The payments giant’s digital wallet is to be called ‘V.me’ and will launch in 2012 as a payment system for online transactions, with NFC at the point of sale and targeted rewards, offers and coupons set to follow. 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
Clear2Pay joins GlobalPlatform
Payments and testing specialist Clear2Pay has joined smart card standards association GlobalPlatform as a Participating Member... More
VeriFone buys Point in move to managed services
VeriFone has acquired electronic payments specialist Point International from Nordic Capital for €600m (US$812m) as the POS terminal maker accelerates its transition to a managed services revenue model. More
French bank tries iPhone NFC
French bank Credit Agricole is launching a contactless payment trial in Caen... More
Samsung ships 4m NFC handsets
Samsung shipped four million NFC phones in the first eight months of this year, the GSM Association’s Nav Bains has revealed... More
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Ecebs joins OSPT Alliance
Transit systems specialist Ecebs has joined the OSPT Alliance as a full member and will promote the alliance’s Cipurse standard for secure transit fare collection solutions... More
Inside shows off NFC on a SIM
The digital security specialist has developed an NFC card emulation solution that fits within a standard SIM form factor, allowing NFC to be added to any mobile phone. More
Sony announces FeliCa Lite-S NFC chip
Sony has announced the FeliCa Lite-S chip, a smaller, faster and more secure update to its low cost FeliCa Lite chip for NFC tags and stickers. More
UPM launches NFC tag resource
NFC inlay manufacturer UPM RFID has launched a website that acts as a hub to connect consumers, developers and businesses with online NFC tag stores around the world... More
CPI enters TSM business with Bell ID’s software
“Utilising Bell ID’s software solutions will enable us to offer services and support to the emerging payments industry by providing the framework for a powerful and flexible offering to our North American customers,” says Steve Montross, the card manufacturer’s president and CEO. More
MPI enters NFC tag market
Label manufacturer MPI has added NFC tags to its RFID product line... More
ShelfX builds NFC into smart shopping shelves
“We are taking the shopper back to a time when shopping was simple,” says the founder of a start-up which is using NFC and shelf-based weighing scales to enable customers to self serve in large stores. More
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Motorola Droid Razr to offer NFC?
A teardown of the new Motorola Droid Razr conducted for Engadget has discovered that the smartphone includes an NXP PN544 NFC controller chip... More
Consumer education needed ‘to dispel myths surrounding NFC’
A survey of UK consumers conducted for Gemalto has found that a third of Brits would use NFC services — if they understood the technology better and knew it was completely secure. More
Intel enters NFC market with MasterCard
The two companies are working together to increase the convenience and security of online purchasing from NFC-enabled Intel Ultrabook devices and future generations of Intel-based PCs. More
Coca-Cola tests NFC vending
“We’re doing a trial with Google Wallet and it’s great for those consumers who don’t have cash but want to buy a Coke,” Coca-Cola SVP Wendy Clark told attendees at Ad:tech in New York this week, Mobile Commerce Daily reports... More
Sears and Kmart turn bus stop posters into stores
Retailers Sears and Kmart are selling toys through QR-coded ‘shopping walls’ this holiday season. More
Inside Secure launches counterfeit detection system for luxury goods
The new VaultIC150 solution uses NFC to provide manufacturers and buyers of high-end consumer products with proof that an item is the genuine article. More
Clear2Pay tests payment apps
Clear2Pay has released its MPA Test Solution test tool, used to confirm that new mobile payment applications comply with industry standards... More
Sony enters NFC controller market
The electronics giant’s new NFC controller chip will enable mobile phone makers to manufacture devices that support both international NFC standards and Japan’s existing Osaifu-Keitai mobile wallet service. More