Smart Communications, a mobile operator based in the Philippines, has announced the launch of its new Smart Money “Tap2Pay” mobile payments solution. The first service of its kind in the Philippines, Tap2Pay lets users make payments with a simple tap of their NFC-enabled phone at the point of sale. To promote the new offering, Smart […]

Etisalat Afghanistan, the country’s fastest growing cellular operator, has announced the launch of its “mHawala” mobile financial services. Etisalat Afghanistan customers can use mHawala to make contactless mobile transactions at the point of sale, as well as purchase air time, pay bills and transfer funds to family and friends directly from their mobile phone. Users […]

Numerous challenges to porting ID to handsets Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications U.S. government smart card officials want some way to either use the PIV on mobile devices or have the mobile itself be used as the credential. If there was one item missing from the first draft of FIPS 201-2 it was that, officials […]

AuthenTec has announced that its AES850 smart fingerprint sensor has been integrated into a new Fujitsu smart phone, the REGZA Phone T-01D. With AuthenTec’s AES850, the Android 2.3-based phone can be locked and unlocked via a quick scan of the user’s fingerprint. The sensor can also be used to control access to applications on the […]

FIME is joining forces with Thales IT Security Evaluation Facility (ITSEF), a provider of information systems and secure communication in defense, security and transportation markets, to provide a new testing and certification service. According to FIME, the integrated service will combine Thales’ NFC and mobile payment product security evaluation expertise with FIME’s functional assessment experience. […]

Boardwalk Inc., a Tokyo-based ticketing solution provider, has announced that it will begin NFC research and development for ticket-related applications. Boardwalk provides a mobile ticketing solution based on Osaifu-Keitai mobile wallet technology. According to Boardwalk, the Felica-compliant service turns the phone itself into a contactless electronic ticket that can be used in place of a […]

Nokia and NFC Danmark have teamed up to launch an NFC-enabled smart poster campaign in Telia stores across Denmark. Customers of Telia, a major Nordic mobile operator, can now user their NFC-enabled N9 phones to tap icons on the posters (pictured) to instantly download mobile apps. In addition to the posters, Nokia and NFC Danmark […]