NFC Newswire
The latest news from NFC and related industries, as it happens:
iSuppli increases NFC phone forecast on back of Isis plans to work with payments industry
May 17th, 2011
The decision by the consortium behind the Isis mobile payment system to open up the service to the likes of Visa and Mastercard will provide a significant boost to the market for mobile phones with... More
IMS: 920m NFC chips to ship in 2015
May 17th, 2011
The market for NFC chips is set to reach 920m units in 2015, according to a new forecast from IMS Research. "NFC credentials (mainly NFC-enabled handsets) are projected to increase dramatically in the next five... More
Mifare4Mobile sets out future of Mifare on NFC devices
May 17th, 2011
The Mifare4Mobile Industry Group has announced a new roadmap for Mifare4Mobile which sets out the way ahead for the deployment of Mifare-based transportation tickets on NFC devices. Version 2.0 of the specification is now set... More
NFC chip maker Inside Secure begins IPO process
May 17th, 2011
NFC and contactless chip specialist Inside Secure has taken the first official step on the road to an initial public offering (IPO) on the NYSE Euronext stock exchange in Paris by filing registration papers with... More
Ebay and PayPal acquisitions point way ahead for mobile payments
May 17th, 2011
Recent acquisitions by eBay and its PayPal subsidiary are beginning to draw a picture of how the company plans to move from the online world to providing a full mobile shopping service including merchant payments... More
Google: “Dozens of NFC phones in the pipeline for 2011″
May 11th, 2011
Google's Nick Pelly told delegates at Google I/O today that "dozens of NFC phones are in the pipeline" for later this year. Answering a question at the end of the 'How to NFC' session about... More
Intuit demos NFC payments solution at Google I/O
May 10th, 2011
Financial software company Intuit is showcasing a concept demonstration at the Google I/O developers conference in California this week that reimagines its GoPayment mobile credit card processing application using near field communication. A video produced... More
Google and Foursquare offer NFC check-ins at I/O event
May 9th, 2011
Delegates attending the Google I/O developer conference in California this week will be able to check in to Foursquare using NFC phones. According to the Foursquare blog: We think a lot about the future of... More
Inside Secure heading for stock market flotation?
May 9th, 2011
NFC and contactless chip specialist Inside Secure has hired two banks in preparation for an initial public offering on the Paris stock market, according to a Reuters report based on information received from "people familiar... More
McDonald’s UK goes contactless, considers NFC loyalty programmes
May 9th, 2011
McDonald's will have installed contactless point-of-sale terminals in all its restaurants in the UK by the end of this month, Mark Fabes, the fast food giant's UK IT director, has revealed. Faster transaction speeds are... More
Visiting health workers check in with Mobiwire’s Cosy Phone
May 6th, 2011
Connectivity specialists MobiWire have teamed up with a health technology provider to introduce NFC to remote patient care by providing real-time communication and information transfer between visiting care workers and their offices. Working with UK-based... More
RIM UK: BlackBerry phones have unique advantages for NFC
May 6th, 2011
BlackBerry phones have a number of advantages when it comes to NFC, says Research in Motion (RIM) UK MD Stephen Bates. Battery life, in-built security and the BlackBerry Messenger service are all factors that will... More
UPM adds two new NFC tags
May 2nd, 2011
NFC and RFID tag supplier UPM RFID has added two new types of NFC tag to its range. The new Circus and MiniBlock tags are smaller than the company's existing BullsEye, RaceTrack and MiniTrack tags... More
China’s Jiepang unveils NFC-based check-ins
April 28th, 2011
China's answer to Foursquare and Gowalla has begun trials with NFC check-ins, Asia-centric tech blog TechNode reports. Jiepang, the leading location-based service (LBS) in the country, will officially launch its NFC feature at this weekend's... More
Motorola to introduce first NFC phones next year?
April 28th, 2011
Motorola is rumoured to be introducing two new NFC-enabled phones in the first quarter of 2012, according to DroidLife. The report, which the site cautions it has not been able to confirm from a second... More
HTC to launch NFC-enabled phone in third quarter of 2011?
April 28th, 2011
Mobile phone manufacturer HTC plans to launch an NFC-enabled smartphone in the third quarter of 2011, according to Bright Side of News. At a recent press event an HTC sales manager who wanted to remain... More
More than half of UK smartphone users would welcome NFC
April 28th, 2011
Just over half of British smartphone users would welcome the introduction of NFC payment services on their mobile phone, according to a new survey by the company behind the MyVoucherCodes website. Two fifths of the... More
Verayo hires former PayPal mobile chief for move into NFC security market
April 24th, 2011
Verayo has announced the appointment of Eric Duprat, former general manager of mobile at PayPal, as its chief executive officer as it seeks to bring its 'silicon biometrics' technology to market. Verayo's Physical Unclonable Function... More
Razorfish picks NFC as one of its top 5 marketing technologies to watch
April 19th, 2011
Razorfish, one of the world's top digital marketing agencies, has released a report that includes NFC as one of the top five technologies that marketers should now be watching closely. In Razorfish 5: Five Technologies... More
More than half of UK retailers considering implementing NFC
April 17th, 2011
More than half of UK retailers are considering using NFC technology as part of their overall mobile strategy, citing competitive pressures and customer demand as key drivers for this decision. That is the result of... More
