Australian bank ANZ and Visa are launching a joint pilot of contactless payments using DeviceFidelity’s NFC-enabled iPhone case, according to Finextra. The four week pilot will include 50 participants from the companies’ Sydney and Melbourne offices. DeviceFidelity’s case will be outfitted with a microSD memory card containing a pre-paid ANZ account that can be managed […]

Liberty PlugIns (LPI), a developer of secure access technologies for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, has announced the successfully integration of HID Global’s iCLASS 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology into its Synchronous Codes Generation product line. LPI’s Synchronous Codes products enable parking pay systems to perform the billing portion of an EV charging transaction. […]

Micropross has announced the product availability of new test tools able to support the latest very high bit rates (VHBR) contactless technology for smart cards. Micropross’s latest generation of contactless testers is able to communicate and spy a VHBR communication at speeds up to 6.8 Mbit/s (maximum bit rate specified according to ISO/IEC 14443 today […]

ASK has announced the delivery of the first batch of 1.5 million contactless Nol cards for Dubai’s public transit system. ASK’s Nol is a multimodal contactless card used in Dubai’s metro, buses, water buses and parking meters. The cards come in three different layouts: Silver, Gold and Blue. Silver cards function as standard e-purses, while […]

Despite persistent rumors that the upcoming iPhone 5 would feature built-in NFC, it looks like Apple has decided to hold off on the technology, reports The Independent. In a series of discussions with the UK’s top mobile operators, Apple has revealed that it will not include NFC in the iPhone 5 or iPhone 4GS due […]

Foursquare, the GPS-based social networking site that lets users “check-in” to their favorite hang outs to earn loyalty points, is introducing NFC technology to its mobile app. According to Slashgear.com, Foursquare v3.0 lets members with NFC Android phones check-in to locations by simply tapping their phones against a check-in point in the form of a […]

It has been announced that this year’s Asian SESAMES Awards will be held on March 29th – the first day of CARTES in Asia, a major international trade fair for the smart cards industry at the AsiaWord-Expo in Hong Kong. The SESAMES aim to reward the most innovative technological application developed for the Asian Pacific […]

Juniper Research has released a new report predicting that the number of mobile ticketing users worldwide will triple from 230 million in 2011 to 750 million in 2015, according to BizReport. Already popular in Japan, mobile ticketing can be used for the cinema, sporting events, travel and other everyday ticketing purchases. According to Juniper, the […]

Shanghai-based HUAYUAN has announced the release of its new 13.56MHz contactless key chain. Constructed from water-resistant ABS or PVC, the key chain comes with several chip options to ensure compatibility with leading standards, including Mifare series ISO14443A, I CODE SLI ISO 15693/ISO 18000-3, Unique 125kHz EM4102/4100 or GK4001, and Atmel T5557. According to HUAYAUN, the […]

A wide range of new applications for NFC were revealed at the fourth international NFC Congress in Hagenberg, Austria last month, showing that the technology has far more to offer beyond just payments. Almost 200 delegates from more than 25 countries across the globe attended the event organized by the NFC Research Lab at Upper […]