Mobile network operator Movistar has partnered with Banco Santander, Samsung, Oberthur Technologies and MasterCard to conduct Chile’s first NFC payments trial... More
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TapCheck to launch NFC medical devices
A range of NFC-enabled healthcare and wellness devices developed by Hong Kong-based Plus Prevention are to be unveiled at the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin on 6 September... More
Paris city hall gets NFC signage
The Hôtel de Ville in Paris, the largest municipal building in Europe and home to the French capital’s city council, has introduced NFC and QR-enabled signage developed by Connecthings... More
Coca-Cola runs NFC promotion in 100 stores
Coca-Cola is conducting an NFC marketing campaign in one hundred Australian retail stores, with the aim of engaging consumers at the point of sale and driving downloads of its loyalty app... More
Desjardins to offer NFC payments in Canada
Canadian cooperative financial group Desjardins is to roll out NFC payments to members and clients in 2014, using a mobile payment application developed by Monitise... More
Starwood Hotels pushes app downloads with NFC in China
Starwood Preferred Guest, the loyalty programme from international hotel chain Starwood Hotels, is using NFC to help promote downloads of its newly launched Chinese Android app... More
UK high street promotes business with NFC
A UK high street has received a welcome boost after an interactive window display using NFC and QR codes was installed to promote education and business opportunities... More
Italian hackers reveal ‘infinite rides’ ticket exploits
Two Italian hackers have told the Defcon convention about a pair of vulnerabilities in some contactless transportation ticketing systems that allow tickets to be altered by an NFC phone to give unlimited free rides... More
Nike promotes running app via NFC
Nike is using Tapit’s NFC platform to offer easy app downloads ahead of Sydney’s biggest running race, City 2 Surf, which takes place on 11 August... More
NFC Interactor WP8 app adds functions
NFC Interactor, the reader/writer app for Windows Phone 8 from Mopius, has expanded its suite of NFC functions... More
Smukfest festival to use NFC for payments
Music lovers attending the Smukfest festival in Skanderborg, Denmark, will be able to pay for goods using an NFC wristband — and three hundred traders will be able to accept contactless payments using Panasonic’s NFC-enabled Toughpad tablets... More
ING Romania launches NFC wallet
ING Bank Romania has made its ING Pay NFC mobile wallet available to customers, after a year-long in-house trial... More
News America Marketing rolls out NFC advertising in US stores
Coupon publisher News America Marketing (NAM) is making NFC at-shelf promotions available to the majority of its 52,000 member retail network in the US, in partnership with NFC specialist Thinaire... More
Nokia to offer NFC and Bluetooth Treasure Tags?
Nokia is readying the Treasure Tag, a proximity sensor accessory for Lumia handsets that uses a combination of NFC and Bluetooth to track personal items, reports The Verge... More
Linkett transforms ordinary TVs into interactive ad panels
Canadian digital signage network WestonExpressions has introduced Linkett, a device that plugs into a USB or HDMI connection to transform standard TVs into NFC-enabled interactive advertising displays... More
HealthID introduces NFC medical bands and cards
HealthID Profile, a health management solutions provider, has introduced wristbands and cards that store important personal health details and can be accessed by an NFC phone in a medical emergency... More
World Swimming Champs use NFC
The World Swimming Championships, currently taking place in Barcelona, is using Connecthings’ AdTag platform to promote the event and make information available to spectators... More
ACS to pilot NFC loyalty and rewards in Singapore
NFC startup Advanced Card Solutions is set to launch a mobile loyalty and rewards trial in Singapore... More
Sony promotes NFC in Canada
Sony Canada‘s UX Truck roadshow has begun a tour of Ontario, showcasing to consumers the company’s wide range of NFC devices... More
Daewoo fridge includes dynamic NFC tag
Korean electronics manufacturer Dongbu Daewoo has introduced the Classe Cube, a refrigerator which includes NFC technology provided by STMicroelectronics... More