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
14 Aug, 2012Nokia looking to bring NFC ticketing to India’s Metros
Nokia India is in talks with a number of India’s Metro Rail projects to introduce NFC-enabled ticketing, according to MyDigitalfc. “Most Metro Rail projects in the country are discussing the possibility of an NFC-based solution for ticketing with us,” explained D. Shivakumar, Nokia’s senior vice president of sales in India, Middle East and Africa. “There […]
14 Aug, 2012Nokia’s first Windows 8 phone surfaces
Images of Nokia’s first Windows 8 handset, codenamed Nokia Phi, have emerged on Chinese site WPDang. Billed as the successor to the Lumia 800, the Nokia Phi is expected to have at least a 4.3 inch display, a microSD slot and a dual-core Qualcomm processor, according to Mobot. The handset, confirmed by Nokia Innovation, will […]
14 Aug, 2012VeriFone to supply Beall’s with NFC readers
VeriFone has announced that it will equip U.S. retail chain Beall’s with its NFC-enabled MX 915 point of sale readers. According to VeriFone, the MX 915 is one of the first models in the company’s new customer-facing MX 900 series. The device supports NFC mobile payments, EMV smart cards, and other alternative payment methods, as […]
13 Aug, 2012Korean researchers reveal 1 cent NFC chips
Korean researchers have created a new passive NFC chip that could drastically drop the price of implementing NFC, according to the Institute of Physics (IOP). Developed by Sunchon National University and Paru Printed Electronics Research Institute, these “rectenna” chips are printed in rolls like newspaper – a method that reduces the price per unit to […]
13 Aug, 2012VeriFone initiates contactless rollout in Mexico City
VeriFone Systems, Inc. has been selected provide merchant payment solutions as part of the initial phase in a major contactless payment rollout in Mexico City by the Mexican bank Banamex. In the first phase, several thousand VeriFone contactless-enabled card acceptance systems will be deployed to 1,900 merchants in the Mexico City metropolitan area. The bank […]
10 Aug, 2012Major m-commerce players unite under ETA’s Mobile Payments Committee
The Electronic Transactions Association has launched a Mobile Payments Committee (MPC) that brings together Google, PayPal, the U.S.’s four main mobile carriers – AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon – and major financial institutions in the name of advancing the mobile payments industry. According to the ETA, the trade association of the global electronic payments industry, […]
10 Aug, 2012Inside peek at Olympic contactless payment trials
With Visa’s contactless payment trials under way at the 2012 Olympics, the Telegraph’s Matt Warman took to the Olympic Village to see firsthand how the new payment technology is catching on. The first thing Warman noticed is that every retailer in the Village supports Visa and Visa alone. However, despite Visa’s monopoly on Olympic retailers, […]
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