Archive for May 2009
French banks, network operators publish Payez Mobile specifications
May 28th, 2009
Following extensive field testing, the banks and mobile operators behind the NFC tests in Caen and Strasbourg have now published the functional and technical specifications for Payez Mobile applications. More
Sheetz NFC trial hailed a success
May 28th, 2009
Paying by phone is "easy, fast and convenient," say the participants in a US fuel payments trial — now all that's needed to move ahead is a business model... More
Alliance sets out collaborative business model for NFC payments
May 28th, 2009
Collaboration and leveraging proven technology and a merchant infrastructure that is already in place are the keys to making NFC payments a reality, says a new white paper from the Smart Card Alliance. More
NFC Forum publishes candidate specs for device interoperability and peer-to-peer communication
May 19th, 2009
The NFC Digital Protocol and the Logical Link Control Protocol candidate specifications are now available to download from the NFC Forum website. More
Dubai First and Du to run Middle East’s first NFC payments trial
May 19th, 2009
The bank and the telecoms operator are to run a six month pilot in Dubai, ahead of a commercial NFC launch later this year. More
Towards global standards for NFC — in payments and in electronic ID
May 11th, 2009
OPINION: In separate moves, three organisations have taken significant steps forward in the move towards global standards for NFC, not only in payments but also in the electronic ID market. More
EMVCo takes first step towards NFC payments standards
May 11th, 2009
The EMV payment standards body owned by Visa, MasterCard, American Express and JCB is inviting mobile operators, chip and handset manufacturers and application providers to a two day meeting designed to help shape EMVCo's NFC standards strategy. More
Bundesdruckerei plans to link NFC and electronic identity cards
May 11th, 2009
The German security documents group is to work with the NFC Forum to harmonise eID and NFC standards so that mobile phones can enable electronic ID cards to be used as proof of identity for secure transactions on the internet. More
GlobalPlatform sets out stall on multi-application NFC systems
May 11th, 2009
A new, detailed white paper explains the work the international smart card specifications body has completed so far and outlines its future plans. More
DnB NOR and Telenor begin NFC field trial in Oslo
May 7th, 2009
The Norwegian bank and the telecoms operator, which formed a joint venture last year to create an NFC trusted service manager for the Nordic markets, have begun a small scale NFC test that will be extended into Oslo city centre later this year. More
Finnish city to test NFC posters for children’s games and smart maps
May 7th, 2009
The city of Lappeenranta is installing a series of smart posters, incorporating tamper-proof NFC tags, with one set providing quick and easy access to local information and the other enabling children visiting its famous Sandcastle to win prizes for taking part in a quiz. More
NFC proves popular in Swiss trial
May 7th, 2009
More than 90% of the participants in a small scale Swiss trial say they will use NFC when it becomes commercially available. More
