According to an online poll released by marketing firm Acxiom, one in five mobile users in the UK are ready to embrace NFC. The poll also showed that females would use the service to mostly collect coupons, and married couples 45-54 in age would be most likely to pay via NFC. The results suggest that […]

GENTAG Inc., Third Technology Capital Investors and the Core institute have collaborated on a post surgery mobile monitoring application that uses NFC. The patient can use the kit to monitor themselves for excessive swelling as they heal after they are discharged from the hospital. The software can be used to monitor compartment syndrome, post orthopedics […]

Digital Payment Technologies has announced the launch of its new NFC-enabled LUKE II multi-space parking pay station. Designed to give municipalities, parking operators and universities a more cost-effective way to manage their parking operations, the LUKE II offers real-time monitoring, reporting and credit card authorization, in addition to payments via contactless credit cards and NFC-enabled […]

Solacia, a Korean mobile embedded software developer, has achieved Common Criteria certification for its NFC-enabled universal subscriber identity module (USIM), according to Etnews.co.kr. The international standard for computer security certification, Common Criteria is designed to ensure that the process of specification, implementation and evaluation of a computer security product has been conducted in a rigorous […]

PayPal will have a leg up on the competition as mobile payment systems roll out around the world. According to market research firm GfK, recent surveys suggest that in nine top world markets the brand is the most trusted by consumers. With the advent of NFC technology and the onslaught of Android phones coming to […]

Mobile phones are quickly taking the place of credit cards in markets spanning the globe. Kenya, considered a leader in mobile payments, already has mobile banking up and running in the country, according to BusinessDailyAfrica.com. When NFC enters the Kenyan market it will enable other options for payments and banking. Read more here.   

Chiltern Railways in the UK announced a new mobile application to aid in the process of ticketing. This new application, which is available for smart phones, enables people to get rid of paper tickets and simply show up to catch the train carrying their phones. Chiltern reports the new application is compatible with iOS devices, […]