Payments
December 19th, 2011
Google Wallet finds its way onto the Verizon Galaxy Nexus
Just a few days after the launch of the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon, Android enthusiasts have found a number of ways to get around the US carrier's attempt to block Google Wallet from its version of the phone and users are now successfully making NFC payments. More
December 19th, 2011
Free Press files complaint with FCC over lack of Google Wallet on Verizon Galaxy Nexus
US consumer rights organisation Free Press has filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging it to investigate Verizon Wireless' actions regarding Google Wallet. "It appears as though Verizon Wireless is abusing its... More
December 18th, 2011
Isis reveals global ambitions
US NFC venture Isis is exploring the potential of expanding overseas, Bloomberg reports. Isis "has held discussions to explore international opportunities," Jaymee Johnson, Isis' head of marketing, told the news service. "The underlying equity partners... More
December 18th, 2011
Chevron to test Google Wallet
Six hundred Chevron gas stations in the US are to begin accepting Google Wallet payments and will "send out signage and other point-of-purchase (POP) material to stations before year's end," CSP Daily News reports. "Chevron... More
December 18th, 2011
San Francisco gets NFC parking meters
All of the city's 30,800 parking meters are being equipped with NFC stickers that allow drivers to pay for parking with their NFC phones, get a reminder when their parking time runs out and add extra parking time wherever they are. More
December 18th, 2011
NFC shopping zone opens in Seoul
Korea's leading mobile network operators, card networks, phone manufacturers and government agencies have joined forces to provide shoppers in Seoul's busiest shopping district with a wide range of NFC services including payments, couponing, smart posters and digital receipts. More
December 18th, 2011
Taiwan gets NFC iPhone case
Taiwanese mobile network operator Chunghwa Telecom has teamed up with transportation card operator EasyCard, chip maker NXP, and MasterCard to launch an iPhone case that enables users to make NFC payments in stores and on... More
December 15th, 2011
New report maps out the current status and future trends in the NFC market
A new research report by Sarah Clark, editor of NFC World, sets out the current state of play in the international NFC market, explains the critical factors for success, identifies the issues that remain to be resolved and analyses the opportunities for growth in the year ahead. More
December 13th, 2011
Security researchers raise Google Wallet concerns
The amount of unencrypted data stored by the Google Wallet app "surpasses what we believe most consumers find acceptable," says digital forensics specialist viaForensics in a report on the security of the search giant's NFC wallet — but no access to the secure element was gained. More
December 13th, 2011
IBM to develop NFC payments solutions in Moscow
The computer giant has partnered with Russia's Skolkovo Foundation to create a Science and Technology Center that will work on intelligent operations, technology for the oil and gas industry and on "the creation of security-rich and customizable mobile payment transactions for use across a number of industries including telco, retail and banking." More
December 12th, 2011
Isis picks Gemalto for NFC mobile commerce platform
The core trusted service management (TSM) platform to be used by the US NFC joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless will be provided by France-based Gemalto. More
December 9th, 2011
Woolworths goes contactless
Australian supermarket giant Woolworths is set to roll out 30,000 contactless payment terminals across more than 3,000 stores in 2012. The move follows a trial where the company saw a 50 to 75% decrease in... More
December 9th, 2011
Google Wallet on way to UK?
The UK will be the next country to get Google Wallet, following its US launch in October 2011, according to Les Echos. A pilot project involving both NFC payments and offers will begin in London... More
December 8th, 2011
Absa begins South Africa’s first NFC pilot
The trial will see five hundred bank staff using BlackBerry NFC smartphones to make MasterCard PayPass payments, and the technology used will in future also support the country's national transportation ticketing technology. More
December 6th, 2011
Verizon and Google fire first shots in the mobile wallet wars
"Recent reports that Verizon is blocking Google Wallet on our devices are false," says Verizon. "We are continuing our commercial discussions with Google on this issue." More
December 6th, 2011
KPMG reports on consumer attitudes to mobile
A new survey from KPMG has found that 41% of shoppers now use their phone to research products and services in-store and consumers are increasingly willing to share data with advertisers if it saves them money — but concerns over mobile payments security and privacy issues remain. More
December 6th, 2011
Coles to go contactless
Australian grocery giant Coles is to upgrade its Ingenico point-of-sale terminals to support contactless payments, CNet Australia reports. Coles will begin testing readers in selected stores in February and complete the rollout to all its... More
December 6th, 2011
Snack machines go Google
US-based vending machine technology provider Cantaloupe Systems has equipped 6,000 units in San Francisco, Chicago and the mid-Atlantic region to accept Google Wallet, AllthingsD reports, while Chicago-based Mark Vend plans to convert half its 2,000... More
December 6th, 2011
mFoundry adds Intel, FIS and Motorola to investor list
The mobile banking platform provider will use $18m of new funding for "the development of new payments-related mobile products and services targeted at financial institutions and mobile network operators." More
December 6th, 2011
Top Nokia NFC executives jump ship
The handset maker's lead delegate to the NFC Forum and its head of NFC business development for the Americas have now left the company. The UK-based VP of industry collaborations will leave at the end of December. More
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