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
15 Feb, 2013Coffee Bean locations in Singapore get Samsung-branded NFC tags
Samsung has reached an agreement with The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, placing Samsung-branded NFC stickers in all 51 Singapore locations. TechCrunch reports that the marketing campaign — which began on February 8 and will run through March 7 — will reward Samsung device users with an larger drink just for tapping the NFC stickers. […]
14 Feb, 2013Tokyo releases NFC tags, Android app for use in upscale shopping district
As part of an experiment to help guide Japanese shoppers government officials in Tokyo have dispatched nearly 300 NFC location tags throughout the Ginza shopping district as well as launched an Android app enabling customers to interact with the tags. As reported by CIO.com, the Ginza initiative is the latest in a line of city-based […]
13 Feb, 2013Tomorrow’s campus card will focus more on identity than the credential
By Cindy McCall, Vice President of Marketing, The CBORD Group Inc. In five years, a campus card will be much more than a physical card. Mobile and other virtual extensions of the campus card that are seen as cutting-edge today will be expected as standard offerings. These extensions will pave the way for campus card […]
08 Feb, 2013Blackboard supporting MIFARE
The Blackboard Transact campus card suite now supports MIFARE, a near field communication compatible protocol that enables secure contactless smart card transactions. Partner institutions can now choose either MIFARE or FeliCa when issuing NFC-compatible student identification cards or mobile phones. This latest software update also includes a configuration application that creates a single MIFARE card […]
08 Feb, 2013comScore study reveals opportunities, barriers in digital wallet market
A report released by comScore Inc. offers insight into consumer awareness, opinion and intent to use current digital wallet solutions. The study — entitled Digital Wallet Road Map 2013 — found that outside of PayPal, digital wallets registered awareness among only 51% of U.S. consumers. As the comScore report reveals, this lack of awareness coupled […]
08 Feb, 2013EMV, mobile payment news from the 2013 Smart Card Alliance Payments Summit
The 2013 Smart Card Alliance payments Summit saw executives from MasterCard and Visa spoke about the payments industry, explained their road maps and provided vision for the future payments infrastructure. The summit saw head of authentication product integration for Visa, Stephanie Ericksen, reveal new details that will expand Visa’s roadmap to include EMV. Ericksen revealed […]
06 Feb, 2013Smart Card Alliance Payments Council announces new leadership
At this week’s Smart Card Alliance Payments Summit, the Smart Card Alliance Payments Council wrapped up its 2012 activities and announced its leadership for the coming year. The Payments Council focused on EMV and NFC payments over the last year, working on educational efforts, including its EMV Connection web site. The council also announced its […]
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