Speaking at 5th annual Islamic Banking exhibition in Tehran, Watchdata announced that it will work with Padisar Informatics to deliver and promote NFC mobile banking solutions in Iran. For the first time, exhibition attendees were privy to a demonstration of NFC technology via Watchdata’s range of payment and mobile banking solutions, including the SIM card-based […]

ABI Research has published a new report predicting that NFC payments will reach mass market adoption in the United States and Western Europe in 2016, with annual NFC transactions reaching $100 billion. “Despite the lack of definitive announcements to date, MNOs and OEMs will flood some markets with NFC payment-ready smart phones in 2012 and […]

SCM Microsystems will launch a new NFC Solutions Development Kit (SDK) designed to accelerate time to market for NFC readers and terminals for mobile payments, event ticketing, retail loyalty, access control and other applications. The SDK comprises two SCM3712 NFC reader modules and one SCL3711 reader, as well as all necessary drivers, source code examples […]

New research from Informa Telecoms & Media projects that the number of NFC handset shipped worldwide is expected to leap from 44 million in 2011 to more than 630 million in 2015, comprising 40% of all new handsets. According to Informa, NFC-enabled device sales are expected to accelerate from 2013 onwards, due to wider availability […]

Australia’s Communications Council, an organization representing agencies in the marketing communications industry, is pushing for manufacturers to deliver NFC handsets to Australia to spur contactless payments and mobile marketing. According to a release posted on Mumbrella, the Comms Council believes Australia is poised to become a “world class innovator” in NFC services, although the organization […]

Isis has announced that six major phone manufacturers – HTC, LG, Motorola Mobility, RIM, Samsung Mobile and Sony Ericsson – will introduce NFC-enabled mobile devices that support Isis’ mobile wallet platform. According to the company, these NFC-enabled phones will enable users to securely make payments, store and present loyalty cards and redeem offers at participating […]

Google is experiencing a couple of minor glitches in the rollout of its nascent Google Wallet mobile payments service, according to Macworld. The company has reported “slower than normal” wait times for adding credit and debit cards to the Google Wallet, in addition to delayed over-the-air updates to Nexus S smart phones, with some users […]

Taiwan’s HTC Corporation is now offering customers in Chongqing City of western China an NFC-enabled smart phone geared towards mobile payments, according to Focus Taiwan. HTC, which signed a deal last month with China Union pay to sell its ‘Stunning’ NFC handset in China, launched its latest ‘Jiang Yu banking’ phone last week through the […]

South Korean teleco KT has launched Wireless Dynamic’s NFC-enabled protective case for the iPhone 4. The Apple-approved iCarte 420K attaches directly onto the iPhone to enable contactless applications through KT’s Olleh Touch NFC service. Customers using the service can load credit and debit cards onto their phone to make payments at participating merchants, as well […]

Visa has announced that it will license its payWave contactless payment technology to Google for its mobile payments and loyalty service, Google Wallet. The agreement sets the stage for banks worldwide to enable Visa account holders to add their credit, debit and prepaid accounts to Google Wallet – a mobile app that lets NFC-enabled smart […]