFC
Members of the Canadian Bankers Association reached agreement on Friday on how NFC mobile payments will be handled in Canada, says The Globe and Mail, opening the way for the first commercial deployments to take place... More