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
23 Aug, 2012Google highlights security in new Wallet video
It seems like every report that comes out about NFC contains the same caveat: mass adoption will not happen until consumers are convinced of the technology’s safety. With its new video, “Google Wallet: Shipping Safe and Sound,” Google looks to convince the skeptics that Google Wallet is in fact more secure than the leather wallets […]
23 Aug, 2012Singapore’s SingTel, EZ-Link partner for NFC payments
Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) and EZ-Link have partnered to launch a new mobile payments service for NFC-enabled smart phones. Fresh on the heels of rival teleco Star Hub’s NFC wallet launch, SingTel’s new service enables users to make cashless payments by tapping their NFC-enabled handsets against contactless readers at over 20,000 EZ-Link payment points across Singapore, […]
23 Aug, 2012Visa comes up short at London 2012 Olympics
Visa’s highly anticipated “contactless revolution” which was to take place at London 2012 Olympics fell up a little short, according to The Guardian. With more than 20 million contactless cards in circulation in the UK, the card provider revealed that only 150,000 payments in the Games venues were made using wave and pay technology. Visa’s […]
23 Aug, 2012McDonald’s tests mobile payments with PayPal in France
McDonald’s has begun testing a mobile payments service from PayPal at 30 of its restaurants in France, according to Reuters. Using a McDonald’s smart phone application, customers at these locations can place their orders remotely and pay via PayPal, then pick up the order in a separate line at the restaurant. The service also lets […]
23 Aug, 2012Sony Xperia phones to get Android 4.0 update
Sony has announced that it will upgrade several Xperia smart phones to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, starting with the NFC-enabled Xperia P and continuing with the Xperia U, Xperia sola and Xperia go. The upgrade, which will be rolled out over the next few weeks, will allow Xperia P owners to take advantage of […]
22 Aug, 2012Learn about cell phones as access credentials at free ASIS event
If you work with access control solutions at your company or institution, don’t miss this chance to hear from four high-profile organizations that are actually using smart phones as access credentials in their environments. At the ASIS Conference in Philadelphia – Sept. 10 from 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. EDT – HID Global will host a […]
22 Aug, 2012Panasonic reveals NFC app for smart home appliances
Panasonic Corporation has unveiled a new mobile app for the Japanese market that enables users to remotely operate and monitor their Panasonic smart home appliances via Android smart phone. Slated for launch in September, the Panasonic Smart App operates with connected appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, kitchen appliances and even health care devices. Those […]
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