Telefónica O2 Europe has become the latest company to join GlobalPlatform, as the smart card standards body’s Mobile Task Force initiative gathers steam... More
Archive for October 2009
It’s not only the technically savvy who like to pay by mobile phone
OPINION: Take up of the new sticker-based Redi Pay Bling mobile payments service by the customers of The State Bank of La Junta, a small Colorado farming community, has reached 80% in less than five months. More
The NFC Report: Retailers begin to seize the initiative with NFC coupons and loyalty programmes
Issues remain to be resolved for retailers in terms of the costs and benefits of equipping themselves to accept contactless cards. However, the ability of NFC to enable consumers to store discount coupons and loyalty cards on their phones, as well as to make payments, could change the proposition altogether. More
Retail marketing will drive growth of NFC market, says Juniper
Retailers using NFC for mobile coupon and smart poster applications will be key drivers of the growth of near field communication over the next three years, according to a market study published last month by Juniper Research... More
French fast food chain picks Airtag for contactless and NFC loyalty programme
La Croissanterie, a 180-strong chain of fast food outlets, has adopted Airtag‘s Airfid system for its new loyalty programme... More
French retailers, financial services providers and mobile operators publish NFC adoption plans
The Ergosum consortium, comprising France’s leading retailers, store card providers and mobile operators, has published detailed specifications and use cases for the implementation of NFC payments, coupon redemption and loyalty points management at the point of sale, ahead of planned large scale consumer testing. More
NFC Jobs Board: Vacancy at Palm
There’s a new vacancy for a Senior Product Manager at smartphone manufacturer Palm on the NFC Jobs Board this week, plus ongoing opportunities at Touchatag, Vivotech, Orange, Inside Contactless and Qualcomm. More
Swedish Universities begin roll out of NFC payments system
Payments processor Payex is installing a mobile payments system at a number of Swedish universities with more than 100,000 students, initially using NFC stickers but later moving to NFC phones, expected to enrol over the next six months. More
Transport and mobile operators begin NFC pilot in Lisbon
The Portuguese capital’s transport operators have begun a small scale NFC test in conjunction with three mobile operators, beginning on the Lisbon subway and with plans to expand to rail and bus services soon. More
SCM Microsystems and Dai Nippon Printing to launch NFC-based computer security solutions
SCM Microsystems and Dai Nippon Printing have announced that they are working together on a range of NFC-based computer security solutions, with the first product due to be released next month... More
Twinlinx adding NFC stickers to iPhone and Android
Following on from the news that Twinlinx’s My-Max NFC stickers now work with Windows Mobile 6.5 phones, the company has now revealed that it has an iPhone version already under development and has plans to add Android phones later... More
62% of State Bank customers have already used their phones to make a purchase, in less than five months
The customers of The State Bank of La Junta in the US have enthusiastically adopted the new mobile contactless sticker-based Redi Pay Bling service since it launched in May — and local merchants have been quick to adopt the technology, too, with 23 switching their accounts to do so since the launch. More
Deutsche Bahn opens registration for next phase of NFC ticketing project
Registration is now open for travellers wishing to take part in the next phase of German rail operator Deutsche Bahn‘s NFC ticketing pilot... More
GlobalPlatform launches transportation task force
GlobalPlatform has set up a Transportation Task Force with the aim of actively contributing to the evolution of smart ticketing solutions... More
Sentry Wireless adds budgeting and spending controls to NFC payments
Using a patented firewall for SIM cards, credit and debit card accounts loaded onto an NFC phone can be restricted so that a junior employee can use his corporate card to pay only for petrol and travel expenses or a child can use it only to make purchases in particular retailers. More
Insomnia coffee chain signs up for Zapa’s NFC sticker-based marketing system
Irish coffee chain Insomnia has signed up as the first customer for Zapa Technology’s NFC-sticker based payments and marketing system... More
Nice and Centre Pompidou to get tailored NFC-based tour guides
Three French firms are working on the Smart Muse NFC tour guide project, designed to let visitors use NFC phones to get information that is tailored by place, time and consumer demographic. More
Globul to launch mobile contactless service in Bulgaria?
Bulgarian telecoms operator Globul has launched a pilot of a new mobile wallet service, ahead of a commercial launch in 2010... More