Japanese advertising company Shunkosha has introduced a new campaign on the Tokyo subway that uses NFC-enabled strap covers to deliver content to riders. Tokyo’s NFC phone users can tap the boxy blue covers, dubbed Strappy, to instantly launch advertisements on their phone’s web browser. According to CNet, the covers are equipped with FeliCa NFC technology, […]

Holland 1916 has partnered with Paws Energy Services, an oil and gas rental equipment company, to streamline pipe sling management and improve safety compliance in offshore drilling and production operations. The company’s RFID tags solutions will simplify compliance by automating inspection and safety management for rental pipe slings used for oil and gas tubulars. Paws […]

Researchers lump products, providers together missing the mark By Jill Jaracz, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications As campuses have embraced electronic distribution of financial aid and banking services tied to campus cards, have students been forced to pay more for the convenience? The U.S. PIRG Education Fund says ‘yes,’ suggesting that college students have been unfairly […]

Bank of New Zealand introduced a new dual-interface chip card to give customers the convenience of contactless payments. The new Flexi Debit Visa cards allow cardholders to wave the Visa payWave-enabled cards over a contactless acceptance terminal. The new cards will allow contactless purchases wherever the contactless symbol is displayed. Purchases in over $80 will […]

Shipments of NFC-enabled point of sale (POS) terminals doubled to an estimated 2.5 million units worldwide during 2011, according to a new research report from Berg Insight. Berg forecasts that the global installed base of NFC terminals will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 49.4% from 3.9 million units in 2011 to […]

International payment systems provider ACI Worldwide released a roadmap for improving its mobile wallet and mobile banking solutions. The company plans to partner with Bell ID to offer over-the-air provisioning and management of NFC applications as well as the management of the secure element on NFC-enabled mobile devices. This service, which will be powered by […]

Eye vein biometrics company EyeVerify announced its closing of a $1.4 million seed round. Think Big Ventures led the round for the company that has patented technology to identify users based on the blood vessels in the whites of their eyes. Along with patenting its intellectual property, EyeVerify has added to its management staff by […]

Smartrac is partnering with FujiFilm and Near Field Solutions to launch NFC-enabled photo printing kiosks in the UK. Available in supermarkets, retail outlets, pharmacies and camera shops, these new SmartPix kiosks allow consumers to transfer images directly from their NFC-enabled phone by simply touching their handset to the kiosk. The phone connects to the kiosk […]

To complete a biographic and biometric identification database of its military personnel, the government of Chad has awarded a contract to Belgian firm Zetes. The administrative departments of the Ministry of Defense and army are implementing the solution to more effectively manage personnel. Zetes will work with local ID partner Group Royal Chad to collect […]

Stanley Healthcare Solutions, a division of Stanley Black & Decker, announced the acquisition of AeroScout, a provider in real-time location systems (RTLS) for healthcare and industrial customers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, other than the two companies will work to develop advanced solutions that enhance quality, safety and efficiency of patient care to […]