Japanese teleco KDDI has selected Gemalto to help roll out NFC services to KDDI’s 34 million subscribers. According to Gemalto, the company is providing KDDI with its Allynis Trusted Service Manager (TSM) software and UpTeq NFC high-end security device to aid in the deployment of multiple contactless services ranging from mobile payments, transit ticketing, e-driver’s […]

NXP Semiconductors and HID Global announced a partnership to create a global, generic mobile access solution for NFC-enabled mobile phones. Developed jointly by the partners, the solution takes existing contactless cards that employees use to enter corporate buildings and parking garages and transfers them to the embedded NXP secure element on an NFC-enabled phone. According […]

Certified Payment Processing (CPP) recently unveiled their new line of payment processing terminals, under the brand name Proxima. Proxima is offers support for future payment processing technologies, with the ability to handle mobile wallet payments, contactless and EMV smart cards. It also features a full-color display, high-speed Ethernet or dial-up connectivity and backlit keypad. Currently, […]

GlobalPlatform has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the NFC Forum to harmonize specification activity to support the development of interoperable, multi-application NFC-based mobile solutions. To accelerate the deployment of new mass market NFC solutions, the NFC community and wider mobile services sector must establish neutral, sustainable and scalable infrastructures that support secure […]

Swedish mobile payments provider Accumulate has signed an agreement with Chinese IT provider Potevio to jointly develop and deploy mobile financial and authentication services to the Chinese market. According to the partners, future projects will include an undisclosed “unique NFC solution” that will be commercially deployed by summer 2012, a solution for secure payment of […]

A new survey from advertising firm CBS Outdoor shows that mobile marketing is gaining in popularity in Europe, with QR codes leading the pack. Out of 9,000 European consumers surveyed, 40% said that they are aware of QR codes, with 13% having scanned a QR-enabled advertisement at least once. By comparison, only 13% of respondents […]

Two teams of NFC developers have been awarded kick-starter funds after being named winners at Isobar and O2’s “Isobar Create London,” a 34-hour challenge which brought together more than 65 international developers and designers at the Shoreditch Studios in London this weekend. Team Rollercoaster, comprised of students from the London School of Communication Arts, won […]