NFC Forum has revealed the addition of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that will composed of leaders from the consumer electronics, health care, payment, retail and transport sectors to work on NFC solution implementation, interoperability, best practices and future requirements. The SIGs will work to involve NFC stakeholders in key vertical markets, use cases and technology […]

Ingenico, a provider of payment solutions, has been selected by McDonald’s Ukraine to implement its contactless payment terminals equipped with NFC technology to provide multi-choice payment options at all McDonald’s restaurants in Ukraine. The Ingenico PIN Pad iPP350 will be used by McDonald’s Ukraine, enabling users to experiment with contactless and mobile phone (NFC) payments. […]

Accells Technologies has announced that is has been awarded the “System and method for secure transaction process via mobile device” patent, which will protect Accells mobile ID for smart authentication of mobile transactions. This, the latest patent in Accells’ rise in the authentication sector, further cements the Israel-based cybersecurity specialist as a player in mobile […]

T-Mobile has proven itself to be a supporter of NFC and a recent blog post from Brad Duea, senior vice president of product management at the mobile company, details some of T-Mobile’s NFC-based products for 2013. This past year was a big one for NFC technology and as Duea points out, T-Mobile customers were provided […]

Transportation for London (TfL) announced the rollout of contactless credit card readers on all of the city’s 8,500 buses last month, enabling riders to charge their bus fare directly to their bank accounts. According to The Atlantic, this will be an interesting test case for the future of contactless payments in public transportation systems, particularly […]

Citibank will begin issuing contactless payment stickers in the Czech Republic for each of its new credit cards, making the shopping experience even quicker and more convenient for its banking clients. In cooperation with MasterCard, Citi will – automatically and free of charge – issue the technology with each new Citi Life, Citi Life Metropole, […]

Kevin Gillick, GlobalPlatform’s executive director, has outlined his vision for the organization’s road map, long-term areas of focus and priorities for the year ahead. Gillick discusses GlobalPlatform’s card specification, which has become a well-established standard. When asked about future updates, Gillick reveals that GlobalPlatform are still hard at work to perfect the specification. Aware of […]

As part of OMNICARD 2013, Klaus Klosa, managing director of LEGIC Identsystems, discussed the opportunities and challenges associated with NFC-based contactless identification. Klosa began by answering speculations concerning current contactless card systems, the migration to NFC-enabled smart phones and the possible consequences for such a move. Storing an electronic key on an NFC smart phone […]

After a brief appearance at CES, Sony’s Personal Content Station — the LLS-201 — has been given an an April 30 release date in Japan. The storage device is expected to retail at $299 and will feature a 1TB drive that is NFC compatible, enabling quick and simple pairing with Android phones and tablets, the […]

Bell ID has announced that its token management software will be used in Research in Motion’s (RIM) secure mobile payment solution. Bell ID’s token management solution delivers over-the-air lifecycle management of applications, cryptographic keys and any form factor secure element on NFC devices. Additionally, Bell ID’s TSM solution supplies service providers like banks and retailers […]