OfficeMax has deployed new payment terminals in more than 100 stores in support of Google’s mobile contactless payments service, Google Wallet. Google Wallet users can now pay for their office supplies with a single tap of their NFC-enabled phone, as well as redeem coupons and earn points with OfficeMax’s MaxPerks Rewards loyalty program. The new […]

Speaking at 5th annual Islamic Banking exhibition in Tehran, Watchdata announced that it will work with Padisar Informatics to deliver and promote NFC mobile banking solutions in Iran. For the first time, exhibition attendees were privy to a demonstration of NFC technology via Watchdata’s range of payment and mobile banking solutions, including the SIM card-based […]

Cubic Transportation Systems has delivered a new BlackBerry mobile ticketing app for Rhein-Main Verkehrsverbund (RMV), the rail company servicing Frankfurt, Germany and its surrounding areas. Already available on Android and iPhone, the Java-based app allows users to purchase tickets on RMV’s public transport system with just their mobile. Users need only register via the RMV […]

With the CARTES 2011 show around the corner, the conference has announced the SESAMES finalists. Among 317 submissions, the finalists for the 10 categories of the SESAMES Award competition have been selected. The SESAMES Awards Finalists will be presented at CARTES & IDentification on the SESAMES Area, hall 4. The winners will be announced during […]

ABI Research has published a new report predicting that NFC payments will reach mass market adoption in the United States and Western Europe in 2016, with annual NFC transactions reaching $100 billion. “Despite the lack of definitive announcements to date, MNOs and OEMs will flood some markets with NFC payment-ready smart phones in 2012 and […]

Key Innovations has announced a new unattended payment terminal that supports both NFC and EMV chip and pin transactions, as well as magnetic stripe cards. The compact KSD6000 terminal features a 3.2-inch color display that guides the customer through the purchasing process through a series of animated menus. The display also allows retailers to deliver […]

Infineon Technologies has released a high-speed open interface for the company’s NFC security microcontrollers (eSE). The DCLB (Digital Contact Less Bridge) interface is an open solution that connects the eSE and the NFC modem for faster data transfer rates. According to Infineon, this is achieved by dispensing with the temporary storage of data packets in […]