MyVoucherCodes, makers of the eponymous mobile app that uses GPS to give users discounts, has conducted a survey finding that a majority of British smart phone users want NFC contactless technology. Of the 1,267 smart phone users polled, 672 (53%) said that they would welcome the new mobile phone technology, while a further 27% stated […]

China will most likely adopt 13.56 MHz as the national payment standard, according to Zhang Qi, director of the China Information Industry Trade Association (CIITA). Alternative standards such as 2.4GHz will likely be excluded from the financial sector, favored instead for closed application environments, such as corporate buildings. Qi, speaking at the China Mobile Payment […]

A new report from Juniper Research forecasts rapid adoption of NFC services over the next three years, with at least one in five smart phones worldwide having NFC contactless functionality. Juniper predicts that almost 300 million NFC smart phones will be in use worldwide by 2014. North America is expected to account for half of […]

Dates: June 13-14, 2011 Location: London, UK Venue: The Regents Park Marriott Description: The NFC payments space is hotting up, key deals between financial institutions and MNO’s are being made, standards are set, and with large tech players such as Google and Apple are making announcements, It’s clear now is the time to move… NFC […]

Dates: June 20-21, 2011 Location: London, UK Venue: Hilton Kensington Hotel Description: Don’t miss SMi’s 9th annual Contactless Cards and Payments conference, held in London on the 20-21 June 2011.Now in its 9th year, following on from the sell-out success of last year’s event, Contactless Cards and Payments 2011 deliver industry-leading presentations from expert speakers […]

Payment is the most hyped aspect of NFC, but the technology’s other offerings – in-store personal marketing, merchandising and loyalty – could be the key for mass adoption, according to VentureBeat. While contactless payment promises to be more convenient for consumers, the real game changing aspect of NFC lies in its ability to help businesses […]

TAISYS Technologies has announced the launch of its NFC services Web site easycity.com.tw, providing NFC related value-added applications for all Taiwanese mobile phone users. According to TAISYS, the site lets users take their traditional smart cards such as membership/loyalty, banking, transit, access control, campus cards etc., and convert them into an easy-to-use mobile transaction tool. […]

Visa Europe says it will devote €100 million a year to e-commerce in an effort to commercially launch mobile payments before the end of 2011. Visa Europe CEO Peter Ayliffe, speaking at Visa Insight in Barcelona, said: “We are seeing strong double digit growth in the usage of Visa cards across Europe, particularly with debit, […]

Telefónica has announced plans to outfit some 12,500 employees at its Madrid headquarters with NFC phones – a project it calls “the first real NFC experience in Europe.” The initiative, aimed at creating an “NFC District” in Madrid, is being carried out with numerous partners, including Spanish banks BBVA , Bankinter and La Caixa, handset […]

Sprint Nextel Corp. is planning to launch its own contactless mobile payments service ahead of rival m-payments provider Isis, according to Bloomberg. Sprint, which used to be a part of Isis before splitting to pursue its own m-payments project, is aiming for a launch later this year, whereas Isis, the joint venture formed by AT&T, […]