NFC World » Bling Nation http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Wed, 23 May 2012 19:10:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 PayPal tests NFC payments in Stockholm http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/20/312103/paypal-tests-nfc-payments-in-stockholm/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/20/312103/paypal-tests-nfc-payments-in-stockholm/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:01:39 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12103 "Over the next few months we’ll be testing many different proximity payments technologies (including NFC) and exploring numerous partnership opportunities," says the online payments giant.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/24/310828/liquidators-in-at-zapa/feed/ 0 Isis picks Austin for second NFC pilot http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/22/38202/isis-picks-austin-texasfor-second-nfc-pilot/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/22/38202/isis-picks-austin-texasfor-second-nfc-pilot/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:23:19 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=8202 The Isis NFC joint venture between AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA has chosen the city of Austin, Texas as the site of its second test. The decision to add Austin as a second test market alongside the previously...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/22/38202/isis-picks-austin-texasfor-second-nfc-pilot/feed/ 0 NFC pioneer Bling Nation suspends mobile payments service http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/13/37973/nfc-pioneer-bling-nation-suspends-mobile-payments-service/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/13/37973/nfc-pioneer-bling-nation-suspends-mobile-payments-service/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:00:40 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7973 Bling Nation, the company behind the first commercial NFC payments system in the US, has suspended service while it seeks to revamp its business model, American Banker reports. Bling Nation's technology was specifically designed to reduce...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/13/37973/nfc-pioneer-bling-nation-suspends-mobile-payments-service/feed/ 0 NFC stack for POS terminals to let retailers process multiple payments types, coupons, check-ins and more http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/05/37212/nfc-stack-for-pos-terminals-to-let-retailers-process-multiple-payments-types-coupons-check-ins-and-more/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/05/37212/nfc-stack-for-pos-terminals-to-let-retailers-process-multiple-payments-types-coupons-check-ins-and-more/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 10:06:22 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7212 A new NFC stack from Merchant360 will allow POS terminals to be turned from simple card payments devices into multi-functional NFC access points that retailers can use to process a wide range of emerging mobile payments services, marketing and advertising solutions and even social networking services.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/05/37212/nfc-stack-for-pos-terminals-to-let-retailers-process-multiple-payments-types-coupons-check-ins-and-more/feed/ 0 Bling Nation rolls out FanConnect mobile social rewards to Austin, Texas http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/29/36698/bling-nation-rolls-out-fanconnect-mobile-social-rewards-to-austin-texas/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/29/36698/bling-nation-rolls-out-fanconnect-mobile-social-rewards-to-austin-texas/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:31:45 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6698 Bling Nation has announced the launch of its FanConnect service in Austin, Texas, expanding the reach of its social rewards program where consumers can tap to earn, redeem and share rewards with their social networks...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/29/36698/bling-nation-rolls-out-fanconnect-mobile-social-rewards-to-austin-texas/feed/ 0 PayPal outlines vision for mobile ‘wallet in the cloud’ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/29/36683/paypal-outlines-vision-for-mobile-wallet-in-the-cloud/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/29/36683/paypal-outlines-vision-for-mobile-wallet-in-the-cloud/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:45:21 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6683 PayPal has outlined its vision for providing consumers with a mobile 'wallet in the cloud', but revealed it is agnostic about NFC as a technology for turning that aim into reality, ReadWriteWeb reports. Speaking at...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/17/36488/paypal-hires-head-of-retail-and-prepaid-products-to-support-move-into-in-store-payments/feed/ 0 Bank of America adds BlackBerry phones to NFC trial http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/26/36172/boa-blackberry-nfc-trial/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/26/36172/boa-blackberry-nfc-trial/#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:43:28 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6172 BoyGeniusReport has revealed details of a new invitation-only NFC payments trial to be conducted by Bank of America. Select customers who take part in the trial will use BlackBerry mobile phones equipped with a microSD NFC device...

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