Marketing & Promotion
April 30th, 2013
NFC app records voices
NFC-Shop.net has launched Tapogram, an Android app that allows user to record messages up to 10 seconds long and associate them with an NFC tag. When another user taps the tag, the message is played.... More
April 30th, 2013
Samsung to issue new TecTiles that meet NFC Forum standards
Samsung is to introduce a new range of NFC tags because its existing TecTiles tags don't meet NFC Forum standards and won't work with the new Galaxy S4 smartphone. The phone maker's original TecTile tags... More
April 29th, 2013
Usat and Isis launch loyalty program for NFC vending machines
USA Technologies (USAT) has teamed up with NFC platform provider Isis to offer a mobile loyalty program. Customers who use an Isis NFC phone to make payments at vending machines will get their fifth purchase... More
April 25th, 2013
Clear Channel promotes NFC with prizes
Outdoor advertising company Clear Channel has launched 'Human vs Machine', a quiz game designed to begin getting consumers used to the idea of interacting with its new network of 10,000 advertising panels equipped with NFC... More
April 25th, 2013
Eye picks Zappit for NFC advertising in US malls
Mall media operator Eye has announced a partnership with NFC specialist Zappit to power the next generation of its Amplify mobile advertising platform. The Amplify solution will be deployed across the company's network of 3,100... More
April 24th, 2013
Tesco: NFC payments are too complex and offer too few benefits
"NFC was revolutionary 10 years ago but I think it just might have passed its sell-by date", the retail giant's Lyndon Lee told attendees at a mobile payments conference in London this week. "We are developing a digital wallet, focusing on marketing and loyalty aspects, but payment may not enter the wallet." More
April 24th, 2013
Codemasters Japan to promote video game via NFC
"We are bringing the traditional, static in-store experience to life with Codemasters," tag platform provider Tapit's Niklas Bakos has told NFC World. "We are creating a digital experience to allow customers to interact with the product on a different level." More
April 24th, 2013
French retailer orders 3m tags
Identive has announced it has won an order for three million NFC tags from an unnamed retailer. The NFC Forum Type 2 tags "will be used for a mobile retail application in France", says Identive.... More
April 23rd, 2013
Madrid gets NFC bus stops
Five hundred bus stops in the centre of Madrid have been equipped with NFC tags, allowing passengers to access arrival times and tourist information with their NFC phones. The tags form part of a new... More
April 22nd, 2013
Toshiba GCS adds Isis SmartTap support to POS system
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions has added support for Isis SmartTap payments to its Ace POS platform. The integration of Isis SmartTap will allow merchants to improve their customer experience by extending offers and loyalty programs... More
April 18th, 2013
iKaaz launches NFC mPOS reader add-on for mobile phones
Mobile payment provider iKaaz, founded by former Nokia Money employees, has launched an NFC reader that converts a mobile phone into a mobile POS device. The reader, priced at less than US$20, plugs into any... More
April 17th, 2013
Startupbootcamp launches accelerator program for NFC startups
Ten startups with great NFC and contactless ideas will be able to access a three month program of assistance and guidance, €15,000 in seed funding, free office space, a sponsor package and the chance to pitch their final product to investors. More
April 16th, 2013
Eagle Eye gets US and European EMV coupon patents
Loyalty and payments specialist Eagle Eye Solutions has been granted US and European patents for an EMV-based digital coupon and gift voucher solution that allows point-of-sale terminals to be used to both process card payments... More
April 16th, 2013
JusTap adds NFC coupons
Mumbai-based JusTap! has announced JusPocket, an NFC couponing platform that allows brands to run multiple coupon and deal campaigns in real time. JusPocket can be integrated into POS systems or accessed from a web browser,... More
April 16th, 2013
German transport operators pick NFC Netstore’s durable outdoor tags
Finnish tag supplier NFC Netstore is to provide its Contact Point durable NFC tags to Deutsche Bahn for the rail operator's Touch&Travel national NFC ticketing scheme. Regional transportation operator RMV has already installed 25,000 of the new tags across the Frankfurt region. More
April 15th, 2013
CheckinDJ uses NFC, social media and Spotify to reinvent the jukebox
Venues, or groups of friends, can use the system to choose what music should be played — based on the combined preferences of everyone present at the time. More
April 15th, 2013
Think&Go, Comprion, Taztag, Sistel, Payter and Seibersdorf win Wima NFC awards
The winners of this year's Wima NFC competition have been announced — with Think&Go NFC scooping three awards. The NFC retail specialist's Tim Baker picked up awards for Best Retail Solution for NFC Shopping and... More
April 12th, 2013
South West Trains provides passengers with special offers via NFC
The Tap4Offers platform has been installed in 360 of the UK rail operator's carriages and platform provider KBH plans to extend the service to 6,000 carriages operated by eleven rail service providers later this year. More
April 12th, 2013
Wroclaw restaurant tries NFC table tents
Local NFC specialist NFC Group has implemented NFC table stands and placed NFC stickers on doors in an Indian restaurant in Wroclaw, Poland. Guests are directed to a landing page when they use their smartphone... More
April 12th, 2013
SkyeTek adds NFC module
RFID reader manufacturer SkyeTek has launched its first NFC product. The Gemini NFC and Mifare reader module is a "low-cost and ultra-low power reader/writer module" aimed at the access control, brand loyalty and mobile wallet... More
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