Barclaycard, a UK leader in contactless cards, has allied itself with wireless operator Orange to push development of NFC-compliant mobile payments devices. Calling NFC “the biggest revolution in payments since plastic cards were introduced over 40 years ago,” the two intend to expand the partnership to include other contactless services, such as ticketing and transport. […]

In an effort to increase its offerings in the mobile payments market, Gemalto has acquired NXP’s mobile software development unit in Sophia Antipolis, France. The research and development team of about 20 employees will continue to develop and support software for the MIFARE4Mobile specifications, Paul Beverly, president of Gemalto North America tells NFCNews. The specification […]

Visa highlighted several overall trends in the payments industry, including the convergence of electronic payments and mobile phones, at a briefing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Also mentioned were the continued growth of the internet as a payment channel, the expansion of electronic payments into new acceptance locations such as transit and vending machines and […]

Confidex Ltd., a Finland-based supplier of RFID tickets and tags, has launched a new family of limited use contactless tickets with extended memory and increased security features. Called the Confidex SafeRide, the ticket is equipped with NXP’s new MIFARE Ultralight C chip which offers enhanced counterfeit protection. With triple DES, the chip uses an open […]

By Andy Williams, Associate Editor How nice would it be to zip to the local market and whip out your automobile key to pay for your purchases? Or, use the same key along with a cell phone to locate your car that you parked a few hours ago in that massive shopping mall parking lot? […]

Green Hills Software, a Santa Barbara, Calif.-based producer of secure operating systems, has partnered with Hamburg, Germany-based Stollmann E+V, a developer of communication protocol software, to supply Bluetooth and NFC solutions. First out of the gate will be an NFC profile for the INTEGRITY real-time operating system that will provide support for NFC-enabled devices in […]

Pradonet Technology, a provider of security, identification, payment and authentication devices, has launched a FeliCa-enabled contactless handheld terminal, the ST4fx, that enables card reading anywhere. It is expected the new ST4fx will soon also support NFC functionality. Developed by Pradonet’s R&D division in Malaysia, the rugged portable handheld is durable enough for most weather conditions […]