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March 5th, 2013

Bike Identificator debuts NFC and RFID tracking service

A anti-theft service for bicycles has been introduced by Italian firm Bike Identificator. Both an NFC tag and an RFID tag, fixed to the chassis of the bike, are used in combination with an online... More

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March 5th, 2013

Game Golf launches wearable NFC to help golfers’ game

"Existing golf technologies only provide technology that helps on the course, but we provide the complete package, giving you everything you need to improve your game and compete before, during and after you take to the course," says CEO John McGuire. More

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March 5th, 2013

SIA picks Gemalto for NFC payments in Italy

Payments processor SIA has signed a deal with Gemalto for the introduction of a national TSM infrastructure for NFC payments in Italy. SIA's service will make use of Gemalto's Allynis Trusted Service Management for Service... More

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March 5th, 2013

Tag-a-bag NFC labels go live

Tag-a-bag, an award winning lost and found baggage solution that uses luggage labels equipped with an NFC tag and a QR code, is now live and available to purchase worldwide. The launch follows the completion... More

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March 5th, 2013

Sharetapes mixes music with NFC

A startup is using NFC tags, printed to look like cassette tapes, to provide a modern day version of a traditional mixtape, enabling musicians, DJs and fans to share their favourite music via a new kind of physical media. More

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March 4th, 2013

Citi releases Singapore stickers

Citibank has introduced contactless payment stickers in Singapore with its Quick Pay Tag service. The stickers, which can be used for payments of up to S$100 (US$80), are available for all customers of Citibank Singapore... More

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March 4th, 2013

Canadian Kiosk launches NFC rewards

Users of the online city guide can take part in real world missions that let them collect rewards by visiting, say, three different art galleries in a six hour period or three participating bars in twelve hours. More

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March 4th, 2013

BlackBerry pushes Z10 with NFC prizes in UK malls

BlackBerry has launched an NFC-led campaign in the UK to promote its new BlackBerry Z10 mobile phone. The mobile phone maker has teamed up with NFC specialist Proxama and experiential marketing agency Experience Worldwide to... More

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February 28th, 2013

Google talks NFC at MWC

Mobile payments services will only start to take off once consumers are using them two to five times a day, Peter Hazlehurst, director of product management at Google, has told delegates at Mobile World congress... More

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February 28th, 2013

Think&Go wins NFC Challenge

Think&Go NFC has picked up first prize in the GSMA's NFC Challenge at Mobile World Congress 2013 for its Dynamic NFC-Screen, a display technology that enables NFC phone users to interact with video promotions, collect... More

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February 27th, 2013

Watchdata ships NFC-on-a-SIM

Watchdata Technologies has announced the commercial availability of SIMpass SC, an all-in-one NFC SIM solution that incorporates an NFC antenna within a SIM card form factor. The product was unveiled at the 2012 Mobile World... More

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February 27th, 2013

Sony shows PCS with NFC

Sony is demonstrating a media centre that includes NFC functionality at Mobile World Congress 2013. The Personal Content Station PCS LLS-201 enables media to be transferred from a phone to the device with one touch... More

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February 27th, 2013

Accumulate upgrades ME platform

Accumulate has launched the Mobile Payment Fast Track Pack, an update of its its Mobile Everywhere (ME) platform that supports NFC, QR codes, P2P, online and in-store payments. "Accumulate's solution is technology independent and supports... More

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February 27th, 2013

VeriFone and SK C&C team up for NFC wallets

POS maker VeriFone and Korea-based IT company SK C&C have announced they are working together to deploy mobile wallet solutions for "several large mobile network operators". "Our partnership with VeriFone will enable MNOs to rapidly... More

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February 27th, 2013

Etisalat wins GSMA NFC award

UAE-based carrier Etisalat has picked up the gong for 'Best NFC/Mobile Money Product or Service' at the GSMA's Global Mobile Awards. Flous is an NFC-based mobile commerce service, unveiled at Gitex in Dubai. More

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February 27th, 2013

Bankinter develops NFC payments service that eliminates need for secure elements

"This solution allows the financial institution to 100% independently define its business model, thus solving the current barriers we are facing with current SE-based NFC solutions," Carlos Alberto Pérez Lafuente, director of innovation for e-strategy and management at Bankinter, has told NFC World. More

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February 27th, 2013

Nokia adds NFC Writer for WP8

Nokia NFC Writer for Windows Phone 8 devices is now available from the Windows Phone app store, allowing users to read and write to any standard NFC tag with their mobile phone. More

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February 27th, 2013

Russian carriers plan NFC JV

Russia's "Big Three" mobile network operators — MTS, Vimpelcom and MegaFon — are in discussions to create a joint venture company for the rollout of NFC services, Alexander Popovskiof, vice president of operations at MTS,... More

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February 27th, 2013

Samsung enters the mobile wallet market

Samsung has unveiled its own mobile wallet app at Mobile World Congress 2013. Samsung Wallet "is a convenient mobile app which allows users to store and manage event tickets, boarding passes, membership cards and coupons... More

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February 27th, 2013

Six and Nexperts to develop NFC loyalty standard

Bank owned transaction processor Six Payment Services, one of Europe's largest, has partnered with NFC specialist Nexperts to develop a standard approach to handling NFC loyalty applications. "The market for electronic loyalty cards and mobile... More

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