Tokyo’s NEC Corporation has announced the launch of a new portable terminal for e-money payments, the Multi-Service Terminal/Portable. According to NEC, the terminal supports a broad range of e-money and contact/contactless credit card payment methods, as well as IC card communication standards FeliCa, ISO 14443 Type A and Type B, and NFC. Its highly portable […]

Wisconsin-based banking processor Fiserv has announced the acquisition of Mobile Commerce Ltd. (M-Com), an international mobile banking and payments provider. The two companies have been partners since 2008, developing and delivering Mobile Money from Fiserv to hundreds of financial institutions. M-Com CEO Adam Clark and all employees of M-Com will join Fiserv as part of […]

Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV), Frankfurt’s regional transit authority, is merging its NFC infrastructure with the national railway operator, Deutche Bahn, to create an interoperable mobile payments network, according to The Register. Though still a ways away, the merger will allow travelers to pay for their train tickets and receive timetable and travel information with just a tap […]

Verifone has announced that all of their future point of sale (POS) terminals will feature built-in support for NFC, according to NFC World. One of the major hold ups in keeping NFC from widespread adoption has been a lack of support from retailers, who by and large are hesitant to shoulder the cost of implementing […]

Orange has announced plans to bring its NFC business and consumer products to T-Mobile by the end of the year. According to Mobile News, T-Mobile and Orange’s 50-50 joint venture Everything Everywhere previously said it would not launch NFC contactless payments on T-Mobile, leading critics to believe the UK-based MNO was favoring its Orange leg. […]

Sutherland Global Services has announced a partnership with Tyfone to offer mobile banking and NFC contactless payments to Southerland’s clients. According to Sutherland, the company helps financial institutions maintain profitability and reduce time-to-market. By adding advanced offerings like mobile banking and NFC contactless payments, Sutherland hopes to enable financial institutions to quickly and easily provide […]

Chicago-based start-up NFC Data Inc. has developed a new contactless key fob as a low-cost payment alternative to NFC phones, according to American Banker. Designed to be toted around on a key chain, Sqwizz houses a mobile decoupled debit card that users can link to any checking account of their choosing to make contactless payments […]

Bank of America is gearing up to test its new Mobile Wallet payment service with select BlackBerry users, according to BoyGeniusReport. The service will be made available only Visa or MasterCard account holders using specific BlackBarry models, including the Curve 8520 or 8530, the Bold 9000, 9650 or 9700, and the Tour 9630. Bank of […]

Tyfone and Dexim have teamed up to launch the new Tyfone iPhone sleeve, enabling existing iPhone users to make mobile contactless payments. The sleeve, which slips over the iPhone like an ordinary protective case, houses Tyfone’s SideTap MicroSD card, the device that powers the contactless payment function. To make a payment, users open an app […]

Powermat has developed an NFC-enabled antenna for mobile phones that supports both contactless applications and wireless charging, according to Forbes. Powermat Chief Executive Ran Poliakine says the new antenna will allow a given user to tap and pay for goods at the store, then charge their mobile phone in the car on the way home […]