An international consortium of payment and wireless industry leaders today announced their participation in Banka Koper’s field trial to bring SIM-based NFC mobile payments to Slovenia. CASSIS International, INSIDE Contactless, Sagem Orga and Sagem Wireless, in cooperation with Slovenian mobile service provider Mobitel, have provided Banka Koper with the payment infrastructure and applications for the […]

The UK’s Home Office, Design Council and the Technology Strategy Board have released three new prototype security systems for the Mobile Phone Security Challenge – an initiative to develop new security technology to protect phones from “thieves and fraudsters,” according to designweek.co.uk. The prototypes developed for the Challenge focus on three main areas: making mobile […]

Target shoppers now have the option of making gift card purchases using their mobile phones, according to American Banker. Customers can use the Mobile GiftCard service by accessing Target’s Web site via their mobile phones, where they can register their gift cards and create a PIN number to make secure transactions. To make a purchase, […]

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has announced the release of its new Mobile Security Card SE 1.0, an upgraded version of the first-generation Mobile Security Card 3.1 microSD for security applications. The upgraded card incorporates a cryptocontroller, which provides security for cell phones, smart phones, notebooks and other mobile terminal devices without needing a smart card […]

CONNECTHINGS announced the first public demonstration of the Wave-Me NFC services platform will take place at the upcoming GSM Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain Feb. 15-18. The Wave-Me NFC services platform, the first product developed out of the partnership between CONNECTHINGS and INSIDE Contactless, is built upon CONNECTHINGS’ AdTag server and is designed to […]

The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association aimed at advancing the use of NFC technology, announced it has formed liaisons with three industry organizations key to the NFC global ecosystem: EMVCo, the GSM Association and the Smart Card Alliance. As a first step in the liaisons, the Forum has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) […]

Contactless smart card manufacturer ASK and IDECO, its South Africa partner, announced that they have been selected by the Bombela Operating Company as one of the suppliers to the Gautrain project – a contactless ticketing system for passengers traveling between Johannesburg, Tshwane and OR Tambo International Airport. ASK will provide the contactless smart cards of […]

The Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS) has launched its mobile payment solution “iNETS” in Singapore, according to gsmdome.com. iNETS is the third mobile payment service offered in Singapore, preceded by DBS’ AXS and Singpost’s SAMs, that enables users to make make cashless purchases via cell phones. So far, iNets has the support of local power […]

Management consultancy firm The Human Chain is set to launch a report concerning the role of the microSD card in the future of the NFC market in March 2010. The 75 page report, titled “NFC microSD card – Stepping Stone or Standard?,” is authored by two leading thinkers on the subject: Nick Spencer, senior consultant […]

Juniper Research has just published a report predicting “massive growth” for mobile ticketing by 2014, according to Mobile Marketing Watch. The report states that some 15 billion mobile tickets will be in use by 2014, compared to the current mark of 2 million. As of now, the Far East and China regions are leading the […]