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
31 Aug, 2012Sony reveals new Xperia phones
Sony has unveiled two new NFC-enabled Xperia smart phones – the Xperia T (pictured) and Xperia V. The Xperia T, Sony’s new flagship mobile device, runs on Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich and featurres a 4.6″ HD display, 13MP camera, full 1080p HD video, 1.5GHz dual core processor and embedded NFC. Sony has not made […]
31 Aug, 2012Trusted Labs gets ISO 17025 accreditation to validate security of mobile applications
Trusted Labs, a France-based evaluator of embedded systems, has extended its 2011 ISO 17025 accreditation to include the validation of NFC mobile applications. Trusted Labs can now provide security validation services for Android, Java, and iOS NFC handset applications, as well as USIM Java Card applications. According to Trusted Labs, these services verify that the […]
30 Aug, 2012Sony reveals NFC-enabled portable speaker
Sony unveiled an NFC-enabled portable speaker that can pair with your mobile phone to play songs directly from your mobile music library. NFC phone users can simply tap their handsets against the SRS-BTM8 speaker to establish a Bluetooth connection over which music can be streamed. Another tap closes the connection and stops the music instantly. […]
30 Aug, 2012New Apple patent hints toward NFC wallet
Apple has been awarded a patent for payment acceptance technology that appears to be designed for an NFC mobile wallet solution, according to Apple Insider. U.S. Patent No. 8,255,323, titled “Motion based payment confirmation,” describes a method in which mobile phone users can confirm or decline a payment transaction either by physically moving the device […]
30 Aug, 2012Isis to debut in September
After months of delay, mobile commerce joint venture Isis is set to debut its NFC payments service next month, reports Bloomberg. Doug Bergeron, CEO of payment terminal maker VeriFone, told Bloomberg that the partners are prepared for a September launch in Salt Lake City and Austin, Texas. Isis declined to add any more specific information […]
29 Aug, 2012MasterCard, Everything Everywhere partner for NFC payments
MasterCard has formed a five-year partnership with mobile operator Everything Everywhere to provide mobile payments solutions for 27 million mobile subscribers in the UK. According to MasterCard, one of the first products out the partnership will be a co-branded, pre-paid solution for mobile devices that will enable customers to make NFC payments at more than […]
29 Aug, 2012Snapper adds over-the-air activation on Touch2Pay phones
New Zealand contactless payments provider Snapper announced a new way for customers to get their Snapper payment accounts onto their Touch2Pay smart phones. New Zealanders with Touch2Pay phones equipped with the Touch2Pay SIM card can now get a Snapper contactless payment account on their mobile phone securely over-the-air, instead of being issued at the time […]
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