International yoghurt retailer Pinkberry has added support for Google Wallet payments and offers at 69 of its US outlets... More
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Poken moves to Silicon Valley with $2m investment
NFC gadget and marketing platform provider Poken has announced a US$2M investment round led by Swisscom Ventures and Credit Suisse... More
Isis unveils merchant logo
A new video released by US NFC venture Isis provides the first look at the logo the company plans to use to indicate to consumers that a merchant is ‘Isis ready’ — meaning that it can process Isis offers and loyalty points as well as contactless payments via cards and NFC phones... More
Top POS makers add support for Isis coupons and offers
VeriFone, Ingenico, Vivotech and Equinox are all adding support for the US NFC venture’s SmartTap service, enabling merchants to both accept payments and process coupons and offers via Isis mobile phones. More
Thirteen major brands sign up for UK NFC advertising campaign
Mercedes, EA Games, Universal, supermarket chain Morrison’s, fashion retailer H&M and a number of Unilever brands are amongst thirteen participants in a major new NFC outdoor advertising service which is now live at 325 locations around the town of Reading, UK. More
Top US retailers to develop their own NFC mobile wallet
Walmart and Target are among a group of two dozen retailers working on the introduction of an NFC mobile wallet which would compete directly with Isis and Google Wallet, the Wall Street Journal reports. More
Logic Group to provide NFC shopping solutions to European retailers
Customer interaction solutions specialist The Logic Group has signed a deal with Vivotech to introduce integrated NFC solutions to retailers in Europe... More
Shazam shares music with NFC
A new version of Shazam, the media discovery app used by 180m people around the world, will allow Android phone users to share music, TV ads, tour dates, coupons and more via NFC. More
Isis announces first banking partners: Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard US sign up
The three card issuers’ 100 million customers will be able to store a full range of credit, debit and prepaid cards, as well as loyalty cards and special offer coupons, on their NFC mobile phones. More
Isis details NFC wallet plans
“The Isis mobile wallet, set for release in two US cities this summer, will feature a prepaid card with cash already loaded and a capability to ‘follow’ participating merchants to receive coupons and other offers,” reports Digital Transactions, which attended an event held by Isis last week in Austin, Texas... More
Visa US offers mobile services
Visa has added mobile services to its Visa DPS issuer processing platform... More
Nice retailers use NFC to attract shoppers
The new Carte Magique has been introduced by independent retailer trade body OCAN to help its members fight back against online discounters. More
ZapTap puts NFC on the shelf
Canadian start up ZapTap is using NFC tags instore to give product information to shoppers... More
Survey reports on consumer attitudes to next-gen loyalty
“There is undoubtedly consumer appetite for using new technologies when the benefits are made clear,” says Ipsos Mori boss Simon Atkinson. “For consumers who are worried about embracing technology changes, and the older generation in particular, the answer is likely to lie in offering existing services in tandem with new.” More
Gap tries out Google Wallet
Shoppers at more than 65 Gap Inc stores in San Francisco’s Bay Area can now use Google Wallet to pay for purchases and collect rewards and offers... More
ShelfX builds NFC into smart shopping shelves
“We are taking the shopper back to a time when shopping was simple,” says the founder of a start-up which is using NFC and shelf-based weighing scales to enable customers to self serve in large stores. More
Google Wallet teething problems
“Ever since this Google thing, there’s been lots of problems,” a cashier at American Eagle Outfitters has confided to a reporter from AdAge... More
SMRT launches NFC posters in Singapore
Singapore public transport provider SMRT has placed NFC smart posters in stations to deliver news, entertainment, music, sports, services, and merchant offers to commuters... More
Video shows Google Wallet in action at US stores
Google has uploaded a video to YouTube that shows consumers using Google Wallet to make payments in a range of retail outlets in New York and in San Francisco... More
Google Wallet gets offers upgrade
Google has issued an updated version of its Google Wallet app which brings improvements to getting special offers, more transaction details, a better tutorial section and user interface upgrades — along with unspecified bug fixes. More