Payment is the most hyped aspect of NFC, but the technology’s other offerings – in-store personal marketing, merchandising and loyalty – could be the key for mass adoption, according to VentureBeat. While contactless payment promises to be more convenient for consumers, the real game changing aspect of NFC lies in its ability to help businesses […]

Google has chosen ACiG Technology to be the exclusive supplier of NFC stickers for its Google Places marketing campaign in Austin, Texas. Google is distributing the 80x50mm stickers to local business owners throughout Austin to help them promote their products and services. Business owners can affix the tags to promotional posters, enabling customers with NFC […]

VingCard Elsafe has completed installation of its Signature RFID electronic door locks at the newly renovated Royal Palm Plaza in Campinas, Brazil. According to VingCard, the Royal Palm Plaza is the largest hotel for events in Brazil, offering more than 500 rooms, four pools, three restaurants, two theme parks, a water park, and a cinema. […]

I cannot tell a lie, I am an Apple fanboy. Most of us at AVISIAN Publishing are big fans of Apple products. We use them to write, edit and produce the magazines and Web sites we publish. Most of us also have iPhones and an iPad may be in my future (hint, hint boss). Even […]

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority still uses tokens and paper transfers. The transit system that serves 1 million commuters daily will be making the switch to contactless smart cards and even near field communication in the coming years, Richard Maloney, SEPTA’s director of public affairs, told Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan. “For the riders, they will […]

TAISYS Technologies has announced the launch of its NFC services Web site easycity.com.tw, providing NFC related value-added applications for all Taiwanese mobile phone users. According to TAISYS, the site lets users take their traditional smart cards such as membership/loyalty, banking, transit, access control, campus cards etc., and convert them into an easy-to-use mobile transaction tool. […]

VingCard has completed installation of its Signature RFID door locks and VISION hotel locking system at the new China World Summit Wing Hotel Beijing, located in the China World Tower. With Signature RFID door locks, guests at the 278-room hotel will be able to access their rooms with the tap of a contactless key card. […]

Telefónica has announced plans to outfit some 12,500 employees at its Madrid headquarters with NFC phones – a project it calls “the first real NFC experience in Europe.” The initiative, aimed at creating an “NFC District” in Madrid, is being carried out with numerous partners, including Spanish banks BBVA , Bankinter and La Caixa, handset […]

HID Global has announced it will integrate NXP’s MIFARE technology into its physical and logical access readers and software. According to HID, the integration will enable HID’s partners to support multiple technologies in their access management installations. HID’s Trusted Identity Platform (TIP) will be used to provide a secure delivery infrastructure for updating HID readers […]

Much of this issue examines use of the mobile device as an identity token. Key to this use is enabling biometric authentication on the handset to establish the identity of the user prior to initiating secure transactions. In the U.S. very few handsets are biometric enabled. But since most devices are equipped with cameras there […]