Close to 20m smartphones in the US are equipped with NFC technology “with millions more being shipped each month”, NFC joint venture Isis has revealed as it announces plans to launch nationally this year... More
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Jamba drives foot traffic with Isis
“Our offer program was successful in driving incremental foot traffic, increasing the frequency of consumer store visits and introducing Jamba Juice to first-time customers,” says James White, CEO of Jamba Juice, as Isis prepares to introduce NFC payments across the US later this year... More
No secure element in new Nexus 7
Google has not included a secure element in the new version of its Nexus 7 tablet, Google’s Peter Hazlehurst has told Android Police, and the tablet is not therefore able to support Google Wallet NFC payments... More
USPS offers NFC discounts
The US Postal Service is offering marketers a 2% discount if they incorporate NFC, 2D barcodes or augmented reality in their direct mail campaigns between August 1 and September 30, reports Direct Marketing News... More
World Swimming Champs use NFC
The World Swimming Championships, currently taking place in Barcelona, is using Connecthings’ AdTag platform to promote the event and make information available to spectators... More
Wind and BNL test NFC payments
Italian mobile network operator Wind has teamed up with banking group BNL BNP Paribas, payments processor SIA and MasterCard to test NFC payments... More
CES to issue NFC badges
The 2014 International CES show, to be held in January 2014 in Las Vegas, will offer visitors NFC badges... More
Sony promotes NFC in Canada
Sony Canada‘s UX Truck roadshow has begun a tour of Ontario, showcasing to consumers the company’s wide range of NFC devices... More
Reddit is Fun gets NFC update
Reddit is Fun, the smartphone app that allows easier browsing of the popular user generated news site, has added NFC sharing in its latest update, allowing users to share posts between NFC-enabled devices... More
Three new Motos boast NFC
Motorola has launched three Android 4.2 smartphones, all with NFC... More
Nokia promotes NFC in cinemas
Cinemagoers in the Australian regions of Victoria and New South Wales won free gifts for interacting through NFC thanks to a promotion run by Nokia and NFC platform provider Tapit... More
Geotab adds NFC driver tracking
Fleet management technology provider Geotab has added NFC support to its driver and vehicle tracking platform... More
NFC adoption up in France
There are now 36 different mobile phones that support NFC payments on the market in France, up from 26 in February 2013, the AFSCM reports, and a total of 3.5m consumers now have a Cityzi compatible NFC phone, up from 2.5m in February... More
CUP Wallet to include offers
Payments network China UnionPay has officially launched CUP Wallet, an NFC-based mobile wallet platform which eight Chinese banks have committed to supporting... More
Brother picks Broadcom for NFC
A new range of Brother multi-function printers will use Broadcom’s BCM20792 NFC controller for one tap printing from mobile devices... More
UAE renews ID cards via NFC
Residents of the United Arab Emirates will soon be able to renew their Emirates ID cards using just their NFC phone, Gulf News reports... More
PetHub gets funding for NFC tags
Pet ID tag and platform provider PetHub has closed a Series A investment round taking its total funding so far to US$1.7m, the Puget Sound Business Journal reports... More
Cryptomathic adds NFC issuing
Security software specialist Cryptomathic has upgraded its EMV data preparation solution to enable customers to issue payment applications to smartphones and other mobile devices... More
Isis offers credit card incentives
Isis users are being offered a US$100 Amazon gift card if they add a participating credit card to their NFC mobile wallet... More
HP pushes NFC in Japan
Hewlett Packard will use Tapit’s NFC platform at 14 seminars across Japan this summer... More