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NFC trials, pilots, tests and live services around the world

Since NFC World first began reporting on developments in the international near field communication market in October 2008, we have covered well over 200 trials, pilots, tests and commercial NFC and related services in 54 countries.

This page enables readers to get quickly up to speed with the current state of play in each country. It provides links to all the articles we have written about NFC trials and commercial deployments around the world, organised by country, and the page is automatically updated whenever we publish an article about a new NFC project or provide an update on the progress of an existing project.

This page also includes, where available, details of market research and other data related to the potential market for NFC and related services in each country.

If you know of other trials which should be listed here, please let us know.

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Australia

CBA blames Google for NFC payments delay 28 May 12
Allphones Arena delivers NFC offers to fans 11 May 12
Australia gets online NFC store 26 Feb 12
Kaching rings up 110k downloads 20 Feb 12
MasterCard delivers popcorn to movie-goers with NFC 1 Feb 12
Woolworths goes contactless 9 Dec 11
Coles to go contactless 6 Dec 11
RIM begins NFC marketing campaign 6 Dec 11
Oz lottery players tap phones 21 Nov 11
Lipton taps in to NFC ads 26 Oct 11
Commonwealth Bank brings iPhone NFC to Australia 25 Oct 11
Australian supermarket Coles tests outdoor NFC with Adshel 29 Sep 11
Tapit goes green 29 Sep 11
JCDecaux Australia to add NFC to out-of-home advertising network 16 Sep 11
NFC marketers form global alliance 8 Sep 11
NFC to arrive in Australia "within three months" 18 Jul 11
ANZ Bank: We like NFC, but not via microSD 30 Jun 11
Westpac to run internal NFC trial 18 May 11
NFC news in brief • 18 April 2011 18 Apr 11
ANZ and Visa begin NFC microSD trial in Australia 21 Mar 11
Visa Australia ups contactless transaction limit to A$100 (US$87) 23 Sep 09
Australia's first NFC trial hailed a success 24 Feb 09

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Austria

McDonald's to test cloud-based NFC payments in Austria 24 Apr 12
NFC news in brief • 12 Sept 2011 12 Sep 11
Orange to roll out NFC services across Europe in 2011 16 Dec 10
Mobilkom Austria customers to use NFC tags to access WAP pages 19 Mar 09
Austrian mobile and rail operators develop VDV-based NFC ticketing 27 Jan 09
Mobilkom Austria uses NFC to send blood pressure results to doctors 4 Dec 08

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Azerbaijan

Azeris fancy paying by mobile 23 Apr 12

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Belgium

Belgian NFC payments joint venture hits the rocks 26 Feb 12
NFC news in brief • 12 Sept 2011 12 Sep 11
Getyoo raises €600k for interactive NFC events solution 18 Jul 11
Faithless fans to test NFC's social networking capabilities 23 Mar 11
Belgian banks and mobile operators to launch SMS and NFC mobile payments service in 2011 10 Feb 11
Orange to roll out NFC services across Europe in 2011 16 Dec 10
Belgian group reports on two year NFC voucher study 8 Mar 10
Belgacom and Alcatel-Lucent to develop open payments system 8 Jun 09
Belgacom launches PingPing, tests NFC stickers 3 Apr 09

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Brazil

Barcelona, Hamburg, Rio and Derry to get NFC information services 23 May 12
PagSeguro to launch NFC P2P payments in Brazil 17 Apr 12
Brazil moves towards NFC 23 Jan 12
Oi Paggo to run NFC field trial in Brazil using Gemalto NFC add-on 28 May 10
Brazil's Bradesco bank seeks revenue sharing model for introduction of NFC 16 Oct 09
Visa launches NFC trial in Brazil 15 Sep 09

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Bulgaria

M-Tel to test NFC in Bulgaria 9 Mar 12
Globul to launch mobile contactless service in Bulgaria? 1 Oct 09

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Canada

CIBC and Rogers to bring NFC payments to Canada 16 May 12
Canadian banks issue landmark NFC payments guidelines that focus on open mobile wallets and consumer data protection 14 May 12
Canadian banks move on NFC 14 May 12
Canadian carriers to launch NFC payments 'within six months' 25 Apr 12
Toronto and Montreal to get NFC advertising 29 Feb 12
Spoonity picks NFC for loyalty 3 Jan 12
WestJet to test in-flight NFC 1 Nov 11
NFC parking meters for Ottawa 1 Nov 11
Newad lets shoppers buy direct from ad posters 11 Oct 11
EnStream begins Zoompass mobile payments sticker trial 4 Mar 10
Canadian mobile operators 'plan to introduce NFC or contactless handsets within the year' 17 Feb 10
MasterCard adds contactless payments to BlackBerry phones 30 Nov 09
Montreal picks Oberthur for contactless transit ticketing system 24 Sep 09
Canadian operators zoom past NFC 17 Jun 09
MasterCard, Citi and Bell report on Canadian NFC payments trial 24 Apr 09

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Chile

Chile explores m-transit 28 Feb 12
Chile to get NFC in 2012 29 Sep 11

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China

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Croatia

Clubbers tap to call cabs 3 Jan 12

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Czech Republic

Komerční Banka to launch NFC payments in Czech Republic 22 Feb 12
Czech firms report on NFC trial 20 Dec 11
O2 expands Pilsen NFC project 22 Nov 11
Telefonica begins Czech NFC payments trial 25 Jul 11
Czech banks and supermarket to test NFC with Telefónica O2 31 Mar 11
Deutsche Telekom details T-Mobile NFC rollout plans 21 Feb 11
Telefónica O2 launches its first commercial NFC service — and sets out strategy for future deployments 27 May 10
T-Mobile begins internal NFC payments and access control trial in Czech Republic 23 Apr 10
Czech monks embrace NFC-based visitor information system 5 Nov 09
Telefónica O2 to launch multi-function NFC trial in Czech Republic 24 Feb 09

