Australia’s ANZ Bank says it will not pursue mobile contactless payments via NFC-enabled MicroSD cards following a failed pilot of the technology this past spring, according to ZDNet. ANZ partnered with Visa to launch the service in March, which required users to equip their iPhone or Android handset with an special case featuring a MicroSD […]

TDC, Telenor, TeliaSonera and 3 Denmark have joined forces to launch a digital wallet service based on NFC technology, reports PC World. Expected to roll out this fall, the service will allow customers to use their mobile phones to make contactless purchases, pay for fares on public transit, use digital coupons and even check out […]

VingCard Elsafe has announced the launch of a new service that enables hotel guests to check in remotely through their PC or smart phone and receive room keys directly to their NFC-enabled phone. Compatible with existing contactless locks, the solution uses NFC as a secure delivery infrastructure for distributing and managing virtual keys securely on […]

A case for biometric technologies inclusion in mobile phones is made citing its potential in terms of addressing consumer needs for data protection, device security and inclusion in mobile services and operations in a Tech Biometric article. While some of the biometric capabilities for phones would require embedded or integrated hardware such as scanners to […]

DeviceFidelity has been awarded a patent for its mobile wallet technology, the company announced. U.S. Patent No. 7,942,337 describes the implementation of NFC technology for enabling mobile devices to conduct payments, access, transit and other contactless applications using credentials issued by multiple different enterprises through point of sale terminals. DeviceFidelity’s now-patented Mobile Wallet Architecture features […]

NXP Semiconductors has announced the availability of its single-chip solution for multifunction NFC-enabled car keys – the NCF2970, or KEyLink Lite. Based on NFC standards and utilizing cryptography such as Hitag-3 or AES-128, NXP’s KEyLink Lite enables car manufacturers to offer keys that connect to external NFC-compliant devices, such as mobile phones, tablets and laptops, […]

Boston-based Delfigo Security has filed a provisional patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for a visual authentication and authorization method for mobile devices. Its method integrates a four-key color palette that’s embedded on a mobile platform and utilizes Delfigo’s keystroke biometric and device ID technology. “Mobile platforms – iPhone, Android, Blackberry – […]