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
16 Dec, 2009Britain to phase out paper checks by 2018
The UK Payments Council has decided to do away with paper checks by October 2018 in favor of newer electronic payment methods like smart cards and NFC, according to BBC News. The decision is based on the sharp decline in check use in the last twenty years, coupled with relatively high cost of processing a […]
15 Dec, 2009Blaze Mobile, Tetherball team up for mobile payment & coupon solution
Blaze Mobile and Tetherball customers now have the ability to redeem mobile rewards and coupons, as well as make purchases using their mobile phones. Blaze Mobile users can sign up for a loyalty program that grants them access to offers from Tetherball on their mobile phones from major retailers like Dairy Queen. To redeem the […]
15 Dec, 2009NFC shopping pilot underway in Zurich
NEXPERTS, e24, the University of Applied Science from Northwest Switzerland and other industrial partners are launching a pilot project this month in Zurich that will enable customers to use their NFC phones to purchase goods and services at farmer shops. The project, called “Touch’n Pay,” is intended to ease the shopping process in farmer shops, […]
15 Dec, 20092010 Growth Opportunities in Contactless: Security, Authenticity and Mobile Transactions
By Ruediger Stroh, general manager, Identification Business, NXP Semiconductors As we ring in 2010, signs of economic recovery are promising yet cautious. While the path to recovery for some industries may take longer, NXP believes we will see positive growth of contactless transactions on a global scale. The below focuses on the main growth areas […]
14 Dec, 2009SKT-Hana deal to boost NFC in Korea
SK Telecom (SKT), Korea’s biggest mobile provider, is cutting a $346 million deal with Hana Financial Group to bring wide-scale NFC mobile payment to Korean wireless users, according to The Korea Times. In the deal, SKT, owner of more than half of the country’s mobile-phone subscribers, will buy 49% of Hana Card, a marginal credit […]
10 Dec, 2009Nokia to take NFC mainstream by 2012
Nokia is planning to make NFC technology a standard feature in its phones by 2012, according to The Mirror. The roll out, which would mark a huge leap forward in mainstream adoption of NFC technology, could come as soon as next year. According to The Mirror, in Q3 and Q4 of next year Nokia is […]
10 Dec, 2009Campus card industry forecast
By Robert C. Huber, Campus Card Industry Business Consultant Prediction #1–Contactless Becomes Preferred Campus Card Technology After magnetic stripes have dominated campus card systems for 40 years, contactless smart chip technology–high frequency 13.56 MHz–rapidly ascends as the preferred identity and reader technology due to its high-data security, read/write storage capability, non-mechanical reader design, expansion scalability, […]
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