Event registration specialist ITN International has added iPad support to its NFC-based “Touch ‘n Go” attendee credential system... 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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ABnote forms NFC division
Secure document and services provider ABNote has opened a division to develop and deliver NFC mobile payment solutions... More
M-coupons to be worth over $43bn
The total redemption value of mobile coupons will exceed US$43 billion globally by 2016 — an eightfold increase from $5.4bn this year — as they are increasingly delivered by mobile apps, according to a new report from Juniper Research... More
NFC parking meters for Ottawa
Parking meters in Ottawa will accept payments from NFC-enabled smartphones starting in early 2012... More
Survey: 40% of merchants need to be equipped for contactless payments to take off
The tipping point for consumers to begin using contactless payments technologies will be when at least 40% of merchants are equipped with compatible POS terminals, according to a survey by First Data which also found that banks are the trusted and preferred provider for mobile wallet solutions. More
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Atria launches first NFC-enabled book
The first 1,000 copies of a The Impulse Economy: Understanding Mobile Shoppers and What Makes Them Buy, a new book by Gary Schwartz, chairman of the US chapter of the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) and CEO of Impact Mobile, are to ship with NFC stickers on their front covers. More
M-shopping platform gets NFC
Retail and advertising technology provider Mercatus Technologies has added support for NFC and QR Codes to its Concierge for Mobile smart shopping platform... More
Durban to go contactless
Durban is to introduce a contactless electronic wallet for use on its public transport network which can also be used to pay for purchases in shops... More
Windows Phone ‘Apollo’ in 2012?
A Nokia executive has told Engadget that the next version of Windows Phone, codenamed ‘Apollo’, will be a “very different game” to Mango and will launch in mid-2012... More
NFC helps Battlefield 3 dominate Waterloo
EA Games has taken over eighteen outdoor media panels near the UK’s busiest railway station for the launch of its latest blockbuster game, Battlefield 3 — and several feature NFC. More
Nokia app store adds NFC section
Handset maker Nokia has added an NFC section to its app store, to encourage its customers to use the growing number of NFC applications for their mobile phones... More
Russia to get NFC payments
MTS, Russia’s leading telecommunications operator, has signed an agreement with MasterCard to develop NFC mobile contactless services... More
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NFC to enter the dating game?
NFC could be used to add efficiency to the dating process, Hans Reisgies of Sequent Software suggested at the NFC Summit at 4G World. More
Gotap brings NFC to car dealers
Car dealerships can use NFC stickers to help customers get details about vehicles for sale, says US startup Gotap.me... More
H5000 replaces Artema Hybrid
POS terminal maker VeriFone has announced the H5000, a countertop point-of-sale terminal that accepts NFC and contactless payments as well as mag stripe and EMV chip cards... More
Mercedes to debut NFC in 2013
Car maker Daimler plans to add NFC to Mercedes-Benz vehicles from 2013 to simplify Bluetooth pairing, used to set up a smartphone to manage the car’s built-in systems... More
NFC Cluster starts up in Boston
NFC Cluster Boston will hold its first event, NFC Delivers Mobile Retail Marketing, on November 7... More
Galaxy S II Cityzi lands in France
The NFC version of Samsung’s flagship smartphone is now shipping in France... More
Nokia to bring NFC to New York commuters
The handset maker has signed a deal with the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority to test cloud-based NFC ticketing with Nokia phones by the end of 2011, the company has told NFC World. NFC payments will then arrive on Nokia phones for the first time at the beginning of 2012. More
Comprion’s UT3 approved for SWP/HCI tests
Mobile test equipment specialist Comprion’s UT3 platform for single wire protocol (SWP) and host controller interface (HCI) NFC conformance testing has been approved by the Global Certification Forum (GCF). More