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
05 Mar, 2010Enstream LP to pilot Zoompass mobile payment sticker
Toronto’s EnStream LP is launching a pilot of their new The Zoompass Tag, a 43 mm by 33 mm sticker that can be attached to a mobile phone to make contactless purchases. According to Robin Dua, President of EnStream LP, pilot participants will be able to pay for their morning coffee, gas at the pump, […]
04 Mar, 2010Citigroup to launch NFC payment in India
The Indian branch of Citigroup has announced plans to launch NFC-enabled mobile payment technology by December of this year, according to livemint.com. The announcement follows the recent completion of a 26-week NFC payment pilot project in Bangalore featuring 3,000 customers, 250 merchant locations and nearly 50,000 contacltess purchases. Citi partnered with Nokia Oyj and Vodafone […]
03 Mar, 2010EDC releases findings on Citi Tap and Pay pilot
Global financial services consultancy Edgar, Dunn & Company (EDC) has released its report on the Citi Tap and Pay pilot service launched in the city of Bengaluru, India in July 2009. Conceived by Citi Growth Ventures and spearheaded by Citibank India, in collaboration with Nokia, Vodafone, MasterCard and ViVotech, Citi Tap and Pay offered customers […]
02 Mar, 2010Tyfone to launch SideTap MicroSD card for NFC payment
Tyfone has announced the completion of its SideTap MicroSD memory card line, allowing customers to quickly and easily add mobile wallet functionality to their cell phones. SideTap MicroSD memory cards can be used in any phone with a MicroSD slot, regardless of the operating system, at any contactless payment terminal worldwide. According to Tyfone, SideTap […]
01 Mar, 2010Colorado town leading the way with contactless payments, rewards
By Ed McKinley, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications Los Angeles dazzles, New York overwhelms and Chicago gets the job done on broad shoulders. But don’t look to America’s urban behemoths for the latest in payments technology. Tiny La Junta, Colo.–until now known mainly for melons, corn and cattle–is becoming one of the nation’s first hotbeds of […]
26 Feb, 2010NFC sticker enhances gravestones
A new product called RosettaStone has just been released, enabling bereaved to provide more information about departed loved ones on gravestones, according to slashgear.com. The device, which is a small polymer stick-on tag called a Data Tag, uses NFC technology to send images and texts to visitors’ smart phones when passed in front of the […]
25 Feb, 2010Shanghai, China Unicom join up to boost cultural industry innovation
The Shanghai Municipal Publicity Department and China Unicom just signed a framework agreement to provide customers with mobile video, mobile music, e-books and NFC-enabled mobile payment. The precise details of the agreement remain undisclosed. In addition, Shanghai plans to introduce China Unicom’s call center into the city’s international cultural service trading platform in order to […]
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