Tag manufacturer Smartrac has announced the introduction of the first ultrathin NFC tags using chips shaved down to just 50 micrometres thick... More
Archive: Newswire
HID debuts NFC asset management platform
HID Global has launched HID Trusted Tag Services, a cloud-based platform that works with NFC tags to authenticate a wide range of assets... More
Inside Secure reports Q3 2012 results
Inside Secure generated revenues of US$28.6m during the third quarter of 2012, the chip maker reports, up 1% on sales during the second quarter of 2012 but 22% down on the third quarter of 2011... More
Stollmann adds support for Texas Instruments NFC chips
Software stack specialist Stollmann has expanded its NFC stack to include support for Texas Instruments’ TI TRF79xx family of NFC chips... More
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:... More
Gemalto to announce major deal with Vodafone?
Vodafone Group is set to sign a five year contract with Gemalto, The Wall Street Journal reports, for “technology for a mobile payment service planned for launch next year”... More
Isobar and Proxama partner on NFC in the UK
Digital agency Isobar has partnered with Proxama to offer NFC marketing campaigns to its UK clients... More
RBC to launch NFC in Canada
Royal Bank of Canada is preparing to launch a mobile wallet service “within the next month”, the bank’s Dave McKay has told Reuters... More
Beats launches NFC speaker
Beats Electronics has introduced the Beats Pill, a portable wireless speaker with built-in NFC... More
Google to update gWallet
Google Wallet is set for a further update and users can request an invite today... More
NXP and sMedio link Windows 8 PCs with Android phones via NFC
Chip maker NXP and content mobility specialist sMedio have announced they are working together on NFC-WiFi solutions that will make it easy for content to be transferred between NFC-enabled Windows 8 PCs and phones running Android and other operating systems... More
Sequent acquires Vivotech’s software division
TSM software and services provider Sequent is the new owner of troubled NFC pioneer Vivotech‘s software division... More
GSMA appoints new head of NFC
Pierre Combelles has been appointed as the GSMA‘s new business lead for NFC, replacing Nav Bains, who left to join Vivotech earlier this year... More
New tag platform launches for retailers and brands
Product labelling supplier FineLine Technologies, NFC and QR code specialist ClikGenie and tag maker Smartrac have launched ClikSecure, an NFC-based service for brands and retailers... More
Clear2Pay and TestPlant offer mobile payments app testing solution
NFC test equipment supplier Clear2Pay and graphical user interface testing specialist TestPlant have introduced a fully automated mobile payment app testing solution... More
Asus unveils PadFone 2 with NFC
Asus has announced a new version of its PadFone smartphone/tablet concept that includes NFC functionality... More
Orange adds contactless top-ups
Orange France has partnered with POS maker Ingenico to enable prepaid customers to top up their accounts in stores via contactless stickers and key rings... More
Italian postal service to introduce NFC payments
Poste Italiane has announced plans for a comprehensive NFC payments service, which will begin rolling out in the city of Milan in December 2012... More
Airtag releases Mobile PayPass development kit
NFC specialist Airtag has launched Airtag Kit, an all-in-one tool set designed to make it easier for banks, financial institutions and mobile network operators to develop MasterCard Mobile PayPass wallet applications... More
Enstream sells off Zoompass wallet
Canadian mobile network operator-owned NFC provider Enstream has sold its Zoompass mobile payments service to Paymobile, a financial technology company that provides program management services for a range of open loop prepaid and virtual card programs... More