Tyfone, a provider of mobile banking and contactless payment solutions, announced that Orange County’s Credit Union (OCCU) is using Tyfone’s u4ia platform to provide OCCU’s customers with mobile banking services. Within the first two weeks of the service’s launch, almost 3% of OCCU’s 97,000 members have already signed up, with more than 55% of the […]

Two Australia-based retailers, Bunnings Warehouse and Dymocks Booksellers, are partnering with Commonwealth Bank to accept contactless debit and credit transactions under $100, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. Both retailers say they are introducing the system for greater consumer convenience and to cut time spent waiting in the checkout line. Bunnings is reportedly trailing the […]

Singapore-based start-up Taggo has just launched a new system that allows merchants to reward fans of their Facebook page for coming into the store, according to nfctimes.com. A handful of Singapore merchants are now reportedly using the system, which requires customers to register their contactless ez-link transit cards with Taggo, so that when they enter […]

South Korean telecom giant KT Corp. and Samsung Electronics announced that they will commercially launch a new NFC-enabled handset this month capable of making contactless payments. The new Samsung SHW-A170K will operate on an NFC compatible USIM, allowing users to make everyday purchases, open electronic locks, buy and store event tickets, read NFC tags and […]

Leighton Technologies LLC, subsidiary of patent licensing firm General Patent Corporation, announced that it has settled a lawsuit regarding Leighton’s six contactless card patents with AllSafe Technologies, Inc. According to Leighton, Amherst, N.Y.-based AllSafe agreed to settle its lawsuit and take a license for the Leighton patents in question. Leighton also has pending lawsuits against […]

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies has revealed its new aptiQ smart card from Schlage featuring MIFARE DESFire EV1 technology. According to IRST, aptiQ cards are built to support a variety of applications, including access control, event ticketing, payments and more. aptiQ smart cards offer multiple different layers of security, including mutual authentication – which ensures that […]

The Nokia C7, the Finnish company’s second Symbian^3 device, is rumored to support NFC technology, according to intomobile.com. The Web site has it that Nokia will issue a software upgrade in the near future that will make Nokia’s C7 smart phone one of the first mass-market devices to support NFC. According to NFCWorld, the phone, […]

Lenel Systems International Inc. and Switzerland-based LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, have entered into a license agreement that enables the integration of Lenel’s security solutions with LEGIC’s advant technology for contactless identification. According to LEGIC, the new partners will soon be able to deliver a variety of applications such as access control installations for business and campus […]

Brookline, Mass. is launching a smart card debit program designed to boost consumer spending in local shops and restaurants, according to getdebit.com. Brookline residents can now go online to order their PXT Payments smart debit cards, which enables them to pay quickly and securely at local coffee houses, hardware stores, retailers, parking lots and more. […]

Dubai’s etisalat is postponing its plans to commercially deploy NFC-enabled mobile payment technology due to delays by handset manufacturers, reports gulfnews.com. According to GN, the delay could take over a year. In the meantime, etisalat says it will launch a second pilot using Samsung’s new NFC-enabled touchscreen smart phone. Etisalat has been partnering with Emirates […]