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The Norwegian bank and mobile network operator have contracted Giesecke & Devrient to provide them with a turnkey NFC solution for a mobile payments trial that will involve a dozen merchant locations in Oslo. More

The European Payments Council (EPC) has published a white paper which examines the ways in which NFC technology could be used to deliver compatible mobile phone-based payments services across the 32 countries of the Single... More

All the latest news from around the NFC ecosystem including a new Toshiba NFC phone now under development, Telecom Italia's new mobile commerce service, Visa Australia increases contactless transaction limit, Twinlinx and Windows Mobile, Montreal's new contactless ticketing system, MoLo Rewards' NFC coupon and loyalty solution and more...  More

The NFC trial is taking place a year later than originally planned, Digi.no reports (in Norwegian), and a commercial launch is still expected to be two to three years away. More

The Norwegian bank and the telecoms operator, which formed a joint venture last year to create an NFC trusted service manager for the Nordic markets, have begun a small scale NFC test that will be extended into Oslo city centre later this year. More