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
28 Mar, 2011FIME approved by NFC Forum for certification testing
FIME, a consulting and market integration services provider for NFC, has achieved NFC Forum Authorization for its laboratories in Asia and Europe. This allows FIME to conduct the required tests to confirm a device’s compliance to the NFC Forum’s technical specifications and attain certification from the industry body. In 2010 the NFC Forum launched a […]
25 Mar, 2011SCA Transportation Council sets NFC, open payments as goals for 2011
Educating on the benefits of open bank card payments, as well as convergence of smart card-based ID applications and NFC in transit is the focus for the upcoming year for the Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council. The group announced the 2011-2012 officers and steering committee. “For 2011, we are asking ‘what’s next,’ answering the questions […]
25 Mar, 2011CHARGE Anywhere app turns smart phone into NFC payments terminal
CHARGE Anywhere has developed an Android app that turns Google’s Nexus S smart phone into an NFC payment terminal. The app enables businesses of any size to process check, ACH and credit card payments, including MasterCard PayPass and Visa Blink, using only a Nexus S handset. The company says it intends to expand the solution […]
24 Mar, 2011Motorola to add NFC to future gadgets
Motorola says it is looking into outfitting future business products with NFC technology for contactless payments. The company is expected to unveil its strategy, including which products will get the technology, at a big launch event next week in Paris. Although Motorola has kept mum about the specifics of the initiative, Andy McBain, Motorola’s senior […]
24 Mar, 2011ACS launches NFC reader with LCD display
Hong Kong-based Advanced Card Systems (ACS) released its first LCD-equipped NFC reader, the ACR122L VisualVantage. Designed specifically for e-payment applications with NFC phones or other devices, the ISO 14443-compliant reader supports Mifare, FeliCa and ISO 18092 NFC technologies. The ACR122L is equipped to operate in three NFC modes: read/write, card emulation and peer-to-peer. The reader […]
23 Mar, 2011NFC payments added to South African transit project
Aconite and Proxama have announced the launch of a mobile prepaid solution that will allow South African commuters to pay for fares with the tap of an NFC-enabled phone. This new mobile proposition, which integrates Proxama’s NFC wallet application, extends the capability of the solution Aconite recently implemented for the South African Transit project. Aconite […]
23 Mar, 2011Solacia looks to provide USIM cards for 4G NFC services in the U.S.
South Korea’s Solacia has announced it intends to deliver its high-capacity USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) cards for the next-generation of 4G services from Verizon and other mobile providers in the U.S. “Korea’s mobile providers foresee a mobile payments market of US$145 billion by 2015, and the US market will be potentially four times as […]
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