Tyfone has been awarded two U.S. Patents for its new miniaturized NFC antenna design. Specifically designed for use in MicroSD cards, the mini antenna works with any smart card secure element, across multiple mobile devices and on any NFC reader without the need for external booster antennas or after-market battery covers. According to Tyfone, the […]

Identive Group has released a cloud-based NFC tag management platform that enables advertisers, retailers and organizations to deliver targeted content and services to customers’ NFC-enabled mobile devices. Designed for the education and hospitality markets, the new platform uses back-end, cloud-based services, NFC tags and a mobile user app to manage the content associated with each […]

On Track Innovations (OTI) has received an order for 30,000 of its NFC and contactless payment readers for deployment in the U.S. OTI did not reveal who will receive the readers, but assured that the devices would be used to support the migration towards contactless payments and NFC in the U.S. According to OTI, the […]

GlobalPlatform launched its latest specifications for the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). The organization has released two new specifications primarily for use by software developers working within the TEE space. The “TEE Systems Architecture v1.0” explains the hardware and software architectures behind the TEE, while the “TEE Internal API Specification v1.0” specifies how to develop trusted […]

Vizibility has added an NFC Mobile Wallet Card feature to its online identity management platform for businesses and professionals. The new service enables Vizibility’s premium subscribers to wirelessly exchange contact information, Vizibility user profiles, video bios and other online content all with the tap of an NFC-enabled phone. NFC Mobile Wallet Card users can also […]

Parkmobile USA has announced that its mobile payments solution is now available on all parking meters throughout Oakland, Calif. Oakland drivers can now pay for parking with their mobile phone using the Parkmobile app on iPhone, Android, Windows 7, and Blackberry smart phones anywhere in the city. Users can also pay for parking by tapping […]

POS Portal, a national distributor of point-of-sale terminal modules, has selected Ingeico’s Telium series of NFC and EMV-enabled products for sale and distribution to its independent sales organizations in the U.S. Under the agreement, POS Portal will distribute Ingenico’s Telium countertop terminals, NFC-enabled mobile devices, and customer-facing terminals, enabling merchants to accommodate all forms of […]

iMPak Health has announced the launch of RhythmTrak, an NFC-enabled mobile application that enables users to track their cardiovascular health at home. RhythmTrak is a handheld, credit card sized electrocardiogram (ECG) device that both documents heart rates and heart rate variability and calculates intervals and single lead waveforms. Data collected on the device is transmitted […]

DeviceFidelity has unveiled the latest addition to its lineup of NFC-enabled protective cases for the iPhone, the In2Pay iCaisse4X NFC. When equipped with Device Fidelity’s In2Pay microSD, the iCaisse4X enables iPhone users to fully utilize NFC features such as card emulation, NFC tag reading and writing, mobile payments and peer-to-peer data exchange while offering an […]

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and mobile operator Rogers Communications are partnering to launch Canada’s first joint mobile payment solution, allowing Canadians to pay with their CIBC credit card at the point-of-sale using NFC-enabled smart phones. The mobile wallet solution is expected to launch later this year, and will be available at merchants […]