ID technology provider Morpho, part of the Safran group, has acquired trusted service management (TSM) specialist Cassis International... More
Morpho acquires TSM provider Cassis International
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Apple awarded patent for mobile airline ticketing and travel service
The iTravel patent covers the use of an NFC-enabled iPhone for buying an airline ticket, checking in baggage and passing through security. More
Vingcard debuts invisible door lock
Vingcard Elsafe has unveiled an NFC-compatible lock for hotel rooms that takes the security hardware off the face of the door to provide a clean, minimalist look... More
Isle of Wight festival goers get contactless tickets and payments
“There are a number of festivals throughout the UK, Europe and United States adopting the technology, and they’re all using entry wristbands as the intermediary,” says technology provider ID&C. “It’s convenient for fans and will only benefit their experience.” More
NXP puts SE in Nexus 7
Google’s Nexus 7 tablet, launched earlier today, contains a PN65 NFC controller from NXP... More
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The Mobile Wallet Report will keep you up to speed with the very latest thinking on NFC and mobile wallet business models right through the year — and you can save 25% on the usual price if you order now. More
ACI adds NFC with Bell ID
Payments processing software specialist ACI Worldwide is using technology from Bell ID to offer over-the-air management of secure tokens... More
University of San Francisco to extend NFC campus card service
An NFC solution that integrates fully with the university’s existing campus card system to enable students to access rooms and make laundry payments has been hailed as “a first-rate experience for our students and our staff” and is now to be expanded. More
Tyfone signs up US credit unions and Indonesian partner
NFC-on-microSD specialist Tyfone is to supply mobile banking solutions, including its NFC payments technology, to two US credit unions... More
Apple debuts barcode-based Passbook mobile wallet
Apple’s forthcoming iOS 6 is to include a new app billed as “the simplest way to get all your passes in one place.”... More
Kista Science City to host NFC access control pilot
Staff, researchers and students are to pilot test a system that allows keys to doors, meeting rooms and video conferencing facilities to be sent over the air to participants’ NFC phones. More
ASU wins award for NFC project
Arizona State University (ASU) has scooped the National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU)’s inaugural Innovative Technology Award for its NFC-based mobile access control pilot... More
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to test NFC check-ins
“With NFC technology, the mobile phone simplifies the passage of the flyer through the airport,” says the CEO of the first airport in the world to pilot the use of NFC phones to improve the airline passenger experience. More
Identive adds NFC payment sticker
Secure ID specialist Identive has introduced a new “peel and stick” NFC tag that allows consumers to use contactless payment with their existing mobile devices... More
Vizibility adds NFC to business ID
Identity management specialist Vizibility has added support for NFC to its executive ID platform... More
NFC phones and tablets with fingerprint security protection “expected later this year”
A new fingerprint sensor from Authentec is now being designed into a number of new devices so that NFC phone users can add an extra layer of protection to their mobile wallets, the company says. More
Galaxy S3 gets extra security
European versions of the new Samsung Galaxy S III NFC phone are to be the first mobile phones to ship with G&D’s Mobicore technology... More
Ericsson launches NFC TSM development kit
Global mobile commerce platform provider Ericsson IPX has announced an NFC Trusted Service Manager (TSM) development kit that allows secure NFC application developers to test their apps in a live, controlled environment... More
ScholarChip brings NFC to Philadelphia schools
The student ID card provider has partnered with the School District of Philadelphia and ACS to combine NFC phones, contactless student ID cards and transportation passes with the aim of cutting costs, creating a safer and more efficient student transit service and providing parents and staff with accurate student location information. More
Samsung staff to get NFC ID
Some 40,000 Samsung staff based at the electronics giant’s headquarters in Suwon, South Korea, are to begin using NFC phones instead of ID badges to gain access to buildings during the second half of 2012, reports Daum.net... More