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
08 Jul, 2010Apple shows interest in NFC product info app
Apple has made public a patent detailing an NFC-enabled iPhone application that would allow customers to receive information on the products they’re shopping quickly and easily, according to Apple Insider. The 83-page document, titled “System and Method for Providing Content Associated with a Product or Service,” describes how the new “Products +” app could help […]
07 Jul, 2010Report: South Korea’s smart card shipments to increase 6.2%
Frost & Sullivan has released a new report predicting a 6.2% jump in South Korea’s shipment of smart cards in 2010, rebounding from last year’s slump in demand. By the close of 2010, an estimated 49.6 million units are expected to be shipped, up from 46.7 million in 2009. Frost & Sullivan industry analyst Navin […]
07 Jul, 2010UK retailers calling for lowered processing charges on contactless payments
Retailers in the UK are lobbying for emerging payment technology, viz. contactless payment, to be cheaper to process than current debit and credit cards, which are running them hundreds of millions of pounds in processing fees a year, according to The Register. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), each cash transaction costs retailers an […]
07 Jul, 2010NXP, Toppan release NFC module for integration into PCs
NXP Semiconductors and Toppan Forms announced that their jointly developed NFC reader/writer module “TN33MUE002L” has been adopted by Lenovo in three ThinkPad laptop models for the global market: the T410, T510 and W510. When built into a PC or a peripheral device, the module solution supports a variety of security and convenience features enabling transactions […]
06 Jul, 2010Report: Australians receptive to contactless mobile payment
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found that Australia is a prime market for mobile payment, despite low awareness of the technology, according to digital-media.net.au. A survey conducted by the ACMA shows that Australians generally prefer the idea of contactless mobile payment systems provided by financial institutions to SMS mobile payment, due mainly […]
06 Jul, 2010Report: mobile payment the “ideal launch pad” for Sepa
The European Payments Council (EPC) has just published a white paper arguing the case for contactless mobile payment in the single euro payments area (Sepa), according to finextra.com. In the report, the EPC says the mobile phone provides an “ideal launch pad for Sepa payment instruments,” adding that “the availability of practical Sepa mobile payments, […]
06 Jul, 2010Korea Electric Testing Institute selects Clear2Pay’s test tools to bring mobile payment to South Korea
Clear2Pay has announced that the Korea Electric Testing Institute (KETI), an organization dedicated to enhancing the safety and quality of electronic products, has selected Clear2Pay’s Integri test tools for the testing of digital communication between NFC devices. KETI, which plans to to help introduce a mobile payment infrastructures based on NFC technology to South Korea, […]
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