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Denmark

Danish mobile operators create NFC joint venture 23 Jun 11
SAS to introduce NFC to airports 15 Jun 11

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Estonia

Estonian banks look into NFC 20 Dec 11

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Finland

VTT tests talking product packaging 13 Feb 12
Helsinki uses 20,000 NFC tags 19 Jan 12
6Starz introduces NFC social networking for venues 24 Apr 11
VTT video shows NFC social networking service in action 24 Mar 10
Luottokunta begins Visa's first NFC trial in Finland 22 Oct 09
Finnish city to test NFC posters for children's games and smart maps 7 May 09
Oulu, the little city with big ideas 28 Oct 08

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France

Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to test NFC check-ins 22 May 12
Carrefour uses NFC and QR codes to speed up grocery shopping 15 May 12
Visa to launch V.me digital wallet in UK, France and Spain 30 Apr 12
NFC goes local in Strasbourg 12 Apr 12
Grenoble builds NFC system 4 Apr 12
Société Générale picks NFC payments TSM 22 Feb 12
Firm finds NFC users interact more than QR code users 14 Feb 12
Paris commuters to get travel passes that work with NFC phones 30 Jan 12
Nice retailers use NFC to attract shoppers 30 Jan 12
BNP rolls out NFC in Strasbourg 23 Jan 12
Seventeen cities shortlisted for €20m French government NFC grant 3 Jan 12
Paris gets interactive NFC mailboxes 19 Dec 11
French bank and carrier team up to bring mobile payments to market 28 Nov 11
Toulouse tests NFC car tech 10 Oct 11
NFC news in brief • 12 Sept 2011 12 Sep 11
French retailer tests NFC as aid for visually impaired shoppers 6 Sep 11
BNP Paribas and Orange to launch next-generation mobile bank 1 Aug 11
BPCE and Visa to test NFC microSD in Nice and Strasbourg 28 Jun 11
Orange to introduce first international NFC payments service 28 Jun 11
France set for commercial NFC services to begin in spring 2012 6 Jun 11
Think&Go introduces NFC shopping engine 24 Apr 11
NFC news in brief • 18 April 2011 18 Apr 11
Bordeaux begins NFC city services trial 1 Mar 11
GSMA video shows NFC in action in Nice 26 Feb 11
Orange to offer Samsung Wave 578 NFC across Europe — but not in the UK 14 Feb 11
French operators commit to deploying 1m NFC phones in 2011 9 Feb 11
French government funds nine NFC cities 13 Jan 11
Orange to roll out NFC services across Europe in 2011 16 Dec 10
Mastercard and AEPM publish interoperable NFC specifications 15 Dec 10
Centre Pompidou's Teen Gallery lets young people test NFC 19 Nov 10
Think&Go's rental model makes it easy for retailers to test NFC 15 Nov 10
Thirteen French cities apply for NFC test zone funding 1 Nov 10
NFC news in brief • 25 Oct 2010 25 Oct 10
Consortium wins funding to develop specialist NFC TSM for home healthcare services 15 Oct 10
France's top sporting venue to adopt NFC ticketing 21 Jul 10
French government funds twelve more NFC and RFID projects 14 Jul 10
French retailers begin the move to NFC loyalty programmes 17 Jun 10
Orange France launches NFC time and attendance service 14 Jun 10
Up to five more French cities to launch NFC services within a year 26 May 10
NFC city pilot to go live in Nice on 21 May under 'Cityzi' banner 14 May 10
Veolia Transport to add NFC and 2D barcodes to 1,500 bus and tram stops in Nice region 21 Apr 10
French national home care services association to roll out NFC services 24 Mar 10
Paris transport operators begin NFC ticketing trial 11 Feb 10
French children's fashion retailer issues 300,000 NFC loyalty stickers 21 Oct 09
French fast food chain picks Airtag for contactless and NFC loyalty programme 8 Oct 09
French retailers, financial services providers and mobile operators publish NFC adoption plans 8 Oct 09
Nice and Centre Pompidou to get tailored NFC-based tour guides 1 Oct 09
Payez Mobile updates NFC specifications 30 Sep 09
French retailers, operators publish NFC adoption plans 27 Sep 09
French government funds thirteen NFC and RFID innovation projects 11 Sep 09
Disneyland Paris to test NFC and contactless cards from October 29 Jul 09
Paris transport operators to launch NFC ticketing from the end of 2010 16 Jun 09
Nice to become France's NFC City 1 Jun 09
French banks, network operators publish Payez Mobile specifications 28 May 09
Air France tests NFC boarding passes at Nice airport 24 Apr 09
Carrefour announces major move toward contactless — and NFC 27 Jan 09
French retailers commit to large scale NFC trials in 2009 5 Dec 08

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Georgia

Georgian banks plan NFC payments launch in 2012 4 Aug 11

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Germany

Barcelona, Hamburg, Rio and Derry to get NFC information services 23 May 12
Vodafone to roll out mobile payments with Visa 27 Feb 12
Xing adds contacts with NFC 24 Jan 12
Landesbank plans NFC payments 3 Jan 12
Deutsche Bahn to roll out Touch&Travel across Germany 25 Aug 11
German mobile operators to launch joint NFC payments service 16 Aug 11
German savings banks begin move to NFC 28 Jun 11
Transport operators Deutsche Bahn and RMV to co-operate on national NFC ticketing system for Germany 3 Mar 11
Deutsche Telekom details T-Mobile NFC rollout plans 21 Feb 11
Deutsche Telekom to launch NFC service in 2011 15 Feb 11
Frankfurt transport network gets NFC and QR Code smart posters 27 Apr 10
Deutsche Bahn opens registration for next phase of NFC ticketing project 5 Oct 09
Telefónica O2 joins Deutsche Bahn's NFC ticketing project 19 Aug 09
Bundesdruckerei plans to link NFC and electronic identity cards 11 May 09
Non-payment applications come out on top in Forum competition 28 Apr 09

