NFC World » EAT 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 Orange UK announces Quick Tap treats for 200,000 NFC customers http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/24/313725/orange-uk-announces-quick-tap-treats-for-200000-nfc-customers/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/24/313725/orange-uk-announces-quick-tap-treats-for-200000-nfc-customers/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:24:02 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13725 Two hundred thousand UK customers have now been equipped with NFC phones they will be able to use to tap smart posters and receive special rewards, says the mobile network operator.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/24/313725/orange-uk-announces-quick-tap-treats-for-200000-nfc-customers/feed/ 0 Contactless convenience begins to win over UK consumers http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/01/39704/contactless-convenience-begins-to-win-over-uk-consumers/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/01/39704/contactless-convenience-begins-to-win-over-uk-consumers/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:27:26 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=9704 A survey of British consumers' attitudes to contactless payment has found that 90% of users say it makes life simpler and 85% would recommend the technology to friends and family.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/01/39704/contactless-convenience-begins-to-win-over-uk-consumers/feed/ 0 UK gets first commercial NFC service with Quick Tap from Orange and Barclaycard http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/20/37535/uk-gets-first-commercial-nfc-service-with-quick-tap-from-orange-and-barclaycard/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/20/37535/uk-gets-first-commercial-nfc-service-with-quick-tap-from-orange-and-barclaycard/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 08:59:41 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7535 Consumers can use the new service to make payments of up to £15 via a prepaid cash replacement application stored on their Quick Tap NFC phone. Tag read and write functions are also available and both loyalty and transport ticketing applications will be introduced later.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/20/37535/uk-gets-first-commercial-nfc-service-with-quick-tap-from-orange-and-barclaycard/feed/ 0 Orange and Barclaycard partner to launch NFC in the UK http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/03/09/3837/orange-and-barclaycard-partner-to-launch-nfc-in-the-uk/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/03/09/3837/orange-and-barclaycard-partner-to-launch-nfc-in-the-uk/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:44:14 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=837 All customers are expected to be able to use their phones to pay for everyday items within three years in "the biggest revolution in payments since plastic cards were introduced over 40 years ago."

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