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December 17th, 2012

MasterCard buys into NFC wallet provider C-Sam

MasterCard has signed a strategic partnership agreement with C-Sam and also acquired a minority shareholding in the NFC mobile wallet and transaction platform provider. The move follows a deal the two companies signed in May... More

December 13th, 2012

London buses now accept contactless payments

Public transportation users in London can now pay their fare with a contactless credit, debit or charge card on any of the city's 8,500 buses. The cards can be used to buy single journey tickets... More

December 7th, 2012

Chinese carriers’ NFC plans emerge

China Mobile, the country's largest mobile operator, has reached agreements with subway and bus companies in 30 cities to allow users to make payments through mobile phones next year, reports Caixin Online. Pilot programs will... More

December 5th, 2012

Inside Secure adds sales agents

NFC and secure chip specialist Inside Secure has appointed four sales agents in Latin America and the Middle East. BP Electronica, a division of US-based BP Sales, will represent Inside in Mexico, while Electrocomponentes will... More

December 5th, 2012

Juniper scales back NFC forecast

Global NFC retail transaction values will now reach US$110bn in 2017, significantly below the $180bn previously forecast, the analysts say, due to the lack of NFC in the iPhone 5, lower than expected adoption of Google Wallet and the delay in the launch of Isis. More

December 4th, 2012

Gemalto NFC SIM picks up payment scheme certifications

Gemalto's UpTeq NFC SIM has now been certified by American Express, MasterCard and Visa. The SIM is available in a range of form factors and supports contactless payment and other secure services via Amex ExpressPay,... More

November 29th, 2012

Sistel launches NFC pen for smartphones and tablets

The vWand is designed to act as a data bridge, enabling users to read data stored on contactless ID cards and other media and forward it on to standard PCs and mobile phones via Bluetooth. More

November 28th, 2012

China Mobile to unveil its NFC payments service on 5 December

China Mobile, the world's largest mobile network operator with close to 700m subscribers, is to demonstrate its NFC payments platform for the first time on 5 December at its Worldwide Developers Conference. China Mobile describes... More

November 27th, 2012

Intellitix opens in Australia

Event ticketing and payments specialist Intellitix has opened an office in Sydney, Australia. The company's RFID and NFC based systems will offer Australian music fans easy access, cashless payment and social media features at large... More

November 26th, 2012

Mumbai movie fans tap for tix

Movie-goers at a multiplex in Mumbai, India can now book tickets, leave feedback and like the Cinemax theatre chain on Facebook after tapping smart posters or NFC enabled standees in the cinema foyer. The "Box... More

November 21st, 2012

GM demos NFC payments app for electric vehicle charging

General Motors subsidiary OnStar is experimenting with NFC to initiate payment at public charging stations for electric vehicles. As more electric vehicles arrive on the market the demand for public charging will grow, as will... More

November 14th, 2012

Helsinki gets NFC tram stops

NFC technology is being tested on 211 covered tram stops in Helsinki, Finland. The pilot involves placing two tags at each tram stop. The first allows passengers to easily purchase tram tickets from their mobile... More

November 14th, 2012

Mobile Wallet Outlook: Merchants and new financial services players flex their mobile payments muscles

In the November edition of Mobile Wallet Outlook, the monthly trends bulletin for subscribers to The Mobile Wallet Report, the NFC World team examines the role US merchants plan to play in mobile payments and how the move to mobile is creating new opportunities for alternative players to define the bank account of the future. More

November 13th, 2012

Bell ID buys Ecebs

Transportation and smart card technology specialist Ecebs has been acquired by Bell ID. Ecebs' portfolio includes a number of front-end technologies that Bell ID expects to be able to use to "significantly enhance its offering... More

November 13th, 2012

MasterCard certifies Inside Secure payments applet

Inside Secure's Mobile MasterCard PayPass M/Chip 4 payment applet has received MasterCard's Cast and Functional certification when credentials are stored on the chip specialist's SecuRead embedded NFC module or VaultSecure secure element. Functional certification confirms... More

November 13th, 2012

Audi to work on NFC with NXP

Car maker Audi has signed a strategic partnership deal with NXP that will see the two companies working on eight areas of automotive innovation, including NFC, Car-to-X communications, telematics and high-voltage controls for electric vehicles. More

November 6th, 2012

HID Global adds iClass SE reader module

HID Global has added a reader module and a developer tool kit (DTK) for its iClass SE secure credentials platform. "Our new reader module enables third-party developers to build a broad range of products that... More

October 31st, 2012

DeviceFidelity launches new range of NFC microSD devices

The new CredenSE products can be used as an external secure element in NFC phones as well as to add NFC functionality to both smartphones and feature phones, without the need for a separate signal booster. More

October 30th, 2012

Vodafone picks Gemalto and CorFire for international mobile wallet launch

"The consumer benefits of contactless payments are obvious," says Christian Wirtz, m-commerce director for Vodafone Group. "The potential of mobile to transform existing industries — such as financial services, retail and transport — is enormous." More

October 29th, 2012

G&D debuts white label mobile wallet

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has introduced SmartTrust Portigo, a three part white label mobile wallet solution "for NFC services and beyond" that includes: A wallet client that runs on the user's mobile phone and is... More

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