Students in Chongqing, China can use their mobile phones as cards to borrow books from libraries, purchase meals, and gain access to dorms, among other things, according to People’s Daily Online. The multi-service platform, developed by Chongqing Telecom, is a one platform that combines the functions of a dining card, student ID, library card, access […]

ABN AMRO, ING, KPN, Rabobank, T-Mobile and Vodafone have signed a letter of intent to jointly introduce point of sale mobile payments in the Netherlands. According to the partners, this marks the first time that major banks and mobile operators in a European country have joined forces to facilitate the adoption of a unified contactless […]

UK’s Royal Mail has announced the issuance of its new interactive “Great British Railway Special Stamp,” courtesy of m2end, NFC specialist RBIT and metaio. The commemorative stamp enables iPhone and Android users to view thematic online content on their phone’s browser by simply scanning the stamp with the phone’s camera. In this particular case, the […]

ODIN Labs, the scientific testing division of ODIN, a provider in RFID software and solutions, recently published a handheld RFID reader benchmark. The benchmark is a head-to-head scientific comparison of eight top handhelds for use in twenty-five industries. The thirty-six page report is designed to help end users differentiate between the many handheld models available […]

Wells Fargo has announced its participation in Visa’s NFC-enabled mobile payments field trial, joining Bank of America and US Bancorp as the third U.S. bank to test Visa’s new technology, according to finextra.com. The project, which will run until the end of the year, is expected to result in a commercially viable NFC-enabled mobile payment […]

VoiceVault, a developer of voice-based biometric solutions, has announced its voice biometric Smartphone Developer Program for VoiceVault Enterprise. The program, which offers support for Android, iPhone and Blackberry operating systems, is designed to help smart phone application developers include voice-biometrics in their programs by providing tools and resources to assist the developers in utilizing the […]

Finnish handheld manufacturer, Nordic ID has launched a new mobile RFID reader series – the Nordic ID Merlin. Built on the Nordic ID PL3000-series, the Nordic ID Merlin features the Windows CE 6.0 operating system, which is customizable and does not require the use of a standard interface. Additionally, its software is compatible with the […]

Tyfone, creator of the SideTap MicroSD mobile payment solution, has landed $5 million in Series B funding from several investors, including HDFC Holdings, Polaris Software Lab and Ojas Venture Partners, according to telecomtiger.com. Tyfone says it intends to use the funding to expand its SideTap MicroSD memory card solution, which allows customers to make NFC-enabled […]

ODIN Labs, the scientific testing division of RFID software provider ODIN, intends to release Sept.8 testing results for eight RFID hand held readers. The RFID Hand held Reader Benchmark is designed to help end users differentiate between the many hand held models available and provide scientific input into the procurement process. The hand-held RFID readers […]

Silicon Valley-based Cimbal has announced the public launch of its software-based NFC payment network. The network, which the company claims is the first of its kind in the world, enables secure payment and peer-to-peer transactions using a smart phone instead of a plastic card. For transactions, a Cimbal user creates a payment request on his […]