Canadian mobile network operator Rogers Wireless has said it aims to become a ‘middleman’ for NFC mobile payments systems, Canoe reports. More
Rogers Wireless aims to be NFC ‘middleman’
- 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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Google teams with MasterCard and Citigroup for NFC mobile payments
Google is working with MasterCard and Citigroup on the introduction of NFC mobile payments services, the Wall Street Journal reports: More
Motorola to launch range of NFC enterprise solutions
Motorola is set to launch a number of NFC-based enterprise solutions next week, the company’s Andy McBain has told eWeek: More
Ingenico doubles contactless terminal sales in 2010
Point-of-sale terminal producer Ingenico has announced that the proportion of its devices shipped with contactless and NFC capabilities doubled in 2010. More
Nokia Astound to come with NFC
Buyers of the Nokia Astound smartphone, a T-Mobile USA version of the Nokia C7 that has been unveiled this week at the CTIA Wireless show, will be able to access the phone’s in-built NFC capabilities from day one, Nokia has told NFC World. More
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Faithless fans to test NFC’s social networking capabilities
Up to 10,000 fans attending the PIAS Nites festival in Brussels this weekend will be some of the first to find out how NFC technology could be used to enhance music gigs. “It’s a revolutionary concept that opens up a wide range of possibilities in the world of music events,” says PIAS’ CEO. More
Vivotech introduces third generation NFC software suite
NFC specialist Vivotech has released VivoNFC Software Suite 3.0, the third generation of its near field communication infrastructure and provisioning solution. More
First Data launches mobile marketing service for merchants
Payments processing giant First Data has launched mVoucher, a mobile marketing service for merchants that builds on existing gift card systems and provides the potential for a full service NFC wallet to be offered in the future. More
Verifone sets out its NFC strategy
With everyone from Apple, Google and PayPal to mobile operators, coupon issuers and social networks set to need access to contactless POS terminals to bring their NFC plans to market, Verifone’s Paul Rasori tells NFC World how these new players could gain access to merchants’ points-of-sale — and who should foot the bill. More
Google adds Nexus S 4G with NFC
A 4G version of the Nexus S has been launched by Google today. Like the original Nexus S launched in December, the Nexus S 4G runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, includes near field communication functionality and was co-developed by Google and Samsung. The device is currently, however, only available to customers of US mobile network operator Sprint. More
Orange launches NFC payments trial in Poland
The mobile phone operator starts delivering on its promise to roll out NFC throughout Europe during 2011, saying opportunities are “virtually limitless”. More
ANZ and Visa begin NFC microSD trial in Australia
Australian bank ANZ has begun a four-week trial of a mobile wallet service with Visa, which it believes will be the “way of the future” for making small payments. More
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Sonim to add NFC to XP3300 Force rugged handset
Sonim Technologies, maker of “the world’s toughest mobile phones”, is to add near field communications technology to its XP3300 Force handset later this year. More
NFC will catch on ‘like wildfire’ says Sundance festival game creator
Visitors to the recent Sundance Film Festival were able to take part in Pandemic 1.0, a virtual treasure hunt set in a fictional world that brought together NFC phones and tags, social media and a real-world mission control set up to look like a disease-control hub. More
World’s top auto makers to work on putting NFC in cars
Daimler, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota and Volkswagen have joined Nokia, Samsung and others as founder members of the Car Connectivity Consortium with the aim of developing common standards for connectivity between handsets and vehicles. More
RIM’s NFC plans hit resistance from mobile network operators
Research in Motion is meeting with resistance from mobile network operators over its plans to offer NFC services via near field communication chips embedded in forthcoming BlackBerry handsets, the Wall Street Journal reports. More
PayPal hires head of retail and prepaid products to support move into in-store payments
Don Kingsborough, founder of prepaid payments specialist Blackhawk Network, has joined PayPal as the online payments giant moves further towards the world of offline shopping. More
Mobile payment security concerns put brakes on m-commerce market
More than 90% of North Americans would make a mobile payment if they knew it was secure, a new report from Mobio Identity Systems has shown. More
Report shows challenge of bringing mobile money to the masses
Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU), a programme supported by the GSM Association and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has produced a document outlining why the number of users of mobile money services in the developing world has yet to match the rise in the range of services available. More
Spain’s leading mobile operators sign NFC collaboration deal
Orange, Telefónica Movistar and Vodafone are to work together to “achieve maximum compatibility and uniformity in both the customer experience and the technology used in order to simplify the adoption of NFC services by customers, other companies and technology providers.” More