The Smart Card Alliance has revealed the full three-day agenda for its NFC Solutions Summit 2012 to be held in Burlingame, Calif. from May 22-24. Hosted in partnership with the NFC Forum, the 2012 Summit will bring together NFC industry leaders to discuss both payments and non-payments uses of NFC-enabled devices. The conference begins on […]

Multicard has expanded the availability of its Cashless Betalen mobile payments solution in The Netherlands to catering and food service providers. Following the initial successful launch of the solution in Dutch sports clubs, Multicard is now signing up commercial caterers who will use Cashless Betalen to enable NFC payments in company and school cafeterias across […]

Sprint has announced the launch of yet another NFC-enabled handset, the LG Optimus Elite. Billed as an “eco-friendly” smart phone, the Optimus Elite will be available on Earth Day (April 22) for $29.99 after rebate with a new two-year contract. The Android 2.3-powered handset features a 3.5-inch capacitive touch-screen, 800 MHz processor, 5 MP rear-facing […]

New research from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows that nearly two-thirds of tech experts believe that smart phones will overtake credit cards as the dominant form of payment by 2020. Pew Internet’s survey asked more than 1,000 tech insiders and stakeholders to agree or disagree with a statement that “smart […]

Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group has joined GlobalPlatform as the organization’s latest Observer Member. The Chinese chip design company focuses on the development and manufacture of application-specific secure chips across multiple sectors, including automotive, mobile/telecoms and payment. In joining GlobalPlatform, Shanghai Fudan will bring a its knowledge and experience in the manufacture of secure chips for […]

Nokia is launching a commercial trial of its PagSeguro NFC payments app in Brazil, the company announced via its official blog. Starting in May, owners of Nokia C7, N9 and 701 handsets will be able to use PagSeguro to pay for items at NFC-enabled points of sale, as well as transfer funds between users. The […]

Coupies, a German mobile marketing firm specializing in NFC coupons, has announced that it will expand its operations after landing a seven-figure funding round from CologneInvest, according to GigaOM. Already boasting a reach of three million users, Coupies’ service delivers targeted, location-based offers to subscribers’ smart phones, which can be redeemed at participating retailers with […]

VingCard Elsafe and BMW Group have developed a new solution that enables drivers to book hotel rooms on the go and then access their guestrooms using their NFC-enabled car keys. Here’s how it works: Using BMW’s advanced vehicle navigation systems, drivers can search for available hotels nearby and book the one of their choosing via […]

Sprint has set an April 22 launch date for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the network’s first NFC-enabled Android 4.0 smart phone with 4G LTE capability. Priced at $199.99 with a two-year contract, Sprint’s Galaxy Nexus will come preloaded with Google Wallet, enabling it to make contactless mobile payments at more than 100,000 participating retailers nationwide. […]

U.K. mobile operator Orange has announced that it will expand its Quick Tap contactless payments service to NFC-enabled Android handsets, according to The Telegraph. Originally available only on the Samsung Tocco and Samsung Wave 578, Quick Tap lets users make contactless mobile purchases of up to £15 at nearly 70,000 retailers around the U.K., including […]