The European Commission has prolonged the deadline for a decision on whether to give the go ahead to the UK carrier-led ‘Project Oscar’ NFC joint venture, Bloomberg reports... More
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UK NFC JV heads to Brussels
Everything Everywhere, Vodafone and O2 will be submitting their plans for a UK-based NFC joint venture to regulators in Brussels next week, the Financial Times reports... More
Fujitsu to launch phones and tablets featuring NFC and biometric security
Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu is to introduce a wide range of smartphones and tablets with both NFC and biometric security capabilities, according to a Financial Times report... More
Schmidt: One-third of merchants could get NFC POS terminals ‘in the next year’
Eric Schmidt, Google’s executive chairman, believes that a third of POS terminals in retail stores and restaurants will be upgraded to allow NFC payments within the next year, the Financial Times reports — and credit card companies will foot the bill... More
Clear Channel CEO says NFC will ‘transform’ billboard advertising
The CEO of billboard advertising giant Clear Channel International has said the introduction of near field communication technology to billboard advertising will be “transformative” for the industry... More