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
06 Dec, 2011Absa launches South Africa’s first NFC pilot
Absa, the largest consumer bank in South Africa, has announced an internal trial of NFC-enabled contactless payments, according to IT News Africa. Scheduled to kick off later this month, the pilot will see 500 Absa employees equip their BlackBerry smart phones with NFC-enabled MicroSD cards that can be used to make contactless payments. Participants will […]
06 Dec, 2011Coles plans contactless rollout for 2012
Australian supermarket chain Coles is gearing up to launch contactless payments in stores by mid-2012, according to CNET Australia. Despite expressing misgivings about NFC security back in August, Coles says they will go ahead with a payment terminal roll out that will see customers making contactless purchases of $100 or less. Coles, which opened its […]
05 Dec, 2011Google Wallet introduced in big city vending machines
Cantaloupe Systems is gearing up to launch Google Wallet in vending machines across Chicago, San Francisco, New York and D.C., according to All Things Digital. So far the Bay Area start-up has installed NFC technology into 6,000 of the 80,000 vending machines in its network. Once complete, customers will be able to pay for drinks […]
05 Dec, 2011Identive provides more smart card readers for Spanish electronic ID program
Identive Group has shipped an additional 122,000 smart card readers to support Spain’s national electronic ID card program which the government launched in 2009. More than half of Spain’s 46 million citizens now carry the ID cards. By providing the card readers free of charge, the Spanish government aims to encourage individuals and businesses to […]
02 Dec, 2011Dutch postpone NFC payments venture to 2013
The Netherlands will have to wait another year for the EU to approve its nationwide mobile payments scheme, according to the Register. A consortium comprised of six banks and telecoms – including ABN AMRO, ING, KPN, Rabobank, T-Mobile and Vodafone – originally intended to launch NFC-enabled mobile payments in 2012, but has now reset the […]
02 Dec, 2011Jack in the Box launches Google Wallet trial
Fast food chain Jack in the Box has begun testing Google Wallet in 35 restaurants across Los Angeles and San Francisco, according to MobilePaymentsToday.com. Jack in the Box joins Subway as one of the first quick service restaurants to adopt the new service, which lets users pay for items and redeem coupons by tapping their […]
01 Dec, 2011MasterCard, mFoundry partner to expand mobile payments
MasterCard and mFoundry have announced a partnership to enable more banks and credit unions around the world to offer customers contactless mobile payments. The collaboration will combine MasterCard’s PayPass technology with mFoundry’s mobile financial services platform, which is used by more than 560 U.S. banks and credit unions. The resulting service will allow customers to […]
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