Everything Everywhere, Telefónica UK and Vodafone UK have announced plans to create a standalone joint venture for mobile marketing and NFC payments. The first of its kind in the UK, the open joint venture will aim to provide a single contact for advertisers, marketing partners, retailers and banks, making it easier to create m-commerce products […]

Avery Dennison RFID has unveiled its new N-Zone line of NFC inlays for use in smart posters, mobile devices and product labels. According to Maggie Bidlingmaier, global director of sales and marketing at Avery Dennison, the inlays will help transform ordinary product labels and store environments into powerful media for branding and new customer experiences. […]

Sony Ericsson has announced it will use NXP Semiconductors’ NFC technology to create a portfolio NFC-enabled Android Xperia smart phones. Sony Ericsson has chosen to integrate NXP’s PN65 NFC solution, which includes the NFC radio controller, NFC software and the embedded secure element. The technology enables customers to make purchases or connect to a point […]

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced it will introduce an NFC sticker system designed to streamline the airport experience for frequent fliers. Dubbed Smart Pass, the NFC stickers can be attached to a mobile phone for wireless use at self service kiosks, security, Fast Track, lounges, duty free shopping and at the gate. Already piloted in […]

Tyfone has received a patent for technology enabling smart card secure elements to be provisioned over the network to enable secure NFC mobile payments. According to Tyfone, the patent covers the use of wired or wireless networks for provisioning financial identities and information into a smart card in an add-on slot of mobile devices. One […]

Hewlett-Packard has begun developing NFC-enabled phones and tablets designed to leverage mobile payments and loyalty rewards programs, say two anonymous sources familiar with the plans. According to Bloomberg, the move is an attempt for Hewlett-Packard to revive the Palm Inc. brand, which was being overtaken by the smart phone industry before HP bought the company […]

IDScan.net announced Apple’s approval of VeriAge, an ID scanning app for the iPhone and iPod Touch that is now available through iTunes. VeriAge is able to scan IDs that contain either a magnetic stripe or a 2D bar code. Its new release has the capability to detect all American and Canadian drivers’ licenses and state […]

The much-anticipated FIPS 201-2 draft was released in March. The team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology had been collecting comments on possible additions to the U.S. federal smart card standard since the first specification was released in 2005. The new draft focuses on clearing up some confusion from the first standard, enhancing […]

Bling Nation has temporarily shut down its mobile payments service in order to roll out a new product later this year, reports American Banker. Since 2009, the Palo Alto-based company has been providing its NFC sticker in areas deemed “underserved” by major card companies. By affixing the NFC stickers to their mobile phones, customers could […]

MasterCard and ANZ have launched a pilot that will introduce NFC-enabled mobile payments to retail locations across New Zealand. The trial involves a select group of ANZ staff equipped with either a contactless PayPass sticker or a microSD memory card, which can be coupled with a mobile phone to enable MasterCard PayPass payments. According to […]