Telecom NZ, Auckland Transport and Thales have announced plans to start trialling a mobile wallet system across Auckland, New Zealand’s public transportation network starting this May. Developed in partnership with Gemalto, Westpac and Paymark, the trial will involve some 30 staff from the six organizations using mobile phones to make NFC payments on Aukland’s buses, […]

A new survey from Motorola Solutions shows there is increasing interest from retail, hospitality and field service industries for mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) solutions, such as NFC payments and mobile loyalty programs, as a core strategy for improving customer service. According to the survey, which comprised 541 retail, hospitality and field service employees from […]

NFC-enabled mobile payments may not have the kind of immediate impact the likes of Google and Isis are hoping for, according to Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) fellow Jack Winters. In an interview with Network World, Winters said that he sees no reason to switch from credit cards to NFC mobile payments, and […]

Nintendo has released a new trailer for Rayman showing how NFC will be used to enhance gameplay on the upcoming Wii U game system. In the trailer (starting at 1:20), you can see a gamer place an NFC-enabled heart figurine on the screen of her co-player’s Wii U tablet controller, prompting hearts to appear in […]

Denizbank, a private bank with 588 branches in Turkey, has joined Turkcell’s Cep-T Cuzdan platform, enabling its customers to make contactless payments with their NFC-enabled handsets. Customers can now apply for the service via SMS, and Denizbank will provision them a prepaid mobile account that can be used wherever MasterCard PayPass contactless payments are accepted. […]

PayByPhone has announced that the city of Ottawa is now offering an NFC payments option on parking meters. According to PayByPhone, every Pay & Display machine in Ottawa has been outfitted with an NFC-enabled PayByPhone sticker, which users can tap with an NFC phone to set up and pay for parking time. Once tapped, the […]

UK mobile operator O2 has announced the launch of its O2 Wallet mobile money service. O2 Wallet enables users transfer funds up to £500 to any UK mobile phone number, compare the prices of goods via bar code scan, receive coupons and offers, link credit and debit cards to their accounts, and shop online with […]

Canadians may be paying for items with the tap of an NFC-enabled phone by the end of 2012. According to Reuters, Canadian banks, credit card companies and telecoms are reaching an agreement on an NFC payment service that will capitalize on Canada’s robust contactless infrastructure. “In Canada, we are more ready than probably any country […]

The National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade association, is urging the Federal Trade Commission to move cautiously in establishing regulations for mobile payments. “Mobile technology and processes are just beginning to emerge and we won’t know which practices the public will like or what methods will provide new benefits until the technology begins […]

MarketsandMarkets has released a new report predicting that the NFC applications market will surpass $10 billion by 2016 at a compound annual growth rate of 38% from 2011 to 2016. Mobile payment will continue to be the major driving factor in the NFC market up to 2016, during which time it will “cannibalize” the smart […]