Identive Group has added two new products to its line of consumer NFC tags: the NFC window sticker and the NFC magnet. Designed for information pick-up, social media check-in and coupon applications, the NFC window sticker is a double-sided, high-resolution color NFC tag that, as the name suggests, can be adhered to the inside or […]

Mobile payments joint-venture Isis is taking the slow road to mobile wallet adoption, rather than going full steam ahead like rival Google Wallet, reports GigaOM. Isis will be nearly a year behind Google Wallet when it finally comes to market this summer in Salt Lake City and Austin. However, in light of Google Wallet’s recent […]

Sprint has announced a late April U.S. launch date and a slim $100 price tag for its new NFC-enabled LG Viper 4G LTE smart phone. Available for pre-order now, the Android 2.3 powered Viper features a embedded NFC connectivity, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, 4-inch touch screen, 1 GB of RAM, mobile hotspot capabilities and a […]

Tapit partnered with HTC to showcase the NFC-enabled HTC One X handset at a special event held last week in Sydney’s Technology Startup Area, The Carriage Works. Tapit used NFC as a “gamification” tool to drive event participation, with the objective of showcasing the camera and sound capabilities of the HTC One X. More than […]

Vimpelcom, one of Russia’s largest mobile operators, has announced plans to bring NFC-enabled mobile payments to the Moscow subway. According to East-West Digital News, the contactless payments system will be identical to the one Vimpelcom introduced in the St. Petersburg Metro last year, which enables passengers to purchase and redeem transit tickets with a tap […]

Global teleco vendor Comarch announced that it will begin offering NFC technology in its portfolio of products and services, starting with an NFC-enabled art exhibit in the National Museum in Krakow, Poland. Developed jointly with Nokia, the “Nokia brings art closer” project enables museum goers to obtain text, photos, videos and other media on twenty […]

A growing number of companies are displaying the NFC Forum’s universal symbol for NFC connectivity, the “N-Mark,” on smart posters, tags and media, promotional materials and Web sites. According to the NFC Forum, more than 1,000 companies worldwide have signed the N-Mark Trademark License Agreement and downloaded the logo. In addition, dozens of companies to […]

Ingenico has announced that it will integrate First Data’s TransArmor data encryption and tokenization technologies across its line of Telium point of sale terminals. According to the partners, the addition of TransArmor will provide greater security to U.S. retail customers making EMV, NFC and magnetic stripe payments on Telium reader products. In 2012, beginning with […]

UAE-based teleco Etisalat has signed a memorandum of understanding with Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) to develop a program that would enable Emirates ID card data to be identified and transferred using NFC-enabled mobile phones. According to the memo, the partners will undertake a pilot program for several months in which participants would use a digital […]

Google has acquired payments technology company TxVia, Google Wallet chief Osama Bedier announced on the company’s blog. According to Bedier, the acquisition will improve Google Wallet’s payments capabilities and help to “accelerate innovation towards our full Google Wallet vision.” “Since 2008, TxVia has supported the management of more than 100 million accounts,” wrote Bedier. “They’ve […]