STMicroelectronics and Gemalto announced a partnership to develop digital security services for NFC applications. According to Gemalto, the partnership aims to address the industry’s need for a secure element, such as the widely adopted SIM-based NFC solution, for NFC products. The partners plan to develop a number of packaged solutions that include the ST33 EAL5+ […]

Frost & Sullivan has awarded its 2011 European Customer Value Enhancement Award in NFC Smart Cards Services to France’s Twinlinx for its MyMax NFC sticker solution. MyMax enables users to transform virtually any phone into an NFC handset by simply tagging it with a MyMax NFC sticker. The sticker can be used as a payment […]

Contrary to recent rumors the iPhone 5 may come equipped with NFC technology after all, according to Forbes blogger Elizabeth Woyke. An unnamed entrepreneur in the NFC industry told Woyke that NFC is still on the table for the iPhone 5, citing a good friend at Apple. Although second-hand, Woyke says the source is reliable. […]

Google is reportedly planning to test contactless mobile payments at stores in New York and San Francisco, says Bloomberg. According to a source close to the project, Google will begin installing thousands NFC-compliant terminals from VeriFone at retail locations throughout the two cities within the next four months. The leak follows Google’s recent introduction of […]

Australian bank ANZ and Visa are launching a joint pilot of contactless payments using DeviceFidelity’s NFC-enabled iPhone case, according to Finextra. The four week pilot will include 50 participants from the companies’ Sydney and Melbourne offices. DeviceFidelity’s case will be outfitted with a microSD memory card containing a pre-paid ANZ account that can be managed […]

Despite persistent rumors that the upcoming iPhone 5 would feature built-in NFC, it looks like Apple has decided to hold off on the technology, reports The Independent. In a series of discussions with the UK’s top mobile operators, Apple has revealed that it will not include NFC in the iPhone 5 or iPhone 4GS due […]

Destron Fearing announced the launch of two new RFID readers, FishTRACKER IS001 and FishTRACKER FS2020, and a new passive integrated transponder tag, FishID SST2. The FishTRACKER IS001 RFID reader features low power consumption that supports small stream applications and remote locations. The reader is also configurable for various system applications and stores up to 8,500 […]

Foursquare, the GPS-based social networking site that lets users “check-in” to their favorite hang outs to earn loyalty points, is introducing NFC technology to its mobile app. According to Slashgear.com, Foursquare v3.0 lets members with NFC Android phones check-in to locations by simply tapping their phones against a check-in point in the form of a […]

Juniper Research has released a new report predicting that the number of mobile ticketing users worldwide will triple from 230 million in 2011 to 750 million in 2015, according to BizReport. Already popular in Japan, mobile ticketing can be used for the cinema, sporting events, travel and other everyday ticketing purchases. According to Juniper, the […]

Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV), Frankfurt’s regional transit authority, is merging its NFC infrastructure with the national railway operator, Deutche Bahn, to create an interoperable mobile payments network, according to The Register. Though still a ways away, the merger will allow travelers to pay for their train tickets and receive timetable and travel information with just a tap […]