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Hong Kong

Jiepang to deliver NFC check-ins and rewards to Chinese merchants 26 Aug 11
Nokia and Jiepang demo NFC check-ins 17 Jun 11

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Hungary

Hungary confirms NFC for 2012 17 Oct 11
Hungarian mobile operators form NFC alliance 25 Jul 11
Vodafone brings NFC payments to Hungary's Sziget Festival 14 Apr 11

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Iceland

Visa tests NFC in Iceland 25 Oct 11

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India

Delhi Metro tests NFC 6 Mar 12
NFC brings banking to rural India 21 Nov 11
Tata Docomo to test NFC self-service kiosks in Hyderabad 22 Feb 11
NFC bank branch developer A Little World raises $18m from State Bank of India 15 Oct 10
Tyfone's investors explain why they took part in the MicroSD format NFC supplier's $5m funding round 6 Sep 10
Citi's Bangalore trial: Offering cardholders phone subsidies can kickstart NFC transaction volumes 11 Mar 10
Citi launches NFC trial in India 8 Jul 09
Citi searches for a business model in Bangalore 24 Feb 09

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Iran

Irancell demonstrates NFC payments and ticketing 13 Jan 12
NFC gets Iran demo 6 Oct 11

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Ireland/Eire

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Israel

Cellcom and ICC-Cal to launch NFC in Israel? 20 Mar 12
Isracard to test NFC payments 21 Jun 11
Israeli bank to launch combined NFC and mobile barcode payments system 15 Oct 10

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Italy

Italian carrier Wind trials NFC access control and payments 23 Mar 12
Telecom Italia to test NFC in Milan 27 Feb 12
Noverca picks G&D for NFC trial 22 Feb 12
Intesa Sanpaolo begins NFC trial in Italy 16 Jan 12
Milan to get NFC ticketing system 28 Mar 11
Poland and Italy commit to contactless payments 21 Jan 10
Telecom Italia announces large scale SIM-based mobile commerce project 24 Sep 09
NFC payments trial launched in Italy 23 Sep 09
Italian fashion house launches NFC loyalty and marketing programme 28 Jul 09
Telecom Italia and ATM to launch NFC ticketing service in Milan 24 Apr 09
Italian ski resorts to test open NFC system in Stolpan's first trial 27 Nov 08

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Japan

KDDI unveils world's first NFC and Felica phone 16 May 12
Japanese and Korean carriers to launch cross-border NFC coupons 13 Mar 12
NXP joins Japan's move to NFC 26 Feb 12
Toppan adds NFC to Salesforce 10 Feb 12
NFC shop opens in Tokyo 30 Jan 12
KDDI launches NFC in Japan 16 Jan 12
Japanese carriers form NFC consortium 22 Dec 11
Japan gets NFC Expresspay test 21 Nov 11
Google tests NFC in Tokyo 23 Jun 11
10% of Japanese consumers made a purchase with their mobile wallet in December 26 Feb 11
Japanese social network Mixi introduces NFC check-ins 10 Feb 11
KDDI, Softbank, SK Telecom begin testing joint NFC services for Japanese and Korean consumers 9 Feb 11
NTT Docomo partners with Korea's KT to switch to NFC at end of 2012 9 Feb 11
Softbank stickers bring mobile payments to iPhone 4 in Japan 10 Jan 11
Softbank to test NFC in Japan 15 Dec 10
NTT Docomo adds NFC tag reading to wide range of mobile phones 11 Nov 10
KDDI, Softbank Mobile and SK Telecom to introduce NFC standard services in Japan and Korea 15 Jul 10
NTT adds new mobile marketing capabilities to Japan's Osaifu-Keitai mobile wallet service 16 Jun 10
Gemalto provides KDDI with end-to-end NFC security solution 14 Jun 10
KDDI to run multiple NFC tests in Japan 22 Apr 10
One of the players must take on the risk before NFC can succeed, says founder of Japanese mobile wallet 21 Jan 10
NTT Docomo reports 10 million mobile credit card customers 3 Sep 09
Japanese financial services giant tests Mobile MasterCard in Tokyo 9 Feb 09
NTT to trial technology that stores loyalty cards on mobile phones 22 Oct 08

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Jordan

Jordan begins move to NFC 2 Dec 11

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Kenya

Kenya gets Google payments 28 May 12
Airtel Africa to launch NFC services in fifteen African countries 14 Feb 11

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Korea

Samsung staff to get NFC ID 25 Apr 12
Japanese and Korean carriers to launch cross-border NFC coupons 13 Mar 12
LG touts Tag+ to change phone settings 21 Feb 12
World Expo 2012 to showcase NFC applications 20 Feb 12
20m Koreans to have NFC phones this year 3 Jan 12
Japanese carriers form NFC consortium 22 Dec 11
NFC shopping zone opens in Seoul 18 Dec 11
Korea to eliminate paper receipts with NFC 6 Dec 11
Korean bus stops get NFC 4 Oct 11
KT launches iPhone NFC payments solution 22 Sep 11
NFC news in brief • 12 Sept 2011 12 Sep 11
SK Telecom: All new smartphones must come with NFC 1 Aug 11
SK Telecom to open NFC Zone in Seoul 30 Jun 11
Korea drives ahead with plans for NFC leadership 13 Jun 11
Korean coffee chain introduces NFC loyalty stamps 9 Jun 11
Korean national NFC alliance aims to create a billion dollar business opportunity 6 Jun 11
SK Telecom opens retail outlet that uses NFC to let shoppers browse in-store and buy online 28 Mar 11
KDDI, Softbank, SK Telecom begin testing joint NFC services for Japanese and Korean consumers 9 Feb 11
NTT Docomo partners with Korea's KT to switch to NFC at end of 2012 9 Feb 11
KT to launch commercial NFC service with new Samsung handset, Android NFC devices to follow 14 Oct 10
KDDI, Softbank Mobile and SK Telecom to introduce NFC standard services in Japan and Korea 15 Jul 10
Retail partnerships are the key to a new NFC business model 29 Mar 10
SK Telecom and Hana launch SIM-based mobile contactless payments and promotions service 25 Mar 10
SK Telekom, Hana Financial to launch mobile contactless service in March 22 Feb 10
SK Telecom buys stake in Korean card issuer, will launch mobile credit card services in 2010 16 Dec 09
Korean card issuers plan MVNOs in bid to control mobile wallets 18 Sep 09

