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 […]

Caltex, a petroleum brand name of Chevron Corp, is partnering with Commonwealth Bank to install contactless readers in 387 Star Mart convenience stores throughout Australia, according to ZDNet. Commonwealth’s readers will accept both MasterCard and Visa contactless payments, eliminating the need for customers to punch in their PIN or provide their signature. According to ZDNet, […]

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 […]

NXP Semiconductors has announced that its MIFARE Plus contactless IC has been chosen to power the Automatic Fare Collection system in St. Petersburg, Russia. NXP has teamed up with the City Transport Committee of St. Petersburg to launch ‘Podorozhnik,’ a unified contactless fare card with an integrated eWallet that will consolidate all of St. Petersburg’s […]

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, […]

Mobile payments users are expected to grow by 40% to reach 2.5 billion globally by 2015, according to a new report from Juniper Research. Juniper says the Far East & China region will be the largest market for mobile payments in 2015, accounting for nearly 30% of the total by 2015, while the Indian Sub-Continent […]

Multicard has announced that it is partnering with Dutch financial services company Rabobank and the Royal Dutch Hockey Federation (KNHB) to kick off its Cashless Betalen mobile payment solution. Geared toward Holland’s hockey and football clubs, the system uses NFC stickers that can be attached to smart phones to turn the devices into prepaid digital […]

In the last five years, the University of Arizona has transformed its CatCard from a basic identification card to a multipurpose tool. In terms of security, the school has been particularly aggressive creating multiple levels of access using magnetic stripe, contactless smart card and biometric technologies. In 1998, the Tucson, Ariz.-based university had 14 different […]