Think&Go NFC, a French provider of mobile retail solutions, has announced the creation of an NFC-enabled Home Shopping system. Designed to streamline the reordering of common consumer goods, the Home Shopping solution consists of a mobile app, a “Home Shopping board” and a Web site where consumers preferred services can be configured. According to Think&Go, […]

UK mobile operator O2 is delaying the launch of its “O2 Wallet” mobile contactless payments, loyalty and transit app due to concerns that it is “not yet offering an adequate customer experience,” reports MarketingWeek. Originally slated for launch in the second half of 2011, O2 Wallet will undergo further internal trials ahead of a wider […]

PayPal has begun testing new mobile payments software at five Home Depot stores in the U.S., according to American Banker. PayPal’s system offers an alternative to NFC-based mobile payments solutions like Google Wallet, enabling consumers to make payments directly from their PayPal balance by simply punching in their phone number and PIN. Merchants also have […]

DeviceFidelity and SpringCard have unveiled moneto, a multiplatform mobile wallet solution for iPhone and Android users. Much like DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay solution, moneto relies on a protective iPhone case equipped with an NFC-enabled microSD card. The moneto mobile wallet is powered by MasterCard PayPass technology and linked to a reloadable MasterCard prepaid card to enable contactless […]

Visa Europe has announced that NFC-enabled smart phones from Samsung, LG and Research In Motion have been certified for use with Visa payWave, Visa’s mobile application for payments at the point-of-sale. The Samsung Galaxy SII, LG Optimus NET NFC, BlackBerry Bold 9900/9790 and BlackBerry Curve 9360/9380 handsets have been added to the list of Visa […]

While it may not be the flashiest technology on display at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, near field communication has garnered enough attention to make it the “big sleeper” of CES, according to InformationWeek. Among the 80-inch 3D televisions and quad-core tablets, you’ll find numerous high-end smart phones on display at CES […]

Just weeks after joining the NFC Forum’s board of directors, Intel has revealed that its new “Ivy Bridge” Core-brand processor will feature built-in support for NFC payments, reports Laptop Magazine. In a demonstration at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Intel reps made online purchases by simply tapping their credit card against a […]

Boston-based Revosys has announced that it will implement NFC payment processing in its upcoming “Interactive V5 In-Taxi” advertising system. According to Revosys, the upgraded Interactive V5 will allow passengers to pay for fares with NFC-enabled mobile phones, contactless credit and debit cards, and traditional magnetic stripe cards. The solution also features a touch screen for […]

VeriFone Systems has completed its acquisition of Point, Northern Europe’s largest provider of payment and gateway services and solutions for retailers. According to VeriFone, Stockholm-based Point has operations in 11 European countries and serves a network encompassing nearly 475,000 merchant contracts. Through this network, Point offers retailers a range of multi-channel services and solutions, including […]

Turkcell, Turkey’s largest mobile operator, has expanded its Cep-T Cüzdan mobile wallet application to accept payments made with Akbank’s Axess credit cards. Turkcell customers can now load their Akbank credit cards onto an NFC-enabled phone to make contactless purchases wherever Cep-T Cüzdan is accepted. “We have initiated a new era with the Cep-T Cüzdan, which […]