Microsoft is planning a mobile wallet for Windows Phone 8, according to an unsourced report in The Verge... More
- 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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NFC advertising webinar today
NFC World’s NFC Advertising in Practice webinar takes place later today, at 14:00 GMT (that’s 4pm in Paris, 3pm in London and 10am in New York)... More
PagSeguro to launch NFC P2P payments in Brazil
The online payments provider has partnered with Nokia to introduce an NFC service that allows users to transfer money and to make payments in bars, restaurants and stores. More
Ireland gets NFC tag platform
A new NFC tag platform provider has opened for business in Ireland. Airnfc was founded by two students in Limerick and supplies products worldwide, co-founder Conor Burke has told NFC World... More
Serbia gets NFC pilot
Serbian mobile network operator Telekom Srbija has begun an NFC payments pilot in cooperation with Banca Intesa... More
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Sequent joins GlobalPlatform
NFC secure element management specialist Sequent Software has joined standards body GlobalPlatform as an observer member... More
UK moves closer to NFC tickets
British government-backed transportation ticketing standards organisation Itso has certified Paragon RTD, a technology developed by Ecebs that lets consumers download and top up rail, bus and other public transportation tickets via smart cards and NFC phones. More
UK gets NFC parking service
The British town of Tunbridge Wells has become the first in the UK to allow drivers to pay for their parking with an NFC mobile phone... More
Skillweb adds NFC tracking
British mobile workforce and goods tracking specialist Skillweb has launched an NFC and QR code-based proof of attendance service... More
European regulators put brakes on UK NFC joint venture
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into the planned NFC joint venture between Everything Everywhere, Telefónica and Vodafone UK which will delay launch until after the London Olympics and casts doubts over the timetable for the introduction of similar projects in a number of other European countries. More
Inside confirms Lumia 610 win
Inside Secure has officially confirmed that it is the NFC technology supplier for Nokia’s first Windows Phone with NFC, the Lumia 610... More
New report provides an in-depth guide to NFC technologies and systems
A new research report by Sarah Clark, editor of NFC World, allows business executives to get up to speed quickly and easily with the current status and future developments in NFC tags, phones, secure elements, mobile wallets, OTA platforms, contactless terminals, TSMs and more. More
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NFC goes local in Strasbourg
A public information service accessed via NFC tags and QR codes is now available in Strasbourg, France... More
Identive adds NFC magnets
Identive has added window stickers and magnets to its range of NFC tags... More
Quad produces Lexus ad
US print giant Quad/Graphics has revealed it produced the 500,000 NFC-tagged inserts included in Wired magazine’s April 2012 issue... More
Nokia launches NFC enabled headset for drivers
Nokia has launched an NFC-enabled Bluetooth headset aimed at people who spend a lot of time in their car. More
Hands on: The Lumia 610, Nokia’s first Windows NFC phone
Nokia has unveiled an NFC version of its Lumia 610 Windows Phone at the Wima show in Monaco, announced that Orange will be the first operator to stock it from the middle of this year — and reconfirmed its commitment to include NFC “right across our portfolio”. More
Emirates government begins NFC national ID project
The Emirates Identity Authority is to work with mobile network operator Etisalat to develop a new version of the United Arab Emirates’ national ID card that will allow both UAE nationals and expatriates living in the country to store their ID on an NFC mobile phone. More
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NFC World’s editor, Sarah Clark, will be hosting a free webinar on “NFC Advertising in Practice” on Wednesday 18 April. More
TapMeTags opens in Canada
A new NFC tag supplier has opened in Toronto, Canada... More