Polish merchants are warming up to contactless payment with the addition of 110 new stores now accepting MasterCard’s PayPass credit and debit cards, according to Polishmarket.com. Customers can now tap and pay at stores belonging to the Ultimate Fashion chain, including Aldo, Esprit, Mexx, Mango, New Look, Hugo Boss, River Island and Wallis. Any purchase […]

PREMO has announced the release of its new SDTR1103-HF series antenna for NFC applications. According to PREMO, the ISO 14443 compliant antenna is especially suitable for applications that require high drop-test requirements, like mobile phones and key-fobs. The new SMD antenna receives signals at 2MHz and 13.56MHz Tx/Rx, and is offered with 290uH/2MHz, 400uH/2MHz and […]

Snapper is introducing a new contactless payment card designed especially for Auckland’s forthcoming integrated ticketing system, according to Stuff.co.nz. Snapper’s new card, co-branded with Auckland Transport, will conform to the New Zealand Transit Agency’s new national standards for public transport payment cards and readers. The original Snapper, first introduced in Wellington, can be used in […]

Tokyo’s NEC Corporation has announced the launch of a new portable terminal for e-money payments, the Multi-Service Terminal/Portable. According to NEC, the terminal supports a broad range of e-money and contact/contactless credit card payment methods, as well as IC card communication standards FeliCa, ISO 14443 Type A and Type B, and NFC. Its highly portable […]

Syscom Emirates has been awarded a contract to set up an integrated security and communication system for Abu Dhabi’s new Capital Center skyscraper. Syscom has been commissioned to deploy CCTV, Access Control and Security intercom solutions for the project, which is slated for completion this month. The scalable, highly encrypted system also employs a single […]

Wisconsin-based banking processor Fiserv has announced the acquisition of Mobile Commerce Ltd. (M-Com), an international mobile banking and payments provider. The two companies have been partners since 2008, developing and delivering Mobile Money from Fiserv to hundreds of financial institutions. M-Com CEO Adam Clark and all employees of M-Com will join Fiserv as part of […]

Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV), Frankfurt’s regional transit authority, is merging its NFC infrastructure with the national railway operator, Deutche Bahn, to create an interoperable mobile payments network, according to The Register. Though still a ways away, the merger will allow travelers to pay for their train tickets and receive timetable and travel information with just a tap […]

Verifone has announced that all of their future point of sale (POS) terminals will feature built-in support for NFC, according to NFC World. One of the major hold ups in keeping NFC from widespread adoption has been a lack of support from retailers, who by and large are hesitant to shoulder the cost of implementing […]

Snapper, New Zealand’s smart ticketing company, has partnered with EventFinder to provide an integrated contactless ticketing solution for participants in the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames. Participants in the Outgames, a major international gay and lesbian sport, culture and human rights event, will receive contactless personalized ID cards for payment and transport around Wellington. Snapper CEO Miki […]

Coupons.com CTO Steve Horowitz says the future in large-scale national couponing lies in NFC technology, according to Mediapost.com. The company, which issued more than $1.2 billion in digital coupon savings last year, envisions trading in the traditional daily deals you snip out of the newspaper for e-coupons and loyalty accounts stored on NFC phones. A […]