NFC World » Groupon 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 Facebook moves to the point-of-sale http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315161/facebook-moves-to-the-point-of-sale/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315161/facebook-moves-to-the-point-of-sale/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:17:36 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15161 Facebook has acquired Tagtile, a startup founded by two US-based graduates of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), as it begins to roll out its Facebook Offers service. In an interview with the Times of India, Tagtile co-founder...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315161/facebook-moves-to-the-point-of-sale/feed/ 0 NFC is still two to five years away, say MWC visitors http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314366/nfc-is-still-two-to-five-years-away-say-mwc-visitors/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314366/nfc-is-still-two-to-five-years-away-say-mwc-visitors/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:52:46 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14366 A survey of mobile industry executives conducted for Sybase 365 during the Mobile World Congress has found that 81% of respondents believe that NFC will not become a driver of widespread adoption of mobile payments...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/13/314366/nfc-is-still-two-to-five-years-away-say-mwc-visitors/feed/ 0 VeriFone sets out its plan for Point http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/04/312217/verifone-sets-out-its-plan-for-point/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/04/312217/verifone-sets-out-its-plan-for-point/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:26:18 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12217 VeriFone has completed its €600m acquisition of Point International, northern Europe's largest provider of payment and gateway services and solutions for retailers and a supplier to PayPal's NFC trial in Stockholm. Point provides point-of-sale technology...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/04/312217/verifone-sets-out-its-plan-for-point/feed/ 0 VeriFone buys Point in move to managed services http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/15/311341/verifone-buys-point-in-move-to-managed-services/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/15/311341/verifone-buys-point-in-move-to-managed-services/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:25:22 +0000 Paula Berger http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11341 VeriFone has acquired electronic payments specialist Point International from Nordic Capital for €600m (US$812m) as the POS terminal maker accelerates its transition to a managed services revenue model. Stockholm-based Point provides a range of services...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/15/311341/verifone-buys-point-in-move-to-managed-services/feed/ 0 NFC news in brief • 27 June 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/27/38315/nfc-news-in-brief-27-june-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/27/38315/nfc-news-in-brief-27-june-2011/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:14:36 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=8315 News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Korea gets NFC Forum test lab • Verayo hires CTO from Apple • US Bank issues contactless EMV cards • SPVA releases secure payment device standards • Majority don't trust mobile phone companies • 20m Visa contactless cards in UK by end of year • Groupon ties deals to loyalty cards • Identive appoints NFC VP • and more...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/27/38315/nfc-news-in-brief-27-june-2011/feed/ 0 Google Wallet “is one of the biggest investments we’ve made at Google for a very long time” http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/13/37997/google-wallet-is-one-of-the-biggest-investments-weve-made-at-google-for-a-very-long-time/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/13/37997/google-wallet-is-one-of-the-biggest-investments-weve-made-at-google-for-a-very-long-time/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:40:54 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7997 "Larry and Eric personally convinced me" to make the move to Google, Osama Bedier, the company's VP of payments, has told NFC World as he set out Google's commitment to building an NFC platform that is open to all — and revealed that Google Wallet will eventually be able to hold keys, ID credentials and driving licenses.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/13/37997/google-wallet-is-one-of-the-biggest-investments-weve-made-at-google-for-a-very-long-time/feed/ 1 NFC news in brief • 6 June 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/06/37820/nfc-news-in-brief-6-june-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/06/37820/nfc-news-in-brief-6-june-2011/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:34:32 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7820 News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: M-Pesa revenues soar • Google Offers trial gets underway • Tyfone expands team • NXP's partner programme • SVB picks EMV • British consumers 'not comfortable' with location-based services • SCM launches plug-in NFC reader • Elephant Talk to unveil NFC mobile wallet platform • and more...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/26/37692/heads-up-what-to-look-for-in-googles-nfc-mobile-payments-announcement/feed/ 2 NFC news in brief • 23 May 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/23/37583/nfc-news-in-brief-23-may-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/23/37583/nfc-news-in-