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Kuwait

National Bank, Zain and Visa to launch NFC trial in Kuwait 21 Oct 09

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Latvia

Retailer Narvesen starts NFC trial in Latvia 21 Jul 11

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Libya

Libyan mobile operators test new NFC solution from Nokia Siemens Networks and MoreMagic 15 Feb 11

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Lithuania

Omnitel launches national NFC service in Lithuania 11 Jul 11

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Luxembourg

Orange to roll out NFC services across Europe in 2011 16 Dec 10

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Malaysia

Maxis to launch iPhone NFC payments in Malaysia 26 Mar 12
DMD Mobile reveals low cost NFC smartphone 21 Feb 12
Samsung in Malaysian NFC deal 21 Feb 12
First commercial NFC service launched in Malaysia 27 Apr 09
Malaysia to get commercial NFC launch in January? 4 Nov 08

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Moldova

Orange to roll out NFC services across Europe in 2011 16 Dec 10

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Netherlands

Vodafone to roll out mobile payments with Visa 27 Feb 12
Dutch banks and carriers to launch NFC in 2013 30 Nov 11
Dutch bank and supermarket test NFC payments 15 Sep 11
50,000 Dutch nurses now using NFC phones 6 Sep 11
Rabobank adds NFC stickers to MiniTix mobile wallet 28 Mar 11
Deutsche Telekom details T-Mobile NFC rollout plans 21 Feb 11
Dutch banks and mobile operators to launch national NFC service 9 Sep 10
Rotterdam NFC payments service to cease operations in December 13 Nov 09
Dutch think tank reports on the impact of NFC and consumer data privacy issues 28 Oct 08

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New Zealand

New Zealand gets first commercial NFC service 9 May 12
2degrees to test NFC 1 May 12
Telecom New Zealand and Westpac test NFC with Auckland Transport 30 Apr 12
New Zealand carriers to form NFC venture with payments provider 2 Apr 12
Bank of New Zealand tests NFC 25 Nov 11
Vodafone tests NFC in New Zealand 11 Jul 11
MasterCard and ANZ launch New Zealand's first NFC payment trial 14 Jun 11
Air New Zealand issues 100,000 smart stickers to frequent flyers 19 Nov 08

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Norway

Telenor and DnB Nor begin NFC trial in Oslo 4 Jul 11
SAS to introduce NFC to airports 15 Jun 11
DnB NOR and Telenor to begin NFC trial in Oslo during 4Q 2009 23 Sep 09
DnB NOR and Telenor begin NFC field trial in Oslo 7 May 09

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Oman

Oman cinemas test NFC 4 May 12

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Pakistan

Non-payment applications come out on top in Forum competition 28 Apr 09

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Peru

Telefónica O2 launches its first commercial NFC service — and sets out strategy for future deployments 27 May 10

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Philippines

Smart tests NFC payments in Manila 20 Dec 11
Smart starts small-scale Pay-Buy-Mobile trial in the Philippines 19 Nov 08

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Poland

Krakow gallery tags exhibits 24 Feb 12
Polish banks expand NFC trial 14 Feb 12
Visa tests iPhone NFC in Poland 22 Nov 11
Orange launches commercial NFC payments service in Poland 21 Jun 11
Poland set to roll out commercial NFC payments 'within four months' 23 May 11
Orange launches NFC payments trial in Poland 21 Mar 11
Deutsche Telekom details T-Mobile NFC rollout plans 21 Feb 11
Orange to offer Samsung Wave 578 NFC across Europe — but not in the UK 14 Feb 11
Orange to roll out NFC services across Europe in 2011 16 Dec 10
NFC news in brief • 4 Oct 2010 4 Oct 10
PTC, Inteligo and MasterCard test NFC payments in Poland 10 Jun 10
Polkomtel and BZ WBK bank to run NFC trial in three Polish cities 29 Apr 10
Poland and Italy commit to contactless payments 21 Jan 10

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Portugal

Portugal Telecom unveils mobile wallet service 21 Mar 12
Orange to roll out NFC services across Europe in 2011 16 Dec 10
Transport and mobile operators begin NFC pilot in Lisbon 8 Oct 09

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Qatar

QNB and Qtel to launch NFC services in Qatar 7 Mar 12

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Romania

Romanian banks look to NFC 1 Feb 12
Orange to roll out NFC services across Europe in 2011 16 Dec 10
ING and MasterCard launch mobile PayPass trial in Romania 5 Dec 08

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Russia

MTS launches commercial NFC payments service in Russia 23 May 12
IBM to develop NFC payments solutions in Moscow 13 Dec 11
Russia to get NFC payments 31 Oct 11
MTS and Lukoil use NFC to streamline paying at the pump 11 Oct 11
Beeline and Alfa-Bank launch Russian mobile payments brand 24 Jun 11
VimpelCom and Ambiq provide NFC ticketing for St Petersburg Metro 22 Jun 11
Russian mobile operators to begin joint NFC pilot in November 29 Oct 10
Russian mobile technology provider i-Free joins NFC Forum 29 Oct 10
NFC news in brief • 11 Oct 2010 11 Oct 10
Moscow Metro and MTS to launch NFC ticketing service in Q4 2010 23 Jun 10
Sberbank to run NFC payments and ticketing trial in Moscow 2 Jun 10
Russian mobile network operators to run joint NFC pilots from 2010 17 Dec 09
Russia looks to introduce mobile contactless in two to three years 16 Oct 09

