Tyfone and Dexim have teamed up to launch the new Tyfone iPhone sleeve, enabling existing iPhone users to make mobile contactless payments. The sleeve, which slips over the iPhone like an ordinary protective case, houses Tyfone’s SideTap MicroSD card, the device that powers the contactless payment function. To make a payment, users open an app […]

GAO Embedded has released a new contactless reader module developed for access control, contactless payment, and product authentication and anti-counterfeiting. The module, model 713010, consists of a 9.6 to 38.4 kbps UART (TTL) host interface, four general purpose I/O ports and an intuitive API. Used with an external antenna, it boasts a read range of […]

Powermat has developed an NFC-enabled antenna for mobile phones that supports both contactless applications and wireless charging, according to Forbes. Powermat Chief Executive Ran Poliakine says the new antenna will allow a given user to tap and pay for goods at the store, then charge their mobile phone in the car on the way home […]

Research and Markets has announced the release of a new report predicting continued “rapid” growth in sales for NFC phones and contactless smart cards for at least the next ten years. In “NFC-Enabled Phones and Contactless Smart Cards 2010-2020,” R&M cites as evidence the 800 million Chinese who have acquired national ID cards in the […]

Access IS has released its BGR125 boarding pass reader, combining NFC, contactless and 2D Bar Coded Boarding Pass (BCBP) read technology into one device. The BGR125 is compatible with both NFC enabled mobile phones and contactless frequent flyer cards, as well as traditional printed bar coded boarding passes or bar coded passes on mobile phones. […]

HP has revealed that its forthcoming Touchpad Tablet and Pre3 and Veer smart phones can exchange content with each other thanks to built-in NFC technology, according to Silicon.com. Unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week, both the tablet and the smart phones operate on HP’s webOS operating system and feature the company’s […]

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that by the end of 2012, passengers on the city’s Tube, bus, tram or train will be able to pay for their journeys with contactless bank cards, according to Silicon.com. TfL says it will work to upgrade Oyster’s software system to accept contactless debit and credit cards in time […]

XIUS, the mobile payments subsidiary of Megasoft, has signed a deal with TATA DoCoMo to deliver its NFC-based Mobile Touch Transaction (MTT) solutions for trials in India. According to XIUS, the MTT solution provides electronic talk time recharge, bill payment and other services using NFC technology through the use of its self-service terminals, called Active […]

Germany’s COMPRION has announced the launch of its new UT³ Platform, a test solution that determines the compliance of devices as specified by the GCF/PTCRB and the NFC Forum. According to COMPRION, UT³ supports all the contact-based and contactless smart card interfaces, including ISO/IEC 7816, SWP/HCI, IC- USB or NFC. The solution can be used […]

T-Mobile, aka Deutsche Telekom, is planning to deliver NFC payments to Germany and Poland by the end of the year, says to Intomobile.com. T-Mobile is most likely going to choose the NFC-enabled Samsung Wave 578 to deploy in the two markets, which are currently under-equipped in terms of NFC supporting handsets, according to Intomobile. The […]