Transit & Ticketing
October 23rd, 2012
Telecom Italia begins NFC pilot in Milan
Participants in the trial can use their NFC phones on Milan's public transport network, in around 1,000 stores and to access interactive information services. More
October 22nd, 2012
Isis offers free travel
Isis NFC mobile wallet users in Salt Lake City will be able to ride free on all Utah Transit Authority (UTA) public bus, Trax light rail and Frontrunner commuter rail services when they use their... More
October 22nd, 2012
RIM to manage Canadian NFC secure elements
The BlackBerry maker has been selected by Canadian carrier joint venture EnStream to handle secure credential management for SIMs used in both Android and Windows smartphones as well as its own BlackBerry NFC devices. More
October 22nd, 2012
T-Mobile launches NFC in Poland
The second commercial NFC service to go live in Poland this month has the backing of five banks and supports payments via both debit and credit cards. More
October 19th, 2012
ABI: NFC payments to hit $100bn
The total value of NFC mobile payment transactions will increase from US$4bn in 2012 to pass $100bn in 2016 and US$191bn in 2017, according to a new forecast by ABI Research. 26% of NFC handsets... More
October 19th, 2012
Sequent acquires Vivotech’s software division
TSM software and services provider Sequent is the new owner of troubled NFC pioneer Vivotech's software division. "The acquisition enables Sequent to integrate banks and other service provider's credentials more efficiently into the secure element... More
October 16th, 2012
Dubai to get NFC transit ticketing in 2013
RTA, the Dubai roads and transport authority, has announced plans to introduce NFC ticketing across the emirate's metro, bus and water bus services next year. More
October 12th, 2012
Confidex adds rugged NFC tags
Contactless ticketing and RFID specialist Confidex has unveiled a new generation of its Steelwave Micro rugged tags that comes with an NFC-compatible version designed for use in asset management applications. "The new Confidex Steelwave Micro... More
October 10th, 2012
Telefónica launches NFC transit trial in Spain
The mobile network operator has partnered with CTA, the public transportation operator for Spain's Asturias region, to pilot test a service that allows customers to charge transit ticket purchases to their mobile phone bill. More
October 10th, 2012
NTT Docomo and KT to begin international NFC payments service
"Docomo and KT plan to share the results of their commercial endeavor with global associations and standardization bodies, aiming to promote the realization of a commercial environment for globally compatible NFC services," the Japanese and Korean carriers say. More
October 10th, 2012
Rogers picks Gemalto for NFC in Canada
Rogers Communications has selected Gemalto to supply it with NFC-enabled SIMs for its forthcoming NFC payments deployment. Rogers' NFC platform is currently undergoing pilot testing and is due to launch before the end of this... More
October 5th, 2012
OSPT Alliance updates Cipurse transit ticketing specification
The Open Standard for Public Transport (OSPT) Alliance has released version 2.0 of its Cipurse open transit ticketing standard. Cipurse v2 "comprises a single, consistent set of specifications for all security, personalization, administration and life-cycle... More
October 5th, 2012
GlobalPlatform adds NFC SIM certification program
For mobile network operators, the introduction reflects industry agreement on a very complex subject matter, says the secure element standards organisation. "For service providers and issuers it provides reassurances that an application will perform as intended regardless of the mobile device being used." More
October 3rd, 2012
How cloud-based NFC, iPhone 5 and security concerns will impact the mobile wallet market
In the first issue of Mobile Wallet Outlook, the monthly trends bulletin for subscribers to our new research service, the NFC World team examines how the latest market developments will affect the future of the NFC and mobile wallet markets. More
September 26th, 2012
New Zealand NFC partners to begin field trial
Auckland Transport, Telecom New Zealand and financial services group Westpac have announced they are now ready to begin their first NFC field trial. Announced in April, the trial is being run in collaboration with Gemalto,... More
September 26th, 2012
Ez-Link uses Wirecard top-ups
Singapore transportation card issuer Ez-Link is making use of Wirecard's mobile top-up service in its recently launched NFC application, the German payments processing specialist reports. Wirecard's technology enables stored value NFC applications to be topped... More
September 25th, 2012
Inside Secure to offer cloud-based NFC secure element solution
The NFC and contactless technology specialist has developed a way to turn NFC phones into "secured antennas" that can securely pull down sensitive data stored in the cloud and present it to a POS terminal or a contactless door lock — without the need to include an NFC secure element in the phone. More
September 24th, 2012
Spanish university to roll out NFC services across entire campus
UCAM, the Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, is to be the first university in the world to implement NFC technology across its entire campus, the university's Samuel Mendoza, director of multimedia, and Sergio Leon,... More
September 24th, 2012
NXP responds to NFC transit security hack
Researchers at Intrepidus Group have demonstrated how an Android NFC phone can be used to add value to a transit card without paying but, says NXP, the vulnerability is limited to transportation card issuers that haven't upgraded from Mifare Ultralight to the newer Mifare Ultralight C technology. More
September 12th, 2012
Apple: No need for NFC today
NFC isn't needed to give iPhone owners what they need today, Apple's Phil Schiller has told AllThingsD, in an interview following today's launch of the iPhone 5: Apple Senior VP Phil Schiller said that Passbook... More
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