Comprion has integrated NFC Forum RF tests into its UT³ Platform terminal test system. According to Comprion, the new integration enables the UT³ Platform to perform RF and digital tests as part of the NFC Forum Compliance Program for assuring mobile-to-mobile communication. It can also do contact-based, Single Wire Protocol and Host Controller Interface tests […]

Masabi, a London-based developer of mobile ticketing technology, unveiled a proof-of-concept Android application that uses NFC to read and display the contents of ITSO-based transport ticketing smart cards. According to Masabi, this “Smart Card Buddy Beta” app paves the way for smart card ticket validation on low-cost smart phone hardware, eventually enabling passengers to buy […]

Mobilis Networks, a provider of mobile wallet software applications, announced a new service that enables international money transfers to be sent via mobile phone and verified using a biometric fingerprint scanner. By deploying Mobilis’ mobile wallet services for international remittances, a mobile operator can receive international money transfers directly into their subscribers’ mobile wallets through […]

Worldwide mobile payment transaction values will surpass $171.5 billion in 2012, a 61.9% increase from the $105.9 billion recorded in 2011, according to new research from Gartner. Accordingly, the number of mobile payment users will reach 212.2 million in 2012, up from 160.5 million in 2011, says Gartner. “We expect global mobile transaction volume and […]

Transport for London (TfL) executive Shashi Verma has declared NFC’s read speeds “too slow” for use in the London Underground, reports PCWorld. Speaking at the Open Mobile Summit conference in London, Verma explained that contactless read speeds on the Tube have to be faster than 500 milliseconds, which NFC can’t make under current standards. According […]

Post Office Ltd is making good on its promise to roll out contactless payment terminals across its 11,500 branches network, according to guardian.co.uk. On June 6, the UK Post Office will introduce contactless payment terminals enabling customers to pay for goods by waving their contactless credit and debit cards and payment-enabled mobile phones over the […]

A new report from Juniper Research has found that more than one in four mobile phone users in the U.S. and Western Europe will use an NFC-enabled handset to pay for goods in-store by 2017, compared with less than 2% in 2012. According to Juniper, NFC payments will reach $180 billion worldwide by 2017 as […]

GoldKey Security Corporation has launched GoldKey Soft-Tokens for iOS and Android devices. With the token a mobile device becomes a software authenticator that, with a PIN, can achieve two-factor authentication. The solution helps secure authorized mobile devices for private Web resources access for activities such as online banking. The tokens use an authentication method called […]

Precise Biometrics launched a new smart casing for smartphones and tablets that incorporates an embedded fingerprint and smart card reader, allowing agencies and enterprises to enable high security through mobile access. This Tactivo case works works with different applications, including Precise’s BioSecrets app, to securely store passwords and other sensitive information in an iPhone or […]

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia says it will release an Android version of its Kaching mobile payments app within six weeks – albeit without NFC, according to ZDNet. Andy Lark, chief marketing officer of Commbank, told ZDNet Australia that the Android version of Kaching will not leverage embedded NFC technology because Google and other device […]