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10 news stories about Silicon Valley


What's New in Payments

Bank of America adds Android Pay withdrawals at ATMs

By Rian Boden • 19 May 2016 • nfcw.com
Bank of America

Bank of America (BofA) customers can now make cash withdrawals at ATMs in the US using their mobile phone and Google’s Android Pay mobile payment service, the bank has announced at this week’s Google I/O conference... More


What's New in Payments

Chevron to offer NFC mobile payments at the pump

By Rian Boden • 6 October 2015 • nfcw.com
Chevron

Oil and gas company Chevron has teamed up with Visa to offer mobile payments at the pump at 20 locations in San Francisco and Silicon Valley from “later this fall”... More


What's New in Payments

Pizza Hut could let customers order and pay for pizza from their cars

By Rian Boden in Barcelona • 4 March 2015 • Updated 18 January 2019 • nfcw.com
Pizza Hut connected car

Pizza Hut is testing a proof-of-concept “connected car” system that would let its customers order and pay for pizza from their vehicle before identifying themselves when arriving at the restaurant through Bluetooth beacons placed in designated parking bays... More


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NFC wallet seeks funds

By Mike Clark • 2 July 2014 • Updated 27 January 2019 • nfcw.com

A Silicon Valley startup is seeking crowdfunding to put a minimalist wallet with two integrated NFC tags into production... More


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EmoPulse seeks funding for NFC smartphone watch

By Rian Boden • 12 June 2013 • Updated 27 January 2019 • nfcw.com
The Emopulse Smile NFC smartphone watch

A US startup with ambitious plans to build “the world’s first smartphone you can wear like a bracelet” is seeking investment on crowdfunding site Indiegogo... More


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Proximiant raises funds for NFC digital receipts

By Sarah Clark • 10 October 2012 • Updated 31 July 2023 • nfcw.com
The Proximiant Transceiver is a phone sized device that sits at the checkout counter

Silicon Valley-based start-up Proximiant has completed a new funding round and added QR code support to its NFC-based digital receipts and rewards service... More


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HID Global reports on Silicon Valley NFC access control pilots

By Sarah Clark • 3 October 2012 • nfcw.com
Netflix and Good Technology

A survey of participants in trials conducted at the offices of Netflix and Good Technology has found that more than 80% saw the technology as intuitive and easy to use. More


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Google Wallet boss: No more prepaid cards until we’ve dealt with hack

By Sarah Clark • 11 February 2012 • Updated 11 February 2012 • nfcw.com
Google's Osama Bedier

“To address an issue that could have allowed unauthorized use of an existing prepaid card balance if someone recovered a lost phone without a screen lock, tonight we temporarily disabled provisioning of prepaid cards,” says Google Wallet VP Osama Bedier. More


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PayPal tests NFC payments in Stockholm

By Sarah Clark • 20 December 2011 • Updated 20 December 2011 • nfcw.com
PayPal

“Over the next few months we’ll be testing many different proximity payments technologies (including NFC) and exploring numerous partnership opportunities,” says the online payments giant. More


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Amex to invest $100m

By Paula Berger • 10 November 2011 • Updated 31 August 2022 • nfcw.com

American Express is to invest US$100 million in digital commerce startups over the next several years... More


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