Transit & Ticketing
May 17th, 2013
C-Sam speeds NFC development with applets and testing services
NFC technology provider C-Sam has announced a suite of NFC applets and test automation tools aimed at reducing the time needed for companies to develop, test and launch NFC products and services. C-Sam's NFC applets... More
May 16th, 2013
Telecom Italia announces new NFC ticketing pilots
Telecom Italia and payments technology provider SIA are to pilot an NFC ticketing service with three transport operators in the Naples and Emilia-Romagna regions of Italy by the end of 2013. Trasporto Passeggeri Emilia-Romagna (TPER),... More
May 16th, 2013
Neology adds NFC to toll transponders
RFID solutions provider Neology has added NFC to its UHF transponders, used in road toll payment applications, enabling consumers to use a phone-based mobile wallet to pay a toll or top up their account balance... More
May 14th, 2013
Chennai Metro investigates NFC
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) plans to include an NFC ticketing option when its service launches in 2015. "CMRL officials said they were working on a facility that would be incorporated in smartphones so that... More
May 10th, 2013
BMW picks Smart-Tec NFC tags
Car maker BMW is using tags supplied by Smart-Tec in two NFC-enabled accessories, the NFC Smartphone Holder and the BMW Car Hotspot LTE, the Munich-based custom tag specialist reports. The NFC Smartphone Holder is designed... More
May 9th, 2013
GSMA to offer NFC Experience at Mobile Asia Expo
The GSMA has partnered with China Mobile to promote NFC at this year's Mobile Asia Expo, following the successful NFC Experience provided to attendees at Mobile World Congress 2013. "We're excited to launch the NFC... More
May 8th, 2013
Chunghwa Telecom to test NFC and QR combo payments platform
"It is an all-in-one digital wallet that lets customers choose which way they want to pay," the Taiwanese carrier's Joseph Kuo has told NFC World. "The wallet supports multiple credit and bank cards, loyalty cards, coupons etc, and I think Chunghwa Telecom would like to see a big development in both technologies." More
May 7th, 2013
JAL adds carriers and coupons to NFC boarding pass service
Japan Airlines (JAL) has added coupons and special offers to its NFC-enabled boarding pass service and announced plans to extend operations to include customers of all three of Japan's mobile network operators. KDDI customers have... More
May 7th, 2013
Blackberry Live to promote NFC
BlackBerry Live conference goers will be able to use NFC to check in to sessions, to share contact information with sponsors and to grab links to resources. "One of our goals for this year's BlackBerry... More
May 3rd, 2013
OSPT Alliance releases Cipurse mobile guidelines
The Open Standard for Public Transport (OSPT) Alliance has released a set of guidelines for transport operators seeking to develop and deploy NFC mobile ticketing applications. The guidelines detail the requirements and use cases for... More
May 2nd, 2013
Infineon introduces new embedded secure element
Chip maker Infineon Technologies has announced a new embedded secure element chip that conforms to the GlobalPlatform 2.2.1 specification, offers a larger memory capacity to support multiple services and supports Mifare Classic applications through emulation. More
May 1st, 2013
Google and Equity Bank launch NFC payments in Kenya
The BebaPay service is now live on buses in Nairobi and a free app enables any Android NFC phone to be used as a card reader. Shops, traders and small businesses will be able to use Google's BebaPay in the future "to accept payments from customers, without needing expensive tills and cash registers." 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 23rd, 2013
Strasbourg begins ticketing pilot
Public transportation users in the French city of Strasbourg are being invited by local transit operator CTS to take part in an NFC ticketing pilot. The trial will begin in June 2013. More
April 22nd, 2013
Casio picks STMicro for rugged NFC smartphone
The 4G LTE G'zOne CA-201L is waterproof, shockproof and dustproof, says Casio, and can be used for mobile payments applications as well as NFC read/write functions. 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 17th, 2013
Turkcell adds transit card to mobile wallet
Turkish mobile network operator Turkcell has added the Urfakart transportation ticketing card to its Turkcell Cüzdan mobile wallet service. To use the service, Turkcell customers in the Sanliurfa region first link their Urfakart to their... More
April 17th, 2013
Snapper adds parking to NFC transit card service
Wellington City Council in New Zealand is trialling the use of Snapper transit cards, which are also available on NFC phones, to pay for car parking. Around 50 pay and display machines can now accept... 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
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- NFC, Smartcard & Payment Fair 2013 • 18-20 June 2013 • Seoul, Korea
- NFC World Congress 2013 • 24-26 September 2013 • Nice, France
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