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
06 May, 2008NXP and Siemens develop GPS/GSM-based toll system
NXP and Siemens Mobility have reached an agreement to collaborate on development of NXP’s new Automotive Telematics On Board (ATOP) into a ‘single chip on-board unit’ system based on GPS and GSM. Once it is done with development and ready for the market, it is intended for use in private vehicles. ATOP can be used […]
06 May, 2008NXP looking into licensing Mifare for NFC apps
NXP Semiconductors is looking at licensing its Mifare contactless chip card technology to other semiconductor companies for use in SIM cards and NFC applications such as ticketing, payment and access management. “We are preparing a technology licensing program. This will take some time to evolve as it involves both the Mifare hardware and operating system […]
30 Apr, 2008NFC Forum announces competition winners
The NFC Forum, a Wakefield, Mass.-based non-profit advocating the use of near field communication technology, announced the winners of its Touching the Future: NFC Forum Global Competition. In the competition, developers in a commercial track vied for the honor of having their solutions named “The Best NFC Service of the Year 2008,” while a Research […]
23 Apr, 2008NFC causing increasing interest in mobile coupons and ticketing
UK-based Juniper Research released a study that predicts retailers will have issued almost 3 billion mobile coupons to customers by 2011. The study also predicts that mobile ticketing will become more popular over the next few years, with 2.6 billion tickets worth $87 billion, delivered by 2011. The study attributed the increased interest in mobile […]
21 Apr, 2008DnB Nor and Telenor to form mobile payments unit
Norwegian banking group DnB Nor and local telco Telenor have revealed plans to establish a new mobile payments program. The new mobile payments system, called Trusted Service Manager (TSM) Nordic, will be a subsidiary of Doorstep. The move comes at the same time as a public trial of near field communications (NFC)-based contactless mobile payments […]
21 Apr, 2008DnB Nor and Telenor to form mobile payments unit
Norwegian banking group DnB Nor and local telco Telenor have revealed plans to establish a new mobile payments program. The new mobile payments system, called Trusted Service Manager (TSM) Nordic, will be a subsidiary of Doorstep. The move comes at the same time as a public trial of near field communications (NFC)-based contactless mobile payments […]
18 Apr, 2008ViVOpay enables contactless payments for kiosk systems
ViVOtech is extending its ViVOpay line of contactless readers into the kiosk market by introducing the ViVOpay Kiosk contactless payment module. The new technology is certified to work with all major contactless payment programs and allow third-party Kiosk host systems to accept contactless payments without requiring lengthy and costly compliance re-certifications. “Contactless payments and ticketing […]
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