Episode 144: Implanting an NFC chip
Credential Convergence Takes Hold in Key Industries
Health, finance lead charge to unite PACs and LACS
Ticketless, cashless Lollapalooza
NFC wristbands replace tickets and cash at mega music fest
Non-payment use cases for NFC
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11 May, 2012Cubic, UC San Diego teams to research generation travel technologies
Cubic Transportation Systems and the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) have entered into a collaborative partnership to research the next generation of intelligent travel technologies for cities. Cubic will contribute $500,000 over five years to the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering to fund research done by faculty, students and Cubic […]
10 May, 2012MissionTix debuts reusable ticketing wristband
MissionTix, a Baltimore-based ticketing service, announced a new reusable ticketing wristband, containing a unique NFC chip to offer an alternative means of entry for ticket buyers at participating venues. When a customer buys a ticket for a participating venue through MissionTix.com, instead of them choosing print-at-home, or mailed hard tickets, they’ll be able to fill-up […]
10 May, 20122degrees, Snapper launch NFC payments in NZ
Mobile operator 2degrees has partnered with contactless transit card provider Snapper to bring NFC payments to the city of Wellington, New Zealand. The new “Touch2Pay” service is now available on 2degrees’ LG Optimus Net phones, which can be used to make tap and go payments wherever Snapper cards are accepted, including buses, taxis, shops and […]
10 May, 2012Samsung, Visa to showcase NFC payments with London 2012 athletes
Samsung and Visa are providing their sponsored athletes and trialists at the London 2012 Olympic Games with special edition Samsung Galaxy S III handsets equipped with Visa’s payWave NFC payments application. According to Visa, the Olympic handsets will enable athletes to make contactless mobile payments at thousands of retailers around London with just a tap […]
10 May, 2012dwinQ achieves Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer status
dwinQ announced that with its RFID and mobile technologies the company has achieved Facebook Preferred Marketing Developer status and has completed a deep integration into the Facebook API & Platform. The dwinQ system leverages RFID, NFC or other mobile technologies to capture consumer and guest photographs and publish those stories in real time on Facebook. […]
10 May, 2012Access IS becomes IATA Strategic Partner, supports NFC initiative
Data input technology company Access IS has become a strategic partner with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) so that it can help develop a standard to enable the airline industry to adopt NFC technology for secure, efficient passenger processing. Access IS plans to work with IATA’s Fast Travel Working Group, which is looking at […]
09 May, 2012NXP leads the contactless ticketing market, according to ABI Research
In ABI Research’s newest market study analysis, NXP Semiconductors has reportedly claimed the top spot in the contactless ticketing market with 74% of the market share. Historically, the market has been dominated by proprietary systems such as MIFARE and Calypso, despite some security concerns. Although, moves are currently underway that could potentially open up the […]
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