NXP Semiconductors has unveiled its newest flagship NFC solution, the PN547 next-generation radio controller for 4G mobile handsets. As successor to NXP’s PN544 controller, the new PN547 offers doubled RF range, a 50% smaller footprint, a five-times improvement in wireless data throughput and a 50% lower power consumption. According to NXP, the PN547 works with […]

Visa Inc. and Intel Corporation have announced a multi-device, multi-year agreement to develop mobile commerce solutions for Intel’s smart phones and tablets. During a press conference at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the companies outlined plans to bring Visa payWave NFC payments to Intel Atom-based smart phones and tablets, including the Intel Smartphone Reference Device, […]

VeriFone Systems unveiled its new PAYMEDIA Universal Acceptance Platform, a suite of services and software that enables mobile network operators to manage mobile wallet acceptance at the point of sale. Designed to close the loop between mobile wallet providers and merchants, PAYMEDIA gives mobile network operators and wallet providers the ability to download wallet acceptance […]

Morpho is offering a new SIM card solution that can turn any mobile phone into an NFC-enabled handset. The first of its kind to hit the market, the solution brings NFC functionality – e.g., payments, ticketing, peer-to-peer data transfer, etc. – to any legacy handset by simply swapping out your old SIM card for a […]

Oberthur Technologies announced that it will integrate Interop Technologies’ CDMA Over-the-Air provisioning platform into its broader Over-the-Air management solution in order to serve CDMA wireless network operators worldwide. Oberthur supports GSM operators with its Application Loader and Management solution, a SIM Over-the-Air management platform deployed in 2G and 3G networks. By adding Interop’s CDMA solution […]

Switzerland-based WISeKey has redesigned its WISeID Password and Personal Data Protector Version 3S to expand its consumer capabilities by this year’s Olympic Games in London. The application offers strong and secure storage of Personal Identifiable Information. The enhancements include adding NFC-enabled capabilities for security within mobile payments, building and event access, public transportation and parking. […]

Intel has selected Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) to provide lifecycle management of the embedded secure elements within Intel’s newly announced Smartphone Reference Device. As per the agreement, G&D will provide Intel with its SEI-Trusted Service Manager (TSM) solution, which enables G&D to administer “over-the-air” partitioning and key management of the embedded secure element within Intel’s […]