LevelUp, the mobile payments arm of Boston-based startup SCVNGR, announced that it will integrate NFC payments into its current QR code-based mobile payments system. The company is now offering its merchant partners new payment terminals that can scan QR codes as well as handle NFC tap-to-pay transactions from any NFC-enabled mobile device. Now, LevelUp member […]
07 Sep, 2012LevelUp adopts NFC with new payments terminals
07 Sep, 2012StrikeForce to launch mobile security tool
Authentication provider StrikeForce Technologies Inc. will be launching a new mobile device security solution called MobileTrust. The product will help companies protect corporate data and credentials on mobile devices. MobileTrust will feature six security features for enterprise mobile users. The system will work with both Apple and Android devices to deliver a new approach to […]
06 Sep, 2012HID launches mobile credentialing management
HID Global released Secure Identity Services, a credential management system for on-demand card badging and credential provisioning. The Web-based system can handle badges on plastic cards, tokens and digital credentials for select NFC-enabled smart phones. With Secure Identity Services, users can manage the flow of ID card badge requests and large-volume re-badging projects. Users can […]
06 Sep, 2012EMVCo, NFC Forum join forces to simplify NFC testing
EMVCo, the EMV standards body owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, has signed an agreement with the NFC Forum to improve the development and testing process of NFC-enabled mobile devices. Under the partnership, the two organizations will synchronize their specifications, test plans, test tools, laboratory accreditations and the management of contactless product certifications. […]
06 Sep, 20124G Identity Solutions wins Indian contract
Hyderabad, India-based 4G Identity Solutions (4Gid) has won a biometrics contract with the government of India’s National Informatics Centre (NIC), Department of Information Technology. 4Gid will install and integrate biometric technology for the country’s Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration & Tracking (IVFRT) system. The contract is the result of the NIC’s call for bids that […]
06 Sep, 2012Ekahau tracks lifesaving equipment at UK hospital
Colchester General Hospital is deploying wireless technology to track the whereabouts of valuable and potentially lifesaving clinical equipment across its estate. The deployment is made up of an Ekahau real-time location tracking system (RTLS), which leverages the hospital’s existing wireless network. Ekahau RTLS tags have been fitted to various items including wheelchairs, beds, portable ventilators, […]
06 Sep, 2012European Commission clears UK mobile wallet venture Project Oscar
Everything Everywhere, Telefonica UK (O2) and Vodafone UK have announced that their NFC mobile payments and marketing joint venture, Project Oscar, has been cleared by the European Commission following an investigation started in March. The JV’s mobile marketing platform is expected to be the first Project Oscar service brought to market. According to the partners, […]