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 Jun, 2008T-Systems, Nokia, and Venyon ease mobile ticketing for customers of RMV
The public transport authority of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main region (RMV), T-Systems, Nokia and Venyon have announced the next phase for RMV mobile ticketing at the international NFC Forum meeting in Frankfurt am Main in Germany. The new mobile ticketing solution based on Near Field Communication will offer a wider variety of mobile tickets. RMV introduced […]
16 Jun, 2008Blaze offers NFC
Blaze mobile is offering subscribers the ability to make payments and check their bank account with their mobile phones, according to WalletPop.com. The contactless payments are compatible with the MasterCard PayPass payment systems. Blaze charges $5 per month for the feature and $20 for the contactless payment sticker. Read the full story here.
16 Jun, 2008Gemalto uses OTA to update 53 million phones
Gemalto has announced the completion of more than 53 million over-the-air (OTA) updates of GSM and CDMA mobile customers representing 6.3 billion short messages across eight provinces in China. Gemalto states thGemalto successfully completed over 53 million over-the-air (OTA) updates of GSM and CDMA mobile customers representing 6.3 billion short messages across 8 provinces in […]
13 Jun, 2008Advanced Card Systems advances with industry to offer new products
13 Jun, 2008NFC goes to college
Gonzaga University trials phone-based payments on campus and around town By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor College students can be ideal test subjects for new technology, particularly if it’s “cool.” While programs testing near field communication are cropping up worldwide, until now the use of cell phones as a payment mechanism has rarely included colleges. Even […]
10 Jun, 2008NFC pilot in UAE
Telecom operator Etisalat and financial institution Emirates NBD will test payment applications with NFC-enabled phones in the United Arab Emirates, according to reports in The National The two companies will select certain customers for the trial who will be issued NFC-enabled handsets. If the trial goes well and handsets are made available Etisalat is considering […]
10 Jun, 2008First Spotlight event spotlights transportation and city life NFC apps
The NFC Forum is holding its first Spotlight conference for an afternoon of discussions and demonstrations of NFC transport and city life applications in LivingXXL restaurant in Frankfurt’s Eurotower. The program features presentations by NFC Forum Vice Chairman Gerhard Romen of Nokia, Dr. Wolf Heine of T-Systems and other representatives of organizations that have deployed […]
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