Google is set to launch an NFC mobile payments service in conjunction with mobile network operator Sprint on May 26, according to a Bloomberg news report. 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
Half of UK consumers to use mobile banking in three years
NFC tops the list of new services that will drive 50% of British consumers to adopt mobile banking by 2014, new research from Monitise and the Future Foundation has found. More
Survey: Consumers need educating before they will switch to NFC and contactless
‘Providing shoppers with clearer information about contactless technology will be critical to improving knowledge and consumer adoption,’ says research from Ingenico. More
Starbucks UK set to accept NFC payments
Starbucks has signed a deal with Barclaycard, in partnership with Visa Europe, to bring contactless and NFC mobile payments to its UK coffee shops. More
Visa unveils mobile wallet plans
Fourteen US and Canadian banks have signed up for the launch later this year of a multi-platform digital wallet that can be used for e-commerce, m-commerce and mobile contactless transactions and includes mobile payment, NFC and coupon capabilities. More
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Infineon unveils new embedded secure element for NFC phones
Chip maker Infineon has launched a secure element IC designed to be embedded in NFC-enabled mobile phones. More
X-Men movie to get NFC smart poster campaign in London
Smart posters are to be distributed around central London to promote the latest X-Men film, enabling NFC phone users to download an exclusive trailer and connect with the movie’s Facebook page. More
NFC news in brief • 23 May 2011
News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Twitter and Docomo add ‘touch and follow’ • Doubletwist shares songs with NFC • Airtag offers P2P loyalty • Lifera and Taztag tie up • Lockitron opens doors with NFC • DPT unveils NFC-enabled car park pay machine • SK C&C USA rebrands as CorFire • Bayer puts antennas into decorative films • Mobey Forum expands • and much more… More
Poland set to roll out commercial NFC payments ‘within four months’
Poland is set to roll out NFC-based payment services as early as the third quarter of 2011, according to Polish business publication Puls Biseznu. More
First HTC NFC phone to arrive ‘in next 12 months’
The first HTC phone to include NFC functionality could be a year away, HTC Europe head Florian Seiche told delegates attending the Reuters Global Technology Summit this week. More
NXP: Microsoft is working with us on NFC phones
NXP CEO Rick Clemmer has revealed that Microsoft is among the list of companies it is working with to bring NFC to market. More
UK gets first commercial NFC service with Quick Tap from Orange and Barclaycard
Consumers can use the new service to make payments of up to £15 via a prepaid cash replacement application stored on their Quick Tap NFC phone. Tag read and write functions are also available and both loyalty and transport ticketing applications will be introduced later. More
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NFC indoor navigation system proposed by Turkish scientists
The concept combines NFC tags placed at strategic points around a building, GPS and a downloadable layout app to guide visitors all the way from their home or office to a particular room, aisle or store. More
Verifone and Micros bring NFC payments to restaurants
POS terminal maker Verifone and hospitality systems provider Micros have announced a new solution that integrates restaurant management systems with smart mobile devices, allowing consumers to pay at the table with their NFC phone. More
Two-thirds of Americans ‘open to using their mobile phone to make purchases’
A survey of US consumers conducted for MasterCard has found strong interest in using mobile phones to make payments. The research found that: More
NFC kit lets patients leave hospital earlier and monitor their return to health from home
A new NFC solution from Gentag and The Core Institute is designed to reduce healthcare costs by providing patients with a way to self-monitor their recovery after an operation so they can be discharged earlier from hospital. More
O2 UK picks suppliers for NFC mobile wallet launch
Mobile network operator O2 UK, part of the Telefonica group, has announced Wave Crest, FIS, Intelligent Environments and Visa Europe as the suppliers for the mobile wallet service it plans to launch during the second half of 2011. More
One in five UK consumers ‘eagerly awaiting’ the arrival of NFC
A poll of 17,000 UK consumers has revealed high levels of readiness for NFC services among certain demographics and details of the kind of services they are most keen to use the technology for. More
Westpac to run internal NFC trial
Westpac has become the latest of Australia’s big four banks to trial contactless mobile phone payment technology. More
NFC news in brief • 17 May 2011
News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: US files lawsuit against Verifone/Hypercom deal • iPhone 5 unlikely to support NFC payments, says analyst • ‘Paper’ phone unveiled • Vivotech adds NFC to mag stripe terminals • Hashable adds NFC to contacts app • Sequent raises funds • Connecthings invests in Lifera • and more… More