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
16 Aug, 2011Motorola buy may accelerate Google’s Mobile Wallet
Google’s $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility should throw the company’s Mobile Wallet plans into hyper-drive, according to On Wall Street. Thanks to the acquisition, Google will not have to rely solely on the Sprint Nexus S to carry its Mobile Wallet service. Now the company will be able to design, manufacture and sell its […]
16 Aug, 2011Telefónica Germany, Telekom and Vodafone to launch m-payment company
Telefónica Germany, Telekom and Vodafone have announced the formation of a new NFC payments joint venture under the ‘mpass’ brand. Already used by subscribers for paying their bills via mobile phone, the mpass service will soon be expanded to enable mobile users on all of Germany’s networks to perform contactless transactions at the point of […]
15 Aug, 2011Museum of London adds NFC tech to exhibits
The Museum of London is teaming up with Nokia to equip its exhibits with NFC technology, according to Noknok.tv. The new design will allow visitors to swipe their NFC-enabled handsets near special tags from Nokia to receive pictures, links and other downloadable info about a given exhibit, rather than wear the guided tour headset. “NFC […]
15 Aug, 2011Coles balks at NFC payments security
Conrad Harvey, the IT head of Australian supermarket chain Coles, says he is hesitant to go forward with a major NFC payments trial due to concerns over security, reports ZDNet Australia. Speaking at a CEDA event in Sydney, Harvey said, “There’s an exciting opportunity in changing the way we can further interact with customers using […]
15 Aug, 2011NFC payments at peak of Gartner’s 2011 Hype Cycle
Research firm Gartner has placed NFC payments at the peak of the ‘Inflated Expectations’ curve in its 2011 Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle. According to Gartner, The Hype Cycle graph has been used since 1995 to highlight the common pattern of “over-enthusiasm, disillusionment and eventual realism” that accompanies each new technology and innovation. “Themes from this […]
15 Aug, 2011Visa lays out plan for U.S. EMV
Merchant incentives, liability shifts but questions abound
Visa Inc. unveiled plans and incentives for U.S. merchants to deploy EMV with an eye toward near field communication, the company announced in August. EMV via contact chip, contactless or NFC all use dynamic authentication to reduce a fraudsters ability to use stolen credit card data. The U.S. is one of the only industrialized countries […]
12 Aug, 2011Report: 85% of POS terminals contactless-enabled by 2016
ABI Research has released a new report predicting that 85% of point-of-sale terminals worldwide will be contactless-enabled by 2016 — up from just 10% in 2010. In “Cellular-enabled POS Terminals, ATMs, and Vending Machinesm,” ABI attributes the growth to the proliferation of contactless cards, “rapid” adoption of NFC-enabled cell phones, and the introduction of major […]
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