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Serbia

Serbia gets NFC pilot 16 Apr 12

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Singapore

Danone delivers information to new moms via NFC 3 Apr 12
Coca-Cola tests NFC advertising in Singapore 20 Dec 11
Singapore awards national NFC infrastructure contract 25 Oct 11
SMRT launches NFC posters in Singapore 18 Oct 11
Clear Channel enters NFC advertising market 11 Oct 11
MasterCard joins Visa Europe in adopting Wireless Dynamics' iPhone NFC device 18 Feb 11
DBS, StarHub and EZ-Link to begin Singapore NFC pilot in December 29 Nov 10
Singapore issues request for proposals for national NFC TSM 19 Nov 10
MasterCard, DBS Bank, StarHub and EZ-Link to test Gemalto NFC add-on in Singapore 5 May 10
Singapore government invests in kick starting contactless and NFC 2 Dec 09
Taggo signs first reseller deal for NFC sticker/SMS loyalty solution 28 Sep 09
Citibank, Visa announce NFC trial in Singapore with operator M1 3 Apr 09
Singapore to get national trusted third party for NFC 25 Feb 09

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Slovakia

UniCredit launches mobile contactless payments service in Slovakia 11 Jul 11
Orange to roll out NFC services across Europe in 2011 16 Dec 10

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Slovenia

Banka Koper begins NFC payments and promotions trial in Slovenia 11 Feb 10

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South Africa

Absa begins South Africa's first NFC pilot 8 Dec 11
Qmuzik takes Vivotech to Africa 8 Nov 11
Absa and Vodacom form mobile financial services partnership 19 Aug 11
Aconite brings NFC to South African transport system 29 Mar 11

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Spain

Barcelona, Hamburg, Rio and Derry to get NFC information services 23 May 12
Visa to launch V.me digital wallet in UK, France and Spain 30 Apr 12
Barcelona moves to NFC ticketing 29 Feb 12
Vodafone to roll out mobile payments with Visa 27 Feb 12
Santander unveils first NFC wallet to offer both Visa and MasterCard payments 26 Feb 12
EMT begins NFC bus ticketing trial in Malaga 22 Feb 12
BCNTouch to run NFC treasure hunt at Mobile World Congress 20 Feb 12
Firm finds NFC users interact more than QR code users 14 Feb 12
Spanish banks prepare Barcelona and Madrid for mobile payments 12 Jan 12
Telefonica begins BlackBerry NFC trial 25 Nov 11
Renfe tests NFC train tickets 11 Oct 11
FC Barcelona to test NFC at Camp Nou 11 Jul 11
Telefonica staff to test NFC payments and access control 1 Apr 11
Vodafone and EPT launch NFC bus ticketing service in Murcia, Spain 28 Mar 11
Spain's leading mobile operators sign NFC collaboration deal 16 Mar 11
Orange to offer Samsung Wave 578 NFC across Europe — but not in the UK 14 Feb 11
Sitges trial results: Consumers pay more often and spend more with NFC phones than with cards 7 Jan 11
Orange to roll out NFC services across Europe in 2011 16 Dec 10
La Caixa reports first results from Sitges NFC trial 14 Jul 10
Telefónica Movistar, La Caixa and Visa begin pre-commercial NFC pilot in Spanish resort of Sitges 28 May 10
Telefónica O2 launches its first commercial NFC service — and sets out strategy for future deployments 27 May 10
GSMA video shows NFC in action at the Mobile World Congress 14 Apr 10
NFC trial begins at Mobile World Congress 15 Feb 10
NFC bus ticketing trial to take place in Madrid 12 Feb 10
Telefonica announces NFC trial in Sitges, Spain 11 Feb 10
Vodafone tests NFC with Spanish railway operator 3 Dec 09
Telefónica and Sermepa launch NFC pilot in Spain 12 Mar 09

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Sri Lanka

Mobitel and Sony to introduce national NFC service in Sri Lanka 5 Nov 10

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Sweden

Swedish retailer launches NFC loyalty programme 25 Jan 12
Swedish carriers pick mobile wallet suppliers 17 Jan 12
PayPal tests NFC payments in Stockholm 20 Dec 11
Swedish MNOs form payments JV 21 Nov 11
SAS to introduce NFC to airports 15 Jun 11
NFC room keys find favour with hotel guests 8 Jun 11
NFC phones replace room keys and eliminate check-in at Swedish hotel 3 Nov 10
Swedish Universities begin roll out of NFC payments system 8 Oct 09

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Switzerland

Sunrise to test NFC in Switzerland 31 Jan 12
Swisscom prepaid customers top up at in-store NFC kiosks 8 Apr 11
Orange to roll out NFC services across Europe in 2011 16 Dec 10
Swiss farmer tests unmanned NFC retail payments system 22 Dec 09
NFC proves popular in Swiss trial 7 May 09
Swiss operators form working group to promote NFC payments 24 Apr 09

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Taiwan

Taiwan gets NFC iPhone case 18 Dec 11
Jiepang to deliver NFC check-ins and rewards to Chinese merchants 26 Aug 11
HTC calls on Taiwan to build national mobile payments platform 11 Aug 11
Chunghwa Telecom to test Bluetooth NFC device in Taipei 19 Oct 10
Chunghwa Telecom to develop NFC services for Android 22 Dec 09

