Nokia is developing a Windows Phone model that can connect to other devices and charge wirelessly via NFC, Nokia design chief Marko Ahtisaari has revealed to the Guardian. The device is expected to be the new version of the Lumia 800, a Windows 7 handset that Nokia introduced in November 2011 without NFC. Microsoft’s latest […]

Collis has announced the launch of its Visa Mobile Payment Specification (VMCPS) Test Suite, enabling the functional testing of UICC or secure element-based contactless mobile payments applications. According to Collis, UICC or secure element vendors, can use the VMCPS Test Suite to perform pre-certification testing on their VMCPS payment products. This ensures that the secure […]

A new survey from Euro Kartensysteme shows that Germans are starting to embrace the idea of contactless and NFC payments. Out of 1,040 Germans aged 18-59, 43% responded that they would like to make contactless payments if given the opportunity, of which 58% percent would make their payments with a debit card card, 41% with […]

MarketsandMarkets has published a new report predicting that the NFC market will reach over $10 billion by 2016 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38% from 2011 to 2016. The NFC market, as defined by M&M’s report, includes NFC products, e.g. tags, chips, micro SD cards, integrated SIMs, readers and middleware, as well […]

Oberthur Technologies partnered with Ingecom to integrate a high-frequency chip and antenna into a SIM card, enabling mobile phone users to communicate with a receiver located up to 15-meters away. While Near Field Communications (NFC) technology enables transactions over a few centimeters, this “AirSIM” prototype enables for “wide field” communications over a much greater distance, […]

The NFC Forum has announced that it will host a Solutions Showcase following its Members Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany on Feb. 8. This inaugural event will see six NFC Forum member companies demonstrating their NFC-enabled products and services. Presentations will include: HOTech‘s NFC FieldService, a data collection and processing solution supporting field service activities; NFC […]

The Paris Metro’s 2013 Navigo transit card may come with a new feature that enables users to top up their card accounts via mobile phone, according to the Verge. STIF, the organization that runs the Paris Metro, is looking to add NFC functionality to the next-generation Navigo card that would enable commuters to add credit […]

The Auriemma Consulting Group (ACG) has announced the launch of its new Mobile Payments Report, a market research service that examines the mobile phone as a payments device, financial managing tool, marketing channel and as a method of engaging with consumers. The report tracks UK consumer usage, penetration, and attitudes towards mobile across more than […]

HID Global has announced the successful completion of the world’s first university pilot of NFC smart phones carrying digital keys. First announced in September, the pilot involved a select group of students and staff at Arizona State University using NFC-enabled smart phones equipped with HID’s Secure Identity Object (SIO) Technology. Participants could gain access to […]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it will hold a workshop on April 26 to examine the use of mobile payments and how this emerging technology impacts consumers. Open to consumer advocates, industry representatives, government regulators, technologists and academics, the free workshop will examine a range of issues. This includes the technology, business […]