The NFC Forum has appointed TÜV SÜD to provide its worldwide RF analogue test tool validation service... More
Certification
UK moves closer to NFC tickets
British government-backed transportation ticketing standards organisation Itso has certified Paragon RTD, a technology developed by Ecebs that lets consumers download and top up rail, bus and other public transportation tickets via smart cards and NFC phones... More
UL acquires Collis
NFC and secure transaction testing and advisory firm Collis has been acquired by UL, a safety science company with 9,000 employees in more than 100 countries... More
NFC Forum partners with GlobalPlatform on NFC standards
The partnership will see the organisation responsible for setting core NFC functionality standards working with the association which handles secure element specifications to support the development of internationally interoperable, multi-application NFC solutions. More
Microsoft applies for NFC Tap and Do trademark
The computer software giant is to use its own symbol to show that a Windows 8 device has NFC functionality and to indicate to a user where the NFC antenna is located. More
NFC testing specialists Soliatis and Raisonance merge
Testing and certification specialists Raisonance and Soliatis have merged to form a new company called Keolabs that will offer end-to-end testing and certification solutions for smart cards and secure components on a global basis... More
Visa steps up phone approvals
Visa currently has six certified NFC phones and expects to double that figure in the next few months, the payments network’s Andrea Fiorentino has told NFC World... More
MasterCard certifies iPhone NFC solution
DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay iCaisse4 device has become the first NFC solution for Apple iPhones to be certified by MasterCard, allowing it to be used in commercial mobile PayPass deployments... More
Gemalto launches high security NFC SIM
The new UpTeq NFC SIM meets a flight of top level security requirements and, says the digital security firm, can be used to generate legally binding digital signatures as well as deliver both e-health and e-government services. More
EMVCo picks GlobalPlatform secure element compliance programme
EMVCo, the standards body collectively owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, has officially recognised the GlobalPlatform Compliance Program for validating secure elements as an integral part of its mobile payment certification process... More
Collis tests Visa NFC technology
Testing tool specialist Collis has launched a test suite that can be used to perform functional testing of NFC payments applications based on the Visa Mobile Contactless Payment Specifications (VMCPS)... More
Forum to put on NFC showcase in Frankfurt
The NFC Forum is to hold a public exhibition of NFC technology during its quarterly members’ meeting in Frankfurt next week... More
Australasian TSM certified
ABnote’s TSM hubs in Ingleburn, Australia and Christchurch, New Zealand have been certified under MasterCard’s Mobile Partner Program... More
Visa certifies Samsung, LG and BlackBerry NFC phones for mobile payments
The Samsung Galaxy S II, LG Optimus Net NFC, BlackBerry Bold 9900/9790 and BlackBerry Curve 9360/9380 have now been added to the list of approved Visa payments products, enabling financial institutions to use them in commercial NFC deployments for the first time. More
KPMG reports on consumer attitudes to mobile
A new survey from KPMG has found that 41% of shoppers now use their phone to research products and services in-store and consumers are increasingly willing to share data with advertisers if it saves them money — but concerns over mobile payments security and privacy issues remain. More
TSM gets MasterCard approval
Giesecke & Devrient has received MasterCard certification for its trusted service manager (TSM) hub in Toronto, Canada... More
Clear2Pay tests payment apps
Clear2Pay has released its MPA Test Solution test tool, used to confirm that new mobile payment applications comply with industry standards... More
Schreiner stickers certified
MasterCard has certified secure labeling specialist Schreiner ProSecure‘s NFC-Sticker for use in contactless payments... 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
NFC Forum picks Broadcom for device certification testing
The NFC Forum has chosen to use Broadcom‘s recently announced BCM2079x NFC controller chips to validate its NFC device certification test suite... More