The new tag data format will allow NFC phone users to access location-based information without having to go online. More
Geo RTD links NFC to sat nav and mapping apps
- 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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Avery Dennison enters NFC tag market
Avery Dennison RFID, the world’s largest producer of UHF RFID inlays, has launched a new line of NFC tags. More
Sony Ericsson to launch range of Android NFC phones
The handset maker has picked NXP to supply it with embedded secure elements and NFC controllers to go into its Android-based Xperia smartphones. More
UK mobile operators form NFC joint venture
Everything Everywhere, which runs the Orange and T-Mobile networks in the UK, Vodafone and Telefónica O2 have agreed to establish a joint venture company that “will deliver the technology required for the speedy adoption of mobile wallet and payments.” More
Barclaycard sets out plans for NFC
The Quick Tap mobile payments service launched by Barclaycard and Orange last month is just the start of the partners’ NFC plans, says the card issuer’s head of digital payments. “We have a long and deep roadmap of people we want to work with.” More
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LG to launch T530 NFC phone
The first commercially available LG NFC phone is to hit the market in the next few weeks. More
SAS to introduce NFC to airports
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced it will be issuing NFC stickers to frequent flyers from September 2011. More
YouGov launches quarterly mobile payments survey
Market research firm YouGov has found 70% of British consumers haven’t heard of mobile wallets and 91% haven’t heard of NFC technology. More
MasterCard and ANZ launch New Zealand’s first NFC payment trial
Bank staff have been given contactless stickers or NFC-enabled microSD cards to enable mobile payments using MasterCard PayPass as the card giant puts its Australasian roadmap into operation. More
Visa strikes mobile payments deals with Fundamo and Monitise
The credit card giant has acquired mobile payments firm Fundamo and extended its deal with Monitise with the aim of making transactions on any device “safe, easy and reliable,” says Visa’s head of mobile. More
Google Wallet “is one of the biggest investments we’ve made at Google for a very long time”
“Larry and Eric personally convinced me” to make the move to Google, Osama Bedier, the company’s VP of payments, has told NFC World as he set out Google’s commitment to building an NFC platform that is open to all — and revealed that Google Wallet will eventually be able to hold keys, ID credentials and driving licenses. More
Korea drives ahead with plans for NFC leadership
Up to 300,000 NFC-enabled points of sale are set to be installed in South Korea and all smartphones must include NFC capabilities by the end of 2011, Reuters has reported. More
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Hewlett-Packard planning NFC phones and tablets?
Hewlett-Packard is working on NFC-enabled mobile phones and tablet computers that would be marketed under the Palm brand name, “two people familiar with the company’s plans” have told Bloomberg. The first NFC devices may be available by year-end, the report says, explaining: More
NFC pioneer Bling Nation suspends mobile payments service
Bling Nation, the company behind the first commercial NFC payments system in the US, has suspended service while it seeks to revamp its business model, American Banker reports. More
Kovio raises $15m to bring low-cost NFC tags to shops
Printed tag pioneer Kovio has raised US$15million in new equity financing led by Tyco Retail Solutions, a leading retail inventory and asset protection specialist. More
FarEasTone eyes NFC in Taiwan
Taiwanese mobile network operator FarEasTone plans to introduce mobile payment applications this year, the Taipei Times reports, and then gradually expand the service to include NFC: More
Korean coffee chain introduces NFC loyalty stamps
Korean coffee shop chain Caffé Bene has become the first merchant to introduce an NFC-based coupon system that provides customers with a loyalty ‘stamp’ each time they visit, Korea Times reports. More
eCoupled combines NFC and wireless charging
Fulton Innovation has added NFC communications capability to its eCoupled wireless charging technology. More
Barclaycard launches TV ad for NFC payment service
Barclaycard has reworked its rollercoaster ride TV advertisement to promote the NFC payments system it launched last month with Orange. More
10% off NFC Business Models report — last two days!
NFC has truly arrived. The last few weeks have seen the announcement of Google’s Wallet service, the launch of a national payments system in the UK from Orange and Barclaycard, news that France will launch commercial NFC services by next spring and, in Korea, a consortium of high-powered tech firms and government agencies has got together to carve out a billion dollar business from NFC. More