A rumor going around suggests that SPD Bank and China Mobile will collaborate to form a contactless payment solution that could launch as soon as the third quarter. The platform would use the Chinese UnionPay system that is in place. The overall plan for the platform is to link user identity data, mobile phone numbers, […]

Chinese manufacturer Netcom has developed an NFC chip that integrates with a micro-SD card. This enables legacy smart phones that do not have NFC built into the phone, report Engadget. The chip plugs into a micro-SD card slot in your phone, and then can be used to sync with applications, or make purchases just as […]

Apriva, a provider of end-to-end wireless transactions and secure information solutions, has announced the release of a software development kit (SDK) enabling Android devices to be compliant with HSPD-12 security regulations. The company says the Android SDK is meant to address a growing demand from the Executive Office of the President, the Office of Management […]

Entrust Inc. announced the release of Entrust IdentityGuard 10.0, which brings together security solutions for three worlds – physical, logical and mobile access. This latest update to Entrust´s authentication platform offers users a single platform that delivers a range of authenticators on the market, provides secure access through mobile platforms for business and is designed […]

Warranties are great, if only people can remember where they put them when they need them. That problem could be a thing of the past, with NFC technology and NFC tags. United Tecsta has designed a new NFC tag that’s supposed to stay attached to a product for the lifetime of its use. The NFC […]

News around near field communication is constant these days with much of the focus around payments. But eventually the mobile device may replace keys as well as payment cards. Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan speaks with Daniel Berg, vice president and general manager at ASSA ABLOY Mobile Keys about using the mobile phone as a physical […]

PayPal is suing Google for allegedly stealing its recently announced ‘Mobile Wallet’ technology. According to Newstatesman.com, PayPal contends that its former executive Osama Bedier packed up a few trade secrets when he left the company to become vice president of payments at Google. PayPal also claims that while still at Paypal, Bieder was in contact […]

SmartSoft, together with TurkCell, Turkcell Teknoloji and PlastKart, have unveiled Europe’s first MasterCard approved Trusted Service Manager (TSM) mobile solution for NFC payments. According to the partners, this announcement will help accelerate interest and deployment of NFC payment systems in Europe and the Americas. SmartSoft says the new mobile platform offers consumers a “secure, fast […]

Google announced the launch of two new mobile commerce services that the company says will revolutionize the consumer shopping experience. Dubbed ‘Google Wallet’ and ‘Google Offers,’ the new Android apps will work together to enable customers to pay for goods, use their loyalty cards and redeem coupons all in a single tap at the point […]

Star One Credit Union, the ninth largest credit union in the U.S., has signed an agreement with Tyfone to deliver next generation mobile banking services to it customers. Using Tyfone’s mobile banking technology platform, Star One will be able to offer customers NFC payments and other services such as account aggregation, rate watch, Regulation D […]