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Tanzania

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Thailand

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Tonga

Tonga gets commercial NFC payments service 14 May 12

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Turkey

Denizbank adds NFC payments 27 Apr 12
Turkcell adds location-based offers to NFC payments platform 23 Apr 12
Turkcell signs up 50k wallet users 7 Mar 12
Vodafone to roll out mobile payments with Visa 27 Feb 12
Turkish payments group BKM joins NFC Forum 16 Feb 12
Turkcell equips 300,000 customers with T-series NFC capable phones 16 Feb 12
Turkcell launches NFC payments on BlackBerry phones 23 Jan 12
Akbank joins Turkcell NFC service 3 Jan 12
Turkcell launches commercial NFC payments with Yapi Kredi Bank 5 May 11
Yapi Kredi Bank and Turkcell to launch NFC payments service using Visa's iPhone add-on 31 Jan 11
Watchdata produces two millionth NFC add-on 17 Dec 10
Avea and Garanti Bank launch commercial NFC service in Turkey 10 Dec 10
Vivotech adds OTA provisioning to DeviceFidelity's microSD format NFC device 8 Sep 10
Turkey's Akbank and Visa Europe to test microSD NFC device 9 Aug 10
Garanti Bank and Avea to launch commercial NFC service in Turkey in July 14 May 10
Turkcell also planning to launch NFC in Turkey by end of 2010 12 May 10
Commercial NFC service to launch in Turkey in July? 12 May 10
Akbank and Turkcell test NFC in Istanbul 14 Sep 09
Turkey moves towards multi-bank, multi-operator NFC pilot 3 Nov 08

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UK

Firm finds NFC users interact more than QR code users 14 Feb 12

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United Arab Emirates

Emirates government begins NFC national ID project 11 Apr 12
Dubai cinemas get NFC promos 25 Nov 11
Dubai Metro to get NFC? 17 Oct 11
RIM to switch on BlackBerry NFC mobile payments in Dubai 11 Oct 11
NFC news in brief • 25 Oct 2010 25 Oct 10
Lack of handsets continues to delay Etisalat's commercial NFC service 6 Oct 10
Lack of handsets delays launch of commercial NFC services in Dubai 26 May 10
NFC mobile payments trial to go live in Dubai in next two weeks 30 Nov 09
Etisalat partners with Emirates NBD to launch NFC in the UAE 22 Oct 09
Etisalat to launch NFC in the UAE? 29 Sep 09
Dubai First and Du to run Middle East's first NFC payments trial 19 May 09

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United Kingdom

Stagecoach partners with Everything Everywhere for NFC bus ticketing pilot 28 May 12
Barcelona, Hamburg, Rio and Derry to get NFC information services 23 May 12
Transport for London delays arrival of new ticketing technology 23 May 12
Poken adds UK agent 16 May 12
Wireless goes contactless 16 May 12
Visa and Samsung reveal Olympics NFC payments plans 9 May 12
Visa to launch V.me digital wallet in UK, France and Spain 30 Apr 12
O2 Wallet launches in the UK: NFC to be added "in time" 26 Apr 12
Barclaycard expands Quick Tap NFC service and offers PayTag stickers to Visa credit card holders 19 Apr 12
UK moves closer to NFC tickets 16 Apr 12
Skillweb adds NFC tracking 16 Apr 12
European regulators put brakes on UK NFC joint venture 16 Apr 12
London NFC hackathon winners get funding 27 Mar 12
FujiFilm adds NFC to photo printing kiosks 26 Mar 12
UK NFC JV files with Brussels 9 Mar 12
Thirteen major brands sign up for UK NFC advertising campaign 6 Mar 12
JCDecaux converts British town to NFC advertising 29 Feb 12
Vodafone to roll out mobile payments with Visa 27 Feb 12
Orange UK announces Quick Tap treats for 200,000 NFC customers 24 Feb 12
UK NFC joint venture prepares to seek EU approval 20 Feb 12
RIM to launch UK NFC campaign 19 Dec 11
Xmas lights turned on with NFC 22 Nov 11
Johnson & Johnson picks NFC displays 1 Nov 11
Clear Channel brings NFC to London's Oxford Street 13 Oct 11
Three: UK mobile operators' NFC joint venture "raises serious competition concerns" 8 Sep 11
NFC marketers form global alliance 8 Sep 11
Museum of London adds NFC 16 Aug 11
Transport for London to accept NFC payments from 2012 12 Jul 11
Proxama unveils NFC Murder Mystery game 29 Jun 11
Orange to introduce first international NFC payments service 28 Jun 11
UK mobile operators form NFC joint venture 16 Jun 11
Starbucks UK set to accept NFC payments 24 May 11
X-Men movie to get NFC smart poster campaign in London 23 May 11
UK gets first commercial NFC service with Quick Tap from Orange and Barclaycard 20 May 11
O2 UK picks suppliers for NFC mobile wallet launch 19 May 11
Lloyds TSB named partner bank for Olympic Games mobile payments 17 May 11
McDonald's UK goes contactless, considers NFC loyalty programmes 9 May 11
Samsung and Visa to bring NFC payments to the London 2012 Olympics 31 Mar 11
Transport for London confirms plans to accept contactless cards in time for Olympics 27 Feb 11
Majority of Britons 'uncomfortable' with mobile device payments 18 Feb 11
UK to get five 'exclusively NFC payment-based towns' by end 2011 16 Feb 11
Orange to offer Samsung Wave 578 NFC across Europe — but not in the UK 14 Feb 11
O2 UK commits to commercial NFC launch in second half of 2011 13 Feb 11
Yapi Kredi Bank and Turkcell to launch NFC payments service using Visa's iPhone add-on 31 Jan 11
Orange and Barclaycard set date for UK's first commercial NFC service 27 Jan 11
Orange to roll out NFC services across Europe in 2011 16 Dec 10
Pub chain Yates's partners with Waspit for launch of NFC payments service in the UK 1 Nov 10
First Data joint venture to offer mobile contactless loyalty service to merchants in UK and Ireland 27 Aug 10
Telefónica O2 launches its first commercial NFC service — and sets out strategy for future deployments 27 May 10
UK's Dept for Transport reports on 18-month NFC ticketing project 13 Apr 10
Transport for London buys Oyster brand name, plans extra services and move to mobile ticketing 13 Apr 10
Barclaycard and Orange to launch commercial NFC service by the end of 2010 11 Mar 10
Barclays increases contactless transaction limit by 50% 4 Mar 10
Orange and Barclaycard move towards NFC payments launch 7 Jan 10
UK government to fund switch to NFC-compatible transport ticketing 17 Dec 09
UK government, operators and banks agree NFC payments rules 3 Sep 09
National ticketing project could use NFC and contactless to save £2bn a year, says UK's Dept for Transport 3 Sep 09
Telefónica launches O2 Money, says it is ready to deploy NFC 28 Jul 09
NHS tests NFC for home care visits 5 Jun 09
Orange and Barclaycard partner to launch NFC in the UK 9 Mar 09
UK Department for Transport completes NFC bus ticketing trial 27 Jan 09
London Underground signals move to NFC 19 Jan 09
O2 Academy music venues to provide test beds for NFC 27 Nov 08
TfL reports to London Assembly on future of Oyster 28 Oct 08

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USA

Vizibility adds NFC to business ID 21 May 12
Oakland gets NFC parking 21 May 12
Narian offers NFC app creator 16 May 12
Isis unveils merchant partners for Austin and Salt Lake City pilots 15 May 12
DoD approves BlackBerry NFC phones 14 May 12
AmEx extends Isis deal 11 May 12
Virgin Mobile adds gWallet phone 11 May 12
ScholarChip brings NFC to Philadelphia schools 1 May 12
Thinaire launches NFC marketing platform 26 Apr 12
Google Wallet: We're in it for the long haul, says search giant 25 Apr 12
Quad produces Lexus ad 12 Apr 12
University gets NFC canteen 4 Apr 12
Villanova University tests new Ingersoll Rand mobile keys service 3 Apr 12
Narian launches low cost NFC platform for retailers 3 Apr 12
Wallet users get $5 credit 22 Mar 12
Wired publishes Lexus NFC ad 22 Mar 12
Pinkberry adds gWallet support 20 Mar 12
Identive and WPG to share x-rays via NFC 12 Mar 12
Top POS makers add support for Isis coupons and offers 7 Mar 12
Top US retailers to develop their own NFC mobile wallet 2 Mar 12
Chase picks Gemalto for NFC 27 Feb 12
Isis announces first banking partners: Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard US sign up 27 Feb 12
SXSW attendees to get NFC business cards 26 Feb 12
Isis details NFC wallet plans 26 Feb 12
Moneto adds Android NFC payments 21 Feb 12
Isis discusses Salt Lake City NFC pilot plans 9 Feb 12
Lexus to insert NFC ad in Wired 7 Feb 12
California retailers test NFC digital receipts 7 Feb 12
Blue Bite reports results of US NFC marketing campaign 1 Feb 12
MasterCard publishes roadmap for moving the US to EMV and NFC 31 Jan 12
HID reports results of NFC pilot at Arizona State University 30 Jan 12
Google Wallet finds its way onto the Verizon Galaxy Nexus 19 Dec 11
Chevron to test Google Wallet 18 Dec 11
San Francisco gets NFC parking meters 18 Dec 11
Isis picks Gemalto for NFC mobile commerce platform 12 Dec 11
Verizon and Google fire first shots in the mobile wallet wars 6 Dec 11
Snack machines go Google 6 Dec 11
Narian upgrades retail app 2 Dec 11
Gap tries out Google Wallet 17 Nov 11
CPI enters TSM business with Bell ID's software 14 Nov 11
Coca-Cola tests NFC vending 11 Nov 11
Old Navy tests NFC ads in Miami 8 Nov 11
Google Wallet teething problems 24 Oct 11
NJ Transit to enable Google Wallet users to buy tickets with NFC 19 Oct 11
Google Wallet SingleTap payments and offers now available at eight US merchants 18 Oct 11
Video shows Google Wallet in action at US stores 17 Oct 11
Google Wallet with offers goes live in Times Square 13 Oct 11
Peet's goes contactless 12 Oct 11
PatientID+ uses NFC to speed up medical administration 11 Oct 11
SleepTrak NFC sleep monitoring service goes live 3 Oct 11
ATI uses NFC to check temperature of foods and pharmaceuticals 30 Sep 11
Narian lines up retail pilots 30 Sep 11
Standard Register to bring NFC to hospitals 28 Sep 11
Google Wallet is now live 19 Sep 11
NFC demo to take place in Times Square 16 Sep 11
Arizona State University tests NFC 14 Sep 11
NFC marketers form global alliance 8 Sep 11
US telcos to invest $100m+ in Isis NFC venture? 29 Aug 11
3GTV adds NFC to grocery store shelves 18 Aug 11
Visa moves US to EMV and NFC 9 Aug 11
Isis picks C-Sam to supply NFC mobile wallet technology 4 Aug 11
TNT promotes TV series with NFC-enabled New York storefront 1 Aug 11
US TV network VH1 tests NFC smart posters 25 Jul 11
Google Wallet now in field testing 20 Jul 11
Isis signs up Visa, MasterCard, Discover and Amex for NFC mobile payments 19 Jul 11
Isis picks Austin for second NFC pilot 22 Jun 11
NFC pioneer Bling Nation suspends mobile payments service 13 Jun 11
Google Wallet: Day one for NFC? 26 May 11
Heads up: What to look for in Google's NFC mobile payments announcement 26 May 11
Google VP confirms NFC mobile commerce launch tomorrow 25 May 11
Isis sets out its new NFC strategy 24 May 11
Google and Sprint to launch NFC payments this week? 24 May 11
Visa unveils mobile wallet plans 23 May 11
NFC kit lets patients leave hospital earlier and monitor their return to health from home 19 May 11
Google and Foursquare offer NFC check-ins at I/O event 9 May 11
Hotels.com and New York Times back NFC advertising venture 28 Apr 11
Google chooses Identive to deliver NFC tags for Places campaign 13 Apr 11
First Data launches NFC TSM 7 Apr 11
NFC phones used to check LA Metro passengers' tickets 5 Apr 11
Isis signs Utah Transit Authority for 2012 launch in Salt Lake City 5 Apr 11
Sprint to launch NFC service in US in 2011, ahead of Isis joint venture 4 Apr 11
'America's largest wireless carrier' to deploy Mobile Tag's NFC and 2D barcode advertising platform 31 Mar 11
Bling Nation rolls out FanConnect mobile social rewards to Austin, Texas 29 Mar 11
Charge Anywhere turns Nexus S into mobile NFC payments terminal 28 Mar 11
Nokia Astound to come with NFC 23 Mar 11
Google planning NFC payment trial in New York and San Francisco? 15 Mar 11
Google launches Las Vegas NFC service as 'ultimate tourist guide' 10 Mar 11
Bank of America adds BlackBerry phones to NFC trial 26 Feb 11
Deutsche Telekom details T-Mobile NFC rollout plans 21 Feb 11
Less than 10% of US consumers willing to pay for mobile payments 18 Feb 11
Google expands NFC Hotpot marketing service to Austin, Texas 14 Feb 11
Isis appoints head of marketing 31 Jan 11
Blaze Mobile announces two way NFC sticker that works with any mobile phone 15 Dec 10
Google launches first NFC marketing service 10 Dec 10
Discover begins national roll out of contactless stickers 29 Nov 10
Bank of America to issue contactless stickers next year 24 Nov 10
US Bank begins testing microSD based NFC payments service 19 Nov 10
Visa responds to launch of Isis 19 Nov 10
AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile confirm Isis mobile payments joint venture 16 Nov 10
US telcos hire GE Capital CMO to head mobile payments joint venture 16 Nov 10
AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Discover and Barclays to officially announce mobile payment joint venture plans 15 Nov 10
Bling Nation to launch national US mobile payments service in early 2011 15 Nov 10
Bling Nation adds mobile rewards and Facebook integration to merchants' POS terminals 26 Oct 10
Bank of America NFC trial to focus on customer experience 15 Oct 10
Visa lets New York commuters pay for their fares with mobile phones 1 Oct 10
Facebook distributes Bling Nation payment tags to staff amid rumours of a major Silicon Valley NFC plan 27 Sep 10
First Data to offer turnkey NFC service to US banks from early 2011 17 Sep 10
Vivotech adds OTA provisioning to DeviceFidelity's microSD format NFC device 8 Sep 10
Wells Fargo to run NFC field trial 2 Sep 10
Verizon invests in mobile loyalty and coupons specialist CardStar 20 Aug 10
Bank of America to run NFC payments trial in New York 19 Aug 10
Federal Reserve leads US payments industry NFC initiative 2 Aug 10
AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile to test NFC payments in the US 2 Aug 10
PayPal begins move into retail store payments with Bling Nation pilot 14 Jul 10
US Bank to test NFC in Q4 2010 7 Jun 10
Bankers' Bank of the West to offer Bling Nation's payments service to its 330 member banks 13 May 10
Bling Nation signs up additional Colorado bank for mobile contactless payments 27 Apr 10
Facebook tests RFID-based location services — NFC on the way? 21 Apr 10
Adirondack Trust launches mobile contactless payments in New York State 24 Mar 10
First Data to offer Tyfone's SideTap NFC MicroSD cards, will run first trials in US from mid-2010 16 Mar 10
Blackboard adds NFC and contactless support to campus card system 8 Mar 10
MoLo launches mobile rewards programme in San Diego and Toronto 17 Feb 10
Discover reveals the results of its mobile sticker trial 22 Jan 10
US smartphone users keen to make payments with their phones 21 Jan 10
Blaze customers access their mobile wallets nine times a day 21 Jan 10
Blaze Mobile adds Tetherball's loyalty system to the Blaze Wallet 22 Dec 09
59% of consumers want to use their phone to make purchases at the point of sale 1 Dec 09
ITIF calls on the government to kickstart the deployment of mobile contactless services in the US 30 Nov 09
McDonalds, Arby's, Qdoba, Dairy Queen and Dunkin' Donuts testing Tetherball's mobile loyalty system 12 Nov 09
Bling Nation signs up second Colorado bank, secures $20m funding 2 Nov 09
Bling Nation targets more Colorado banks 29 Oct 09
Tranzfinity adds NFC to Facebook 24 Oct 09
62% of State Bank customers have already used their phones to make a purchase, in less than five months 6 Oct 09
New York's MTA to accept contactless bank cards for bus and subway fare payments 28 Sep 09
Tetherball reports up to 50% redemption rates, adds detailed analytics to its RFID mobile marketing service 23 Sep 09
NACHA plans change to operating rules for mobile payments 23 Sep 09
Starbucks launches own mobile payment service 23 Sep 09
OnPoint Community Credit Union chooses NFC micro-SD supplier Tyfone for mobile banking launch 17 Sep 09
BYU-Idaho students spend, spend, spend with their NFC phones 16 Sep 09
Brigham Young University to test new NFC microSD solution 29 Jul 09
Sheetz to roll out mobile Go-Tags 7 Jul 09
Bling Nation goes live in Colorado 7 Jul 09
Dairy Queen tests stickers for targeted mobile coupon campaigns 9 Jun 09
Sheetz NFC trial hailed a success 28 May 09
Alliance sets out collaborative business model for NFC payments 28 May 09
Mastercard and Blaze Mobile launch PayPass mobile stickers 2 Apr 09
Mocapay introduces SMS gift and loyalty system, plans move to NFC 27 Jan 09
US drivers to pay for fuel using NFC 12 Jan 09
Smart stickers power new community payments system 27 Nov 08
US tradeshows collect visitor information with NFC phones 27 Nov 08
Operators ready to invest in mobile commerce and coupons — but NFC is not yet a priority 28 Oct 08

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Last updated on May 28th, 2012