NFC World » Cityzi 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 Nice retailers use NFC to attract shoppers http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/30/312818/nice-retailers-use-nfc-to-attract-shoppers/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/30/312818/nice-retailers-use-nfc-to-attract-shoppers/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:15:29 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12818 The new Carte Magique has been introduced by independent retailer trade body OCAN to help its members fight back against online discounters.

Read the rest of Nice retailers use NFC to attract shoppers at NFC World.

Related news
  1. Narian unveils suite of NFC apps for retailers
  2. California retailers test NFC digital receipts
  3. French retailer tests NFC as aid for visually impaired shoppers
]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/30/312818/nice-retailers-use-nfc-to-attract-shoppers/feed/ 0 BNP rolls out NFC in Strasbourg http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/23/312582/bnp-rolls-out-nfc-in-strasbourg/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/23/312582/bnp-rolls-out-nfc-in-strasbourg/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:44:07 +0000 Joe Davies http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12582 French banking group BNP Paribas is expanding availability of its Kix NFC mobile payment application to Strasbourg. The bank, which worked with Orange on the Cityzi NFC trial in Nice, introduced the Android app in...

Read the rest of BNP rolls out NFC in Strasbourg at NFC World.

Related news
  1. BPCE and Visa to test NFC microSD in Nice and Strasbourg
  2. French bank and carrier team up to bring mobile payments to market
  3. BNP Paribas and Orange to launch next-generation mobile bank
]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/23/312582/bnp-rolls-out-nfc-in-strasbourg/feed/ 0 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.

Read the rest of Seventeen cities shortlisted for €20m French government NFC grant at NFC World.

Related news
  1. French government funds nine NFC cities
  2. Thirteen French cities apply for NFC test zone funding
  3. Up to five more French cities to launch NFC services within a year
]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/03/312152/seventeen-cities-shortlisted-for-20m-euro-french-government-nfc-grant/feed/ 0 Galaxy S II Cityzi lands in France http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/27/310944/galaxy-s-ii-cityzi-with-nfc-lands-in-france/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/27/310944/galaxy-s-ii-cityzi-with-nfc-lands-in-france/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:44:02 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10944 The NFC version of Samsung's flagship smartphone is now shipping in France. The Galaxy S II Cityzi  is available from Orange and can be had for as little as €79 on a two year contract or...

Read the rest of Galaxy S II Cityzi lands in France at NFC World.

Related news
  1. Orange France launches NFC time and attendance service
  2. Samsung Galaxy S II with NFC to begin shipping “later this year”
  3. NFC city pilot to go live in Nice on 21 May under ‘Cityzi’ banner
]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/27/310944/galaxy-s-ii-cityzi-with-nfc-lands-in-france/feed/ 0 Latest NFC phone news and rumours • 19 Sept 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/19/310058/latest-nfc-phone-news-and-rumours-%e2%80%a2-19-sept-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/19/310058/latest-nfc-phone-news-and-rumours-%e2%80%a2-19-sept-2011/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:15:23 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10058 The latest NFC phone rumours and announcements, including: France to get NFC Galaxy S II, with rest of Europe to follow • iPhone speculation • A trio of NFC BlackBerrys • Casio's DT-X8 rugged terminal • Acer NFC handset could be first of many • Korea gets high-end LG NFC phone • Intel shows off Android tablet design that features NFC

Read the rest of Latest NFC phone news and rumours • 19 Sept 2011 at NFC World.

Related news
  1. Latest NFC phone news and rumours • 12 Sept 2011
  2. Latest NFC phone news and rumours • 27 Sept 2011
  3. NFC news in brief • 23 August 2011
]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/19/310058/latest-nfc-phone-news-and-rumours-%e2%80%a2-19-sept-2011/feed/ 0 BNP Paribas and Orange to launch next-generation mobile bank http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/01/38866/bnp-paribas-and-orange-to-launch-next-generation-mobile-bank/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/01/38866/bnp-paribas-and-orange-to-launch-next-generation-mobile-bank/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:48:12 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=8866 "Customers will be able to access the most innovative m-banking and m-payment services to manage their accounts and make payments using their mobile phones," say the French banking group and mobile network operator.

Read the rest of BNP Paribas and Orange to launch next-generation mobile bank at NFC World.

Related news
  1. French bank and carrier team up to bring mobile payments to market
  2. Orange and Barclaycard partner to launch NFC in the UK
  3. Orange and Barclaycard move towards NFC payments launch
]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/01/38866/bnp-paribas-and-orange-to-launch-next-generation-mobile-bank/feed/ 0 Orange to introduce first international NFC payments service http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/28/38330/orange-to-introduce-first-international-nfc-payments-service/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/28/38330/orange-to-introduce-first-international-nfc-payments-service/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:46:34 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=8330 From this summer, subscribers to the UK's Quick Tap NFC service will be able to use their phones to make payments in Nice, home of the French Cityzi NFC service.

Read the rest of Orange to introduce first international NFC payments service at NFC World.

Related news
  1. Orange launches commercial NFC payments service in Poland
  2. UK gets first commercial NFC service with Quick Tap from Orange and Barclaycard
  3. Barclaycard and Orange to launch commercial NFC service by the end of 2010
]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/28/38330/orange-to-introduce-first-international-nfc-payments-service/feed/ 0 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...

Read the rest of GSMA video shows NFC in action in Nice at NFC World.

Related news
  1. GSMA video shows NFC in action at the Mobile World Congress
  2. Video shows Google Wallet in action at US stores
  3. VTT video shows NFC social networking service in action
]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/26/36159/gsma-video-shows-nfc-in-action-in-nice/feed/ 5 Orange to offer Samsung Wave 578 NFC across Europe — but not in the UK http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/14/35968/orange-to-offer-samsung-wave-578-nfc-across-europe-%e2%80%94-but-not-the-uk/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/14/35968/orange-to-offer-samsung-wave-578-nfc-across-europe-%e2%80%94-but-not-the-uk/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:19:37 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5968 "With the availability of new NFC-enabled devices from Samsung, and many more from our other handset partners to come in 2011, we are moving closer to a world in which we believe mobile contactless services will soon become the norm," says Orange's EVP of mobile services.

Read the rest of Orange to offer Samsung Wave 578 NFC across Europe — but not in the UK at NFC World.

Related news
  1. Orange to roll out NFC services across Europe in 2011
  2. Orange to introduce first international NFC payments service
  3. Samsung unveils second NFC phone: The Samsung Wave 578
]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/14/35968/orange-to-offer-samsung-wave-578-nfc-across-europe-%e2%80%94-but-not-the-uk/feed/ 1 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),...

Read the rest of French operators commit to deploying 1m NFC phones in 2011 at NFC World.

Related news
  1. French retailers, operators publish NFC adoption plans
  2. French government funds nine NFC cities
  3. World’s leading mobile operators commit to NFC — with the SIM as the secure element and the operators in control
]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/09/35862/french-operators-commit-to-deploying-1m-nfc-phones-in-2011/feed/ 0