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Tatra Banka launches NFC payments in Slovakia with Orange and O2
Orange Slovakia and O2 subscribers who also have an account with Tatra Banka can now make NFC payments at contactless terminals across the country... More
Apple looks to patent NFC gifting system
An Apple patent application which outlines a way to use NFC to gift media between iOS devices has been published by the US Patent and Trademark Office... More
NXP begins shipping NFC tags that can wake up a host device
A new tag IC that can wake up a host device when it senses another NFC device in close proximity is now available from chip maker NXP... More
Certgate and Reiner SCT team up for NFC, Bluetooth and SE token
Mobile IT security firm Certgate and online security provider Reiner SCT have developed the cgToken, a keyring-sized device that makes use of both NFC and Bluetooth to enable enterprises to provide standardised authentication solutions to their employees... More
TapCheck to launch NFC medical devices
A range of NFC-enabled healthcare and wellness devices developed by Hong Kong-based Plus Prevention are to be unveiled at the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin on 6 September... More
Birdie brings NFC to golf ball markers
A US-based startup has added NFC to golf ball markers, allowing tournament organisers to pre-load lunch and drinks credits or golf buggy access rights before a game tees off... More
Coca-Cola runs NFC promotion in 100 stores
Coca-Cola is conducting an NFC marketing campaign in one hundred Australian retail stores, with the aim of engaging consumers at the point of sale and driving downloads of its loyalty app... More
Guinness adds NFC to founts across UK and Ireland
Guinness has installed 11,442 drink dispensers equipped with NFC functionality in pubs and bars across the UK, as well as 2,800 in Ireland. Plans call for a further 53,000 founts in the UK and 12,155 in Ireland to get NFC by 2015. More
Isis wallets to include Chase credit cards
Chase Freedom, Chase Sapphire, Chase Slate and JP Morgan Palladium cardholders across the US will be able to add their credit cards to their Isis mobile wallets when the NFC venture rolls out nationally later this year... More
Desjardins to offer NFC payments in Canada
Canadian cooperative financial group Desjardins is to roll out NFC payments to members and clients in 2014, using a mobile payment application developed by Monitise... More
Starwood Hotels pushes app downloads with NFC in China
Starwood Preferred Guest, the loyalty programme from international hotel chain Starwood Hotels, is using NFC to help promote downloads of its newly launched Chinese Android app... More
CBN to offer NFC ads at 75 US college campuses
Outdoor media owner CBN Campus Media has partnered with Blue Bite to install the out-of-home advertising specialist’s mTAG platform at 75 campuses across the US... More
LG shows off G2 NFC smartphone with rear buttons
LG has unveiled its latest flagship handset, the LG G2, an NFC smartphone with buttons on the rear for ease of use... More
Google cancels support for NFC gift and loyalty cards
Google Wallet users who have added a gift or loyalty card to their NFC phone are being sent an email telling them that support is to be cut off in less than two weeks time, AndroidSpin reports... More
HTC Desire 500 heading to Europe with NFC version
The HTC Desire 500 will launch across Europe this month with NFC and dual SIM versions available in some markets... More
NXP predicts flat NFC sales despite loss of key customer
NXP Semiconductors has reported a decline in sales for its ID business in Q2 2013, citing a fall in mobile transaction revenue following the loss of a key customer. Overall, sales for the chip maker’s mobile transaction business “will be roughly flat year-on-year”, said CEO Rick Clemmer in an earnings call. More
UK high street promotes business with NFC
A UK high street has received a welcome boost after an interactive window display using NFC and QR codes was installed to promote education and business opportunities... More
Display Points bring NFC ads to restaurant tables
NFC is to be included in a new range of touchscreen tabletop displays designed for the restaurant trade... More
Italian hackers reveal ‘infinite rides’ ticket exploits
Two Italian hackers have told the Defcon convention about a pair of vulnerabilities in some contactless transportation ticketing systems that allow tickets to be altered by an NFC phone to give unlimited free rides... More