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
01 Feb, 2011LG plans 2012 NFC launch in Europe
LG Electronics is gearing up for a 2012 launch of NFC payments services in Europe, according to Reuters. The Korean electronics giant says it is already beta testing contactless mobile payment technology, which will be targeted at small and medium-sized businesses. According to Reuters, LG is looking to integrate NFC into its security systems and […]
01 Feb, 2011Virtual student card pilot featuring NFC launches at French university
The “Nice Future Campus” project, an experimental program designed to apply the near field communication standard to the university campus of the future,was scheduled to launch among 100 students at the University of Nice in Sophia Antipolis. Billed as the first virtual student card, the program will include a context-based location information service where students, […]
31 Jan, 2011BMW wants to add NFC to keys
BMW has revealed plans for an NFC-enabled “car key of the future,” according to computerweekly.com. “Our vision is that, in future, the key will not only mean access to the car but, inside and outside the car, will become as it were the ‘key’ to many functions,” said Thomas Kratz of BMW development access and […]
31 Jan, 2011MasterCard, Telefónica to launch mobile payments in Latin America
MasterCard and Telefónica have announced they are forming a joint venture to launch mobile payment solutions in 12 Latin American countries. The new 50-50 JV will seek to provide some 87 million people with mobile payment services linked to a mobile wallet or prepaid account, including money transfers, mobile airtime reload, bill payment and retail […]
31 Jan, 2011MasterCard Worldwide hires new executive to lead mobile payments group
MasterCard Worldwide has appointed Mung-Ki Woo as group executive of the company’s mobile division. According to MasterCard, Woo will have global responsibility for innovation, commercialization and development of go-to-market strategies to support mobile payments around the world. Most recently, Woo was Vice President of Electronic Payments & Transactions at the France Telecom – Orange Group, […]
31 Jan, 2011Precise releases product line aimed at banking sector
Precise Biometrics has announced the release of various fingerprint readers, each designed to meet specific needs of different enterprise clients. The name of the group of new offerings is Precise Sense and offers six different variations of the fingerprint reader to offer solutions with different functionality and cost in mind so a customer can find […]
28 Jan, 2011IER reader lets airline passengers check-in with NFC
IER has released a new RFID and NFC-enabled reader designed to simplify the airline check-in process. The IER 602 features a 13.56Mhz reader that lets passengers to check-in, credit frequent flyer miles and perform passenger identification by simply waving their NFC phone or contactless card. According to IER, the device can be deployed at all […]
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