The mobile network operator will begin commercial NFC services from the end of January with partners including Japan Airlines, credit card issuers, loyalty programme providers and retailers. 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
Intesa Sanpaolo begins NFC trial in Italy
The Italian financial institution’s new “Move and Pay” NFC payments service is being provided in conjunction with mobile service provider Noverca, in which Intesa is a shareholder. More
Irancell demonstrates NFC payments and ticketing
Technology provider Etick, mobile network operator MTN-Irancell and Bank Pasargad have teamed up to demonstrate NFC payments in Iran. More
NFC car key shown at CES
Automotive components manufacturer Continental has been showing its NFC mobile car key at the CES in Las Vegas this week... More
Spanish banks prepare Barcelona and Madrid for mobile payments
La Caixa is to equip all its 17,000 retail points-of-sale in Barcelona with contactless POS terminals while BBVA and Bankia are converting 7,000 points-of-sale in central Madrid, with the aim of paving the way for NFC mobile payments. More
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Ingenico unveils mobile retailing platform
POS terminal maker Ingenico has partnered with mobile commerce specialist iMobile3 to introduce iMRP, a mobile retail platform aimed at US retailers. More
Sony unveils Xperia NFC phones and tags
Sony has announced two Xperia NFC smartphones, the Xperia Ion which is exclusive to AT&T in the US and the Xperia S which will be available worldwide this quarter, as well as read-only NFC Xperia SmartTags. More
RIM switches on BlackBerry Tag
RIM has begun rolling out the BlackBerry 7.1 operating system update, which includes the NFC-based BlackBerry Tag service... More
Broadcom unveils NFC technology for sub-$100 smartphones
The BCM21552G is a single chip that incorporates a modem and application processor as well as support for NFC and is designed for smartphones retailing at under US$100. More
Nokia CEO: I believe in NFC
Nokia has unveiled two new smartphones at the CES, but neither include NFC... More
Broadcom announces Smart TV with NFC solution
Chip maker Broadcom is showcasing a new system-on-a-chip technology at the CES in Las Vegas that can be used to turn any of today’s nearly two billion digital TVs into smart TVs that can access the internet and stream content anywhere in the home — and transfer that data to an NFC phone. More
Verizon demos NFC for retailers
Verizon Wireless and Alcatel-Lucent are demonstrating a range of mobile solutions for retailers at the CES show this week, including an NFC solution that enables a consumer to collect a coupon with their NFC device and then redeem it at an interactive Virtual Personal Stylist (VPS) kiosk... More
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Visa certifies Samsung, LG and BlackBerry NFC phones for mobile payments
The Samsung Galaxy S II, LG Optimus Net NFC, BlackBerry Bold 9900/9790 and BlackBerry Curve 9360/9380 have now been added to the list of approved Visa payments products, enabling financial institutions to use them in commercial NFC deployments for the first time. More
Plug-in dongle adds internet to TV — and comes with NFC
Always Innovating has shown off a reference design for an NFC-enabled plug-in device that transforms any television with an HDMI input into an internet-connected screen. The WiFi and Bluetooth equipped portable set-top box runs Android Ice Cream Sandwich and can stream services such as Hulu, Netflix or Amazon video-on-demand at 1080p, as well as offering a ‘fully-compatible Android experience’. More
NFC competition returns to Wima
The NFC Forum and the Wima NFC conference have issued a call for entries to “Tap Into Innovation: NFC Global Competition 2012”, a co-organised competition which has been an important means of surfacing innovative NFC applications over the years. More
Home Depot tests PayPal in-store
Home Depot has become the first US retailer to test PayPal’s mobile payments solutions in-store... More
NFC keyboard offers touch and type convenience
An NFC-based portable keyboard for smartphones has eliminated the usual pairing step associated with accessories — users simply place their NFC phone on the keyboard and start typing. More
Revosys adds NFC to taxis
An all-in-one terminal is set to allow taxi customers to pay for their journeys using NFC phones and contactless cards as well as magstripe credit/debit cards... More
Verizon to offer Curve with NFC
US mobile network operator Verizon Wireless is to make the BlackBerry Curve 9370 NFC smartphone available to customers from 19 January... More
Marketing to fix security worries
A survey conducted by the GSM Association’s Mobile Money Live website has found that spending money on marketing is seen by most readers as the way to address user fears about NFC security... More