The NFC Forum has added a new membership category, allowing those companies actually using the technology in the field to join the non-profit organization. Appropriately named “implementer,” the new category complements existing NFC Forum membership levels which are primarily targeted at technical specification development. As more commercial NFC applications are developed and deployed, Implementer membership […]

STMicroelectronics, a Switzerland secure IC provider, and Stollmann, a communication protocol software based in Hamburg, Germany, have announced a joint agreement to offer turnkey NFC interface solutions, complete with all the necessary hardware and software components, to manufacturers of handsets and other mobile devices. ST’s NFC chips and Stollmann’s NFC software stack are now available […]

By Andy Williams, Associate Editor, Avisian Publications Whether it’s linking a Facebook account, or other social networking site, with your NFC-enabled phone, using the technology to reduce gate costs for transit agencies or using it in your home as a smart doorbell, Austrian researcher Gerald Madlmayr sees great things ahead for near field communication. If […]

Disneyland Paris is set to test contactless and NFC payments in October. French banks Crédit Mutuel and CIC will participate in the pilot involving about 100 NFC-enabled phones and 1,000 contactless cards, both which can be used in Disneyland’s shops and restaurants. The resort is currently seeking Disneyland Paris annual pass holders who have accounts […]

Zapa Technology, an Irish manufacturer of contactless stickers for cell phones, has chosen Postilion, a UK-based provider of payments software solutions, as its core payments platform for its new mobile prepaid, loyalty and gift card processing services for European retailers. Zapa recently introduced its ZAPA TAG, a contactless sticker that can be placed inside or […]

O2, a UK provider of mobile and broadband services, says it is ready to go with NFC but is waiting on support from retailers and handset manufacturers. O2 began piloting NFC in 2007 with customers using a Nokia phone and backing from Barclays bank. According to Mobile News, O2 is now in discussions with large […]

Smart Card Laboratory Inc., an international smart card provider based in Seoul, Republic of Korea, has become the latest organization to join the membership of GlobalPlatform, the international specification body for smart card infrastructure. Offering a range of products and solutions related to smart cards, Smart Card Laboratory will be able to track the activities […]