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
Fall 2016 Regarding ID
05 Mar, 2012Report: GlobalPlatform’s vision for a ‘consumer centric’ mobile services ecosystem
GlobalPlatform, the organization that standardizes the management of applications on secure chip technology, has published a new white paper detailing its vision to create a “consumer centric” ecosystem in which the consumer have ultimate control over which secure applications they want to use on their device. The white paper, “A New Model: The Consumer-Centric Model […]
05 Mar, 2012Death knell for plastic cards? Don’t get the shovel quite yet
The death of the plastic card has been discussed for some time. In the last year this refrain has become more frequent as mobile devices become more powerful, talk of mobile wallets increases and the handset is touted as a viable identity credential. With near field communication on the horizon, card manufacturers are understandably concerned […]
05 Mar, 2012VeriFone to integrate Isis support in terminals nationwide
VeriFone Systems announced that it will integrate the Isis Mobile Commerce Application into its current and future NFC-enabled point of sale products. Through the delivery of new payment systems, NFC add-on devices and remote software upgrades, VeriFone will bring Isis-powered mobile contactless payments to hundreds of thousands of merchant locations across the U.S. VeriFone currently […]
05 Mar, 2012Sprint to launch 10 Google Wallet-ready phones in 2012
Google has announced that mobile operator Sprint Nextel will launch an array of new phones with support for Google Wallet this year, reports FierceMobile. Speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Google Wallet Vice President Osama Bedier said that customers can expect to see Google Wallet on “at least ten” new Sprint phones in […]
05 Mar, 2012Target, Walmart et al. to make their own mobile wallets
Some two dozen retailers, including heavyweights Walmart and Target, are preparing their own mobile wallet services in lieu of existing solutions like Google Wallet, Isis and PayPal, according to the Wall Street Journal. Citing security concerns and disappointment with existing systems’ rewards and offers features, these retailers are intent on building a better system of […]
05 Mar, 2012Episode 91: MasterCard elaborates on road map
EMV is the future of payments but MasterCard doesn’t want to stop there, says Colin McGrath, vice president of development in U.S. Markets at the payments company. “We very much see this path and this evolution as really about enabling the next generation of payments,” McGrath tells Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan. “It’s about providing a […]
02 Mar, 2012StumbleUpon adds NFC to Android app
StumbleUpon, the Web discovery platform, has announced that it will add NFC sharing capabilities to its mobile app on Android 4.0 devices. According to TechCrunch, the app will leverage Android Beam, Android 4.0’s built in sharing feature, enabling users to share their StumbleUpon discoveries by tapping their phones together. StumbleUpon currently boasts 20 million registered […]
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