February saw the industry’s best and brightest showcase their solutions at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) event in Barcelona, with NFC and mobile payments stealing the show. David Orme, chief executive officer of Bell ID, reveals his thoughts on the event in a release on Bell ID’s website. According to Orme, the exhibition’s “NFC Experience” […]

Gemalto and international payments processor SIA have partnered to provide rapid deployment of NFC services across Italy. The partnership will mark the first national trusted service management infrastructure in Europe that can be utilized by all key market stakeholders. Moreover, the TSM will be made accessible to the country’s leading mobile network operators and banking […]

The NFC Forum announced that Google has elevated its NFC Forum membership from Principal to Sponsor level, joining ten other organizations who have joined the Forum since November. The Sponsor level is the highest tier of Forum membership and includes a seat on the NFC Forum Board of Directors, the association’s governing body. As with […]

By Jeff Staples, vice president of market development, Blackboard Transact In 2006, Blackboard Transact, a provider of credential-based commerce and security solutions to campus environments, found itself refreshing its entire hardware offering. We had a tough decision to make regarding which contactless technologies to simply support and which to make an integral part of our […]

OpenWays, alongside FCS Computer Systems has announced a solution that could enhance mobile travel experiences for guests and benefit bottom lines for hotels. FCS i-Guest — a self-service mobile application — is now outfitted with OpenWays’ Mobile Key, aiming to make the check-in process more convenient, personal and hassle free for guests. Using its triple-play […]

Tom Murphy, Senior Director of Sales & Marketing, XTec Inc. A single identity can be simple. But, as all enterprises eventually realize, the lifecycle maintenance of those identities proves decidedly complicated. The responsibility of keeping identities current, accurate and securely linked to functioning credentials – for the long term – presents the most significant challenge […]

GlobalPlatform has refined its Management of Mobile NFC Services specification to address how service providers can connect and communicate with other players in the NFC ecosystem. The specification has was created based on input from industry bodies like European Payments Council, GSMA and the Association Française pour le Sans Contact Mobile (AFSCM). Established in 2011, […]