NFC World » City of Nice 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 GSMA video shows NFC in action in Nice http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/26/36159/gsma-video-shows-nfc-in-action-in-nice/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/26/36159/gsma-video-shows-nfc-in-action-in-nice/#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:06:47 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6159 Mobile network operators' association the GSMA has produced a video showing near field communication phones in action in the French city of Nice, where mobile operators have been conducting an NFC trial under the Cityzi brand name. The...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/26/36159/gsma-video-shows-nfc-in-action-in-nice/feed/ 5 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 Orange to roll out NFC services across Europe in 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/12/16/35498/orange-to-roll-out-nfc-services-across-europe-in-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/12/16/35498/orange-to-roll-out-nfc-services-across-europe-in-2011/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:27:58 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5498 Orange will begin introducing NFC services "in the majority of countries in which it has a presence" in 2011, the mobile network operator has told mobile phone manufacturers at a meeting in Paris on 15...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/12/16/35498/orange-to-roll-out-nfc-services-across-europe-in-2011/feed/ 0 Mastercard and AEPM publish interoperable NFC specifications http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/12/15/35457/mastercard-and-aepm-publish-interoperable-nfc-specifications/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/12/15/35457/mastercard-and-aepm-publish-interoperable-nfc-specifications/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:59:50 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5457 The aim is to ensure that users of the French Cityzi NFC service can use their mobile phone to make payments anywhere in the world that MasterCard PayPass is accepted, ahead of a planned national expansion of the Cityzi service.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/12/15/35457/mastercard-and-aepm-publish-interoperable-nfc-specifications/feed/ 0 Thirteen French cities apply for NFC test zone funding http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/01/34866/thirteen-french-cities-apply-for-nfc-test-zone-funding/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/01/34866/thirteen-french-cities-apply-for-nfc-test-zone-funding/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:09:26 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4866 A total of thirteen cities have responded to the French government's call for proposals for three to five more cities to receive funding to run large scale NFC field trials similar to the Cityzi project...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/01/34866/thirteen-french-cities-apply-for-nfc-test-zone-funding/feed/ 0 NFC news in brief • 25 Oct 2010 http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/25/34765/nfc-news-in-brief-25-oct-2010/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/25/34765/nfc-news-in-brief-25-oct-2010/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:00:07 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4765 News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Caen bids for NFC • Sprint adds mobile wallet • Vivotech's Dubai deal • Microsoft tags retailers • Mobile payments boost banks • Paying cash keeps you slim • NCR buys into mobile barcodes

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/25/34765/nfc-news-in-brief-25-oct-2010/feed/ 0 French retailers begin the move to NFC loyalty programmes http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/17/33943/french-retailers-begin-the-move-to-nfc-loyalty-programmes/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/17/33943/french-retailers-begin-the-move-to-nfc-loyalty-programmes/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:03:20 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=3943 Three retailers in Nice are using Fidbook, an NFC loyalty application that works with a simple reader costing under €100 and avoids the need to upgrade to a contactless payments terminal.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/06/17/33943/french-retailers-begin-the-move-to-nfc-loyalty-programmes/feed/ 0 Up to five more French cities to launch NFC services within a year http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/05/26/33744/up-to-five-more-french-cities-to-launch-nfc-services-within-a-year/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/05/26/33744/up-to-five-more-french-cities-to-launch-nfc-services-within-a-year/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 11:38:03 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=3744 Following the successful launch of the Cityzi NFC service in Nice, a further "three to five" cities are to receive funding from the French government as the country gears up for the introduction of a nationwide commercial NFC service.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/05/26/33744/up-to-five-more-french-cities-to-launch-nfc-services-within-a-year/feed/ 0 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 Nice and Centre Pompidou to get tailored NFC-based tour guides http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/10/01/31847/nice-and-centre-pompidou-to-get-tailored-nfc-based-tour-guides/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/10/01/31847/nice-and-centre-pompidou-to-get-tailored-nfc-based-tour-guides/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:25:06 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=1847 Three French firms are working on the Smart Muse NFC tour guide project, designed to let visitors use NFC phones to get information that is tailored by place, time and consumer demographic.

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