NFC World » EMVCo 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 Microsoft applies for NFC Tap and Do trademark http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/23/314761/microsoft-applies-for-nfc-tap-and-do-trademark/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/23/314761/microsoft-applies-for-nfc-tap-and-do-trademark/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:33:51 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14761 The computer software giant is to use its own symbol to show that a Windows 8 device has NFC functionality and to indicate to a user where the NFC antenna is located.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/23/314761/microsoft-applies-for-nfc-tap-and-do-trademark/feed/ 3 Gemalto launches high security NFC SIM http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313945/gemalto-launches-high-security-nfc-sim/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313945/gemalto-launches-high-security-nfc-sim/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:07:44 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13945 The new UpTeq NFC SIM meets a flight of top level security requirements and, says the digital security firm, can be used to generate legally binding digital signatures as well as deliver both e-health and e-government services.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313945/gemalto-launches-high-security-nfc-sim/feed/ 0 EMVCo picks GlobalPlatform secure element compliance programme http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/21/313555/emvco-picks-globalplatform-secure-element-compliance-programme/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/21/313555/emvco-picks-globalplatform-secure-element-compliance-programme/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:33:57 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13555 EMVCo, the standards body collectively owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, has officially recognised the GlobalPlatform Compliance Program for validating secure elements as an integral part of its mobile payment certification process. The move...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/21/313555/emvco-picks-globalplatform-secure-element-compliance-programme/feed/ 0 EMVCo reports on NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310414/emvco-reports-on-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310414/emvco-reports-on-nfc/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:27:32 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10414 Payments industry technical standards body EMVCo has published a 47-page white paper setting out its view of the contactless mobile payment (CMP) landscape, detailing the principles that guide the body's efforts, and summarising the work...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310414/emvco-reports-on-nfc/feed/ 0 Collis launches one stop NFC testing shop http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/22/310132/collis-launches-one-stop-nfc-testing-shop/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/22/310132/collis-launches-one-stop-nfc-testing-shop/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:54:57 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10132 The company's new Mobile Test Centre enables NFC solutions to be checked for compliance with specifications set by a wide range of industry associations and standards bodies.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/22/310132/collis-launches-one-stop-nfc-testing-shop/feed/ 0 KEBT releases operating system for embedded secure elements http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/22/310109/kebt-releases-operating-system-for-embedded-secure-elements/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/22/310109/kebt-releases-operating-system-for-embedded-secure-elements/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:01:14 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10109 A new version of the smart card and SIM maker's Kona operating system makes it possible to deliver via an embedded secure element the same wide range of NFC services that mobile network operators can currently offer through an NFC SIM.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/22/310109/kebt-releases-operating-system-for-embedded-secure-elements/feed/ 0 NFC news in brief • 12 Sept 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/12/39877/nfc-news-in-brief-12-sept-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/12/39877/nfc-news-in-brief-12-sept-2011/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:09:41 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=9877 News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Austrian bus stops offer NFC updates • Caen gets NFC transit stops too • NFC tag store opens in Korea • Belgian museum offers NFC info • Gentag picks up patch patent • plus Clear2Pay, ITSO, TfL, FirstGroup, Google and more...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/06/37832/france-set-for-commercial-nfc-services-to-begin-in-spring-2012/feed/ 0 NFC news in brief • 30 May 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/30/37763/nfc-news-in-brief-30-may-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/30/37763/nfc-news-in-brief-30-may-2011/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 23:11:34 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7763 News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Identive, NXP sign VAR deal • Huawei planning NFC phones? • Vodacom looks to NFC • NFC domain names on Ebay • US banks debut P2P payments • Samsung smashes Galaxy sales record • US theme park to offer next-gen shopping experience • Rhodes framework adds NFC support • and more...

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