A report by ABI Research shows that the number of NFC-enabled devices hitting the market will greatly increase by 2014. In “NFC Devices, Strategies, and Form Factors,” the firm has analyzed the market to find that at least 285 million NFC-enabled mobile and consumer electronics devices will ship in 2013, and that number will increase […]

The Smart Card Alliance will be hosting a day-long workshop at ISC West entitled “Learn to Leverage Mobile Devices in Physical and Logical Access Security.” The event will take place on April 9 from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. PT at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas. Attendees will learn more about new uses […]

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has conducted a consultancy study to aid in the development of a Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payment infrastructure. According to a release on HKMA’s website, the objective of the study is to identify a proper means for establishing a safe and effective NFC mobile payment infrastructure with the […]

Identification, security and RFID specialist Identive has revealed plans to increase backing for the rapidly developing near field communication (NFC) market in Japan by launching a Japanese language iteration of IdentiveNFC.com. The new language addition — which now joins English and French — will enable Japanese businesses, developers and consumers direct access to the Identive’s full […]

Payment processor Heartland Payment Systems and mobile payment network LevelUp have formed a partnership to create a national mobile payment solution. After piloting its program in New York City, Boston, Louisville, Minneapolis and Madison, Wis., the partnership is now conducting a full-scale rollout of the system. LevelUp’s footprint will expand nationally more quickly with help […]

Hospitality Technology reports that a recent survey by ACI Worldwide shows that Google Wallet may win the mobile wallet war against PayPal and ISIS. The survey polled attendees of the National Retail Federation’s 2013 annual conference and found that 53% of respondents felt Google will be the prevailing mobile wallet in the marketplace. PayPal garnered […]

Lenovo plans to add NFC technology to its line of ThinkPads, reports Pocket-Lint. The NFC capability will allow users to use contactless credit credit cards to tap their card to the device to pay for items they purchase online. Lenovo made the announcement at the Engadget Expand conference. It plans to add NFC to some […]

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is working to procure a system that would simplify the process of paying for bus or train fare, turning it into a tap of a smart phone or credit card at a turnstile. According to Transportation Nation, Metro is now accepting bids from tech companies to develop a […]

INSIDE Secure has revealed a new NFC tag that could broaden the possible interactions between NFC-enabled devices. The new INSIDE dual-interface NFC Forum Type 4 Tag aims to redefine how consumer devices will interact with medical, communications, entertainment and other electronic devices. The new INSIDE dual-interface Tag will maintain the standard NFC contactless interface, but […]

NFC mobile wallet and mobile marketing provider Proxama has revealed that it will join forces with sign designer and manufacturer Signbox to construct smart poster marketing campaigns. The marketing campaigns will merge Signbox’s suite of Enlighten, back-lit NFC-enabled smart posters with TapPoint — Proxama NFC marketing management platform. TapPoint will give advertisers the ability to […]