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
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27 Feb, 2009Study predicts mobile payments to jump dramatically by 2013
Informa Telecoms and Media, a London-based research company, is predicting that the day the cell phones replace wallets is drawing closer. Its latest forecast, Mobile Payments and Banking, predicts that by 2013 some 300 billion transactions totaling $860 billion will be made by mobile phone. Yet, in that same time frame, NFC will still only […]
23 Feb, 2009Atmel, TazTag partner on contactless device
Atmel Corp. and TazTag announced that the companies are collaborating to bring to market all-in-one contactless solutions to store and protect personal data. As a first step in their collaboration, TazTag is using the Atmel AT98SC016CU security module in TazCard, an electronic wallet. The TazCard is a new multi-purpose device in a slim credit card […]
23 Feb, 2009Fonelabs launches low-cost NFC mobile phone
Malaysia-based Fonelabs has released its newest generation NFC handset that offers MIFARE compatibility. The low-cost phones can be used with most contactless transport applications and can support any financial application relying on smart cards. The X-series phones will be available next month. The X-Series will also provide single wire protocol compatibility using an NXP Semiconductors […]
23 Feb, 2009Paying by phone moving forward in Singapore
Singapore is a step closer to commercial NFC deployment with the announcement that a group of government agencies and private-sector companies, including mobile operators and banks, are to appoint an organization next year to oversee the development of a nationwide mobile payment system using contactless technology. Spearheading the move is the Infocomm Development Authority which […]
20 Feb, 2009Bank hopes India trial will produce business case for mobile payments
Citigroup is hoping that an upcoming test in India of NFC-equipped phones with contactless payment capabilities will help it develop a business case to present to U.S. carriers. Part of the goal of the Bangalore test, which could get begin in April, is to collect enough data on consumers’ use of mobile phones ready for […]
20 Feb, 2009Telefonica O2 to launch NFC mobile transit payments trial
Czech operator Telefonica O2 and the transport service from the Czech city Pilsen are set to launch next month a nine-month mobile payments trial with NFC-equipped phones. That would allow riders to pay for their rides as well as use their phones to buy goods at participating retailers. The NFC transit application will be available […]
18 Feb, 2009GloabalPlatform, StoLPaN work together on NFC compatibility
GlobalPlatform and StoLPaN have announced the two will work together to establishing a standardized approach to mass market deployment of near field communication (NFC) enabled services like payment and ticketing. International specification body, GlobalPlatform and StoLPaN, the pan-European consortium that aims to identify the technical and commercial frameworks to securely deliver NFC-applications to mobile devices, […]
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