A 26-page white paper that explores the role of the trusted service manager (TSM) and whether they can help or hinder the globalisation of NFC services is now available for download in the NFC World+ Knowledge Centre... More
The NFC Forum has added analog testing to its certification program, enabling device manufacturers to prove that their products are compliant with international radio frequency (RF) performance specifications for the first time... More
The NFC Forum is to introduce a series of changes to its certification policy in January 2015... More
US-based wireless test solutions provider LitePoint has introduced a test system designed to measure and verify the physical layer performance of NFC devices in a high-volume manufacturing environment... More
An NFC test lab has been opened in Bangalore, India by Tech Mahindra... More
A new glove-style wearable device that combines an NFC tag reader, gyro sensor and accelerometer is to be demonstrated by Fujitsu Laboratories at Mobile World Congress 2014... More
The GSMA has published version 2.0 of its NFC Handset Test Book (PDF), a collection of test cases to be used for checking the NFC functionality in mobile devices... More
US bank Wells Fargo and Isis have announced the first phase of an agreement that will see customers with a Wells Fargo Visa credit card and an Isis NFC phone being able to load their card into their Isis Mobile Wallet and make purchases at merchants across the US... More
Mobile network operator China Mobile is using Fime’s EMV contactless analogue test bench for product testing... More
China Mobile has chosen Micropross’ Contactless Test Station to test NFC devices for compliance with NFC Forum requirements... More
UL is now able to test NFC functionality for mobile network operators and handset manufacturers in accordance with the GSMA’s newly developed GSMA Handset Test Book (PDF)... More
An SWP & HCI compliance test suite from Galitt and Keolabs has been qualified by standards organisation GlobalPlatform... More
China-based smartphone maker Xiaomi has chosen Micropross test equipment to validate the NFC interfaces in its future products... More
Testing specialist Fime has been accredited by Visa to validate implementation of the Visa Mobile Payment Application on secure elements... More
UL Transaction Security has revealed that its advisory services (PDF) team has been assisting the partners behind the Dutch NFC payments pilot in the city of Leiden over the past year... More
Smartphone manufacturer ZTE is now using Micropross test equipment for internal pre-certification of its NFC-enabled devices, to ensure they meet EMVCo L1 requirements... More
NXP is using Micropross’s Contactless Test Station for its EMVCo level one testing... More
The NFC Forum has approved NFC and RFID test equipment supplier Micropross’ NFC Forum digital test tool... More
Tinkoff Credit Systems is to launch an NFC mobile wallet service, developed by Russian mobile technology developer i-Free, that enables virtual MasterCard PayPass cards to be stored on embedded secure elements in Android NFC phones — avoiding the need to partner with a mobile network operator... More
UL has extended its testing services to include Application Activation User Interface (AAUI) and Proximity Payment System Environment (PPSE) testing, enabling payments technology providers to ensure their products adhere to EMVCo’s Contactless Mobile Payment Product Type Approval requirements... More