Toppan Forms and Hewlett-Packard Japan have announced a partnership to help improve the contactless payments infrastructure in Japan and lower the costs for merchants and businesses to offer e-money services. Toppan Forms will supply its system equipment development technology for contactless smart cards and HP Japan will offer its IC Chip Access Server for FeliCa […]

India-based market research firm RNCOS predicts a 16% increase in the Chinese smart card market, according to its new report “Smart Card Market Forecast to 2012.” The report discusses the rapid adoption of smart cards in China in many industries such as telecom, banking, utilities and tourism industries. Many government ministries have also adopted smart […]

Turkcell has announced the official launch of its new NFC-enabled T20 smart phone. Developed alongside Chinese telecom Huawei, the UICC and SWP equipped T20 will enable users to conduct contactless mobile payments via Turkcell’s MasterCard PayPass-enabled mobile wallet service, Turkcell Cep-T Cüzdan. In addition to mobile payments, customers can use the handset to share information, […]

Like two trains speeding toward one another in the dead of night, EMV and near field communication seem poised for a collision in the U.S. Rapid fire NFC announcements occur daily and reports that two major U.S. banks will begin issuing EMV cards to frequent overseas travelers suggest it is only a matter of time […]

Everything Everywhere, Vodafone and Telefónica are joining forces to develop a standardized m-payments logo and terminology in order to promote their NFC payments and marketing platform among European consumers, reports Marketing Week. The as-of-yet undeveloped logo and terminology marks a significant move from Europe’s three largest mobile operators in a field that is heating up […]

Telenor and DnB NOR’s have announced a partnership to test mobile payments at a dozen retail locations in Oslo, Norway. This summer customers at Kaffebrenneriet, Vita and Deli de Luca retail chains will be able to make MasterCard PayPass-enabled contactless payments with just a tap of their mobile phone. Customers participating in the test are […]

VeriFone has developed a new add-on device that transforms tablets into NFC readers, enabling retailers to accept mobile payments on the go, according to Mobiledia.com. Compatible with the Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab and Motorola Xoom, Verifone’s new device accepts payments from traditional magnetic stripe cards as well as a NFC devices using software such […]

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has been commissioned by Deutsche Telekom to develop a NFC-enabled SIM card solution for mobile phones. According to G&D, Deutsche Telekom plans to use the SIM, which will run on G&D’s SkySIM CX operating system, to offer NFC services such as contactless payments in various countries in the near future. G&D […]

INSIDE Secure has announced that Chinese telecom ZTE Corporation will integrate INSIDE’s NFC technology into its GSM and next-generation TD-SCDMA Android-based smart phone platform. The solution is based on the INSIDE MicroRead NFC controller and the companion Open NFC protocol stack, which will enable consumers in China and elsewhere to use ZTE 3G smart phones […]

Solacia has announced it will provide its NFC-enabled USIM cards to SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest mobile service provider. The $16 million contract, which also calls for Solacia’s Combi USIM, is the first of its kind for USIM technology, setting a new precedent as global mobile companies prepare to integrate NFC into new mobile devices, […]