NFC World » AFSCM http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Wed, 23 May 2012 17:34:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Seventeen cities shortlisted for €20m French government NFC grant http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/03/312152/seventeen-cities-shortlisted-for-20m-euro-french-government-nfc-grant/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/03/312152/seventeen-cities-shortlisted-for-20m-euro-french-government-nfc-grant/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:28:35 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12152 The funding will be used to build out an NFC transport ticketing infrastructure in Paris and other major French cities as national NFC standards are finalised and carriers prepare to rollout NFC payments services across France this year.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/17/37061/spanish-city-to-lend-nfc-phones-to-tourists/feed/ 0 French operators commit to deploying 1m NFC phones in 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/09/35862/french-operators-commit-to-deploying-1m-nfc-phones-in-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/09/35862/french-operators-commit-to-deploying-1m-nfc-phones-in-2011/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:30:51 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5862 France's mobile network operators have formally committed to deploying one million NFC phones in 2011, under the Cityzi brand name. In an official statement published by the AFSCM (Association Française pour le Sans Contact Mobile),...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/09/35862/french-operators-commit-to-deploying-1m-nfc-phones-in-2011/feed/ 0 French government funds nine NFC cities http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/13/35630/french-government-funds-nine-nfc-cities/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/13/35630/french-government-funds-nine-nfc-cities/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:43:10 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5630 The cities of Paris, Bordeaux, Caen, Lille, Marseille, Rennes, Strasbourg and Toulouse are to join Nice in the next stage of French plans to deploy a national NFC infrastructure. Each of the cities is to...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/13/35630/french-government-funds-nine-nfc-cities/feed/ 2 NFC city pilot to go live in Nice on 21 May under ‘Cityzi’ banner http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/05/14/33638/nfc-city-pilot-to-go-live-in-nice-on-21-may-under-cityzi-banner/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/05/14/33638/nfc-city-pilot-to-go-live-in-nice-on-21-may-under-cityzi-banner/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 08:38:16 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=3638 France's mobile network operators and banks, along with Visa and MasterCard, the local transport operator, the city council and others will take part in Europe's first pre-commercial NFC pilot — which will be identified by the new Cityzi brand.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/05/14/33638/nfc-city-pilot-to-go-live-in-nice-on-21-may-under-cityzi-banner/feed/ 0 Wima unveils speakers for annual NFC conference and exhibition http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/03/11/33024/wima-unveils-speakers-for-annual-nfc-conference-and-exhibition/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/03/11/33024/wima-unveils-speakers-for-annual-nfc-conference-and-exhibition/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:29:33 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=3024 The fourth annual Wima NFC event, to be held in Monaco from 20-22 April 2010, will include exhibitors from around the world plus conference streams and workshops focusing on both the technical and business issues surrounding near field communication.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/03/11/33024/wima-unveils-speakers-for-annual-nfc-conference-and-exhibition/feed/ 0 Veolia Transport appoints Trusted Labs to validate NFC applications http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/02/15/32787/veolia-transport-appoints-trusted-labs-to-validate-nfc-applications/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/02/15/32787/veolia-transport-appoints-trusted-labs-to-validate-nfc-applications/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:47:13 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=2787 Veolia Transport has appointed Trusted Labs to validate the company's NFC transport application, which will be deployed as part of the Nice NFC City pre-commercial pilot due to take place from the second quarter of...

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