Point-of-sale terminal maker Ingenico has introduced a range of mobile payments terminals that include NFC and biometric verification... More
Ingenico launches mobile POS terminal with NFC and fingerprint security
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NFC Israel launches NFC pet ID tags
NFC Israel has teamed with printing and packaging provider Tadbik Group to launch FindMyPet, an NFC identification tag for pets... More
Digital authentication using a passport and NFC tested in Brazil
A Brazilian startup has developed an authentication process that uses government-issued electronic ID documents and NFC phones to provide users with an additional level of security when logging in to online services... More
Startupbootcamp launches accelerator program for NFC startups
Ten startups with great NFC and contactless ideas will be able to access a three month program of assistance and guidance, €15,000 in seed funding, free office space, a sponsor package and the chance to pitch their final product to investors. More
CUP demos Intel NFC payments
China UnionPay executive vice president Hongfeng Chai has demonstrated the payments network’s Quick Pass contactless payments service in use on an Intel-powered NFC smartphone at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing... More
PetHub adds NFC to ID tags
PetHub has added NFC to its pet ID tags which are also equipped with a QR code, web address and 24-hour phone number... More
SkyeTek adds NFC module
RFID reader manufacturer SkyeTek has launched its first NFC product... More
Continental tests NFC car keys
Drivers can use the new digital key platform to unlock and start electric rental cars, find and book vehicles and access charging stations. More
AptiQ gets developer network
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies has started a developer network for its AptiQmobile NFC access control platform, which was piloted at the University of San Francisco in 2012... More
Rosenberg launches new NFC business
Industry veteran Einar Rosenberg has launched a new company that plans to roll out twelve new NFC services over the next year... More
Harvard Medical School develops NFC medication tracking system
The new technology combines Android tablet PCs with NFC tags attached to patients’ wristbands, medications and nurses’ ID badges and is designed to make the administration of medicines easier, safer, faster and more cost-effective, Dr Adam Landman has told NFC World. More
InfoChip adds Sniper device for reading tiny tags with NFC phones
A simple add-on adapter for NFC phones cuts the cost of equipping staff with a reader for InfoChip’s 8mm industrial tags by more than half, the company says, and will “bring profound revolution in safety compliance, inspection management and industrial asset management.” More
Fraunhofer offers secure NFC keys that can be shared via QR codes
Key2Share allows virtual keys stored on NFC phones to be shared securely using QR codes that can be sent by email or MMS message — or even in the mail. More
Disney MyMagic+ sets a new bar for mobile wallet design
A new report from the NFC World team has found that Disney’s new MagicBand bracelet system provides unmissable lessons for anyone planning, implementing or supplying mobile wallet solutions. More
GFT adds NFC security to online banking
The new solution eliminates the need for banks to issue customers with a dedicated authentication device by using a combination of NFC phones, QR codes and contactless bank cards. More
iPhone 5S to include NFC and fingerprint security?
Reports from Taiwan suggest that local firm Chipbond has won a major contract from Apple to build components for a forthcoming iPhone 5S... More
UniCredit pilots multi-application NFC wallet
UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions, a division of Italy-based financial institution UniCredit Group, is testing a multi-application mobile wallet solution that works on both Android and BlackBerry NFC phones... More
Telus mobile payments coming “very soon”
Future Telus smartphones will use Gemalto’s UpTeq NFC SIM cards to securely store customer credentials, it was announced today... More
GSMA reports on NFC Experience at MWC
More than 10,000 Mobile World Congress 2013 attendees tried out the NFC Experience at this year’s event. “We can probably improve a few things regarding the ergonomics,” the GSMA’s head of NFC has told NFC World, “but overall it went smoothly.” More
Kovio signs NFC big data deal with Symphony Teleca
“Big data” analytics specialist Symphony Teleca has signed a strategic development partnership deal with printed silicon tag maker Kovio... More