Mobile network operator NTT Docomo, founder of Japan’s Osaifu-Keitai mobile payments service, is to take its mobile payments service global from 5 February 2014, in conjunction with MasterCard. More
Archive for October 2013
OTI gets MasterCard approval for Wave NFC add-on
Contactless technology specialist On Track Innovations (OTI) has received MasterCard Mobile PayPass certification for Wave Dongle, an add-on that plugs into the audio jack of a standard mobile device to provide users with NFC payments capabilities... More
SK Planet’s radical touchpoint design sees NFC interaction soar
A radical new NFC touchpoint design, coupled with the offer of nationally redeemable rewards, led to consumer interactions increasing by a factor of more than 20 at a recent exhibition in Korea, SK Planet has told NFC World... More
Jetco to launch NFC in Hong Kong
Hong Kong ATM network provider Jetco is to offer NFC payments using an add-on device that plugs into the headphone jack of a standard smartphone, the South China Morning Post reports... More
BWC offers rugged NFC tablet
Mobile device supplier BWC is now offering a rugged 7-inch tablet that comes with NFC... More
FineLine and Scanbuy offer retailers interactive packaging
Product labelling supplier FineLine Technologies and mobile solutions specialist Scanbuy have teamed up to offer a turnkey solution that enables retailers to add NFC, QR and Microsoft Tags to product packaging... More
NFC Interactor adds geo tag navigation
Mopius has released an update to its NFC Interactor app for Windows Phone 8 devices, enabling a map and directions to a location to be provided to users when they tap an NFC tag... More
TuneIn Radio adds NFC
TuneIn has updated the Windows Phone 8 version of its TuneIn Radio app, enabling NFC phone users to share their favourite playlists via NFC... More
Android NFC app reads passports
IT security firm Dexlab has released eCL0WN, an app that can read and clone data from an electronic passport using an Android 2.3+ NFC device... More
French drivers to get multi-functional NFC licenses
French drivers are now being issued with new multi-application driving licenses based on contactless smart cards that contain both a public and a private data area... More
SK C&C ships 6m NFC Sims
Korea’s SK C&C has shipped its six millionth NFC SIM card and is now to make the product available in the US... More
Garanti Bank launches NFC payments in Romania
Customers of Turkey-based Garanti Bank in Romania can now use their mobile phones to make payments in the capital city of Bucharest... More
Tapshoot offers NFC selfies
Windows Phone 8 users can now take better ‘selfies’ — and other photos — by triggering their smartphone’s camera from another device, using a new NFC app... More
Nokia unveils Windows tablet with NFC
Nokia has shown off the Lumia 2520, a 10.1-inch Windows 8.1 RT tablet that includes NFC and features 4G LTE and WiFi as well as a 6.7 megapixel camera with a Zeiss lens. More
Nokia launches Lumia 1520 NFC phone
Nokia has unveiled the Lumia 1520, a Windows Phone 8 ‘phablet’ with NFC and a 6-inch Full HD display that makes it possible to view a third column of tiles on the start screen... More
Dubai to get NFC taxi payments
Dubai residents will be able to pay taxi fares using a prepaid Smart Nol transit card stored on their NFC SIM from January 2014, the city’s Roads and Transport Authority has announced... More
Kiroco seeks funding for NFC jewellery range
UK based Kiroco is seeking funding of £20,000 on Kickstarter to produce a range of interactive jewellery gifts that allow the recipient to use an NFC phone to view short text, video and photo messages uploaded by the sender... More
CommBank to launch NFC payments using embedded secure elements
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has announced a series of upgrades to its mobile banking and payments service, including plans to offer NFC payments using secure elements embedded in “certain phones” and NFC stickers that can be used to make payments by customers with a standard mobile phone... More
IBM launches two-factor authentication for NFC devices
Computer giant IBM has added a two factor authentication solution to its IBM Worklight mobile app platform, providing “an extra layer of security when using an NFC-enabled device and a contactless smart card to conduct mobile transactions.”... More
Italians give NFC payments an 8 out of 10
Consumer research undertaken by payments processor SIA has found that 94% of the Italians who have had the opportunity to try out NFC payments appreciated the technology, giving the experience an average rating of 8 out of 10... More