Turkish mobile network operator Turkcell is using Timwe’s NFC Launcher tag platform in its NFC home shopping service, available to users of its MaxiPlus5 NFC phone... More
Archive: News in brief
CIBC picks G&D for NFC
Canada’s CIBC bank has picked Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) as the trusted service manager for its rollout of NFC payments with Rogers Wireless... More
iPhone 5S with NFC “likely”
Apple is likely to launch an “iPhone 5S” in June or July 2013, Peter Misek of investment bank Jefferies has predicted in a new research note... More
iCaisse finds email security role
Good Technology’s Good Vault enterprise email security solution for iPhones can now use a sleeve from DeviceFidelity to hold a microSD card as part of its two factor authentication scheme... More
PragmatIC starts production
UK start up PragmatIC Printing has begun mass producing its printed logic circuits for the first time... More
TapMyBiz adds NFC cards
Israeli start up TapMyBiz can now supply customised NFC business cards over the web... More
Bank of America adds V.me
Bank of America has joined a fast growing list of banks announcing support for Visa’s V.me digital wallet service... More
Brazil to get NFC in 2013
Brazilian carrier Claro has announced a partnership with Bradesco bank to introduce an NFC payments service and a co-branded virtual wallet in 2013... More
Assa adds NFC locks
Assa Abloy’s Aperio door locks are now compatible with Seos mobile credentials, enabling them to be used with NFC phones... More
Axiom comes with gWallet
The Samsung Galaxy Axiom, believed to be an LTE version of the Galaxy S III Mini, has become the second handset on US Cellular to support NFC payments with Google Wallet... More
GoMcDo to add NFC
The GoMcDo mobile ordering system offered by McDonald’s France is to get NFC support “very soon”, says solution provider Airtag... More
Moneto hits the shops
DeviceFidelity’s NFC mobile wallet solution is now available at MetroPCS stores in the San Francisco Bay Area... More
RBS adopts Visa’s V.me
The UK’s RBS Group is currently testing Visa’s V.me digital wallet ahead of a full rollout in 2013... More
Samsung ships 5m NFC Notes
Samsung reports that it has shipped 5m Galaxy Note II “phablets” over the last 60 days... More
Dutch prefer app payments
55% of Dutch consumers would prefer to make mobile payments through an app rather than NFC, according to a poll of 15-65 year olds conducted by Telecompaper... More
Intellitix opens in Australia
Event ticketing and payments specialist Intellitix has opened an office in Sydney, Australia... More
Telecom Italia picks Gemalto NFC
Telecom Italia is using Gemalto’s end-to-end Mobile Financial Services solution to power its TIM mobile wallet... More
NFC to certify halal eateries
Consumers in Malaysia will be able to use NFC phones to check hotels and restaurants are halal certified from next month... More
Flomio funded for Apple NFC
NFC innovator Flomio has passed its target of raising US$80,000 on crowd funding site Kickstarter... More
Germans need NFC reassurance
A survey carried out by market researcher YouGov in Germany has revealed that, while 54% of the population has heard of NFC, only one in six (16%) can see themselves using NFC and contactless payments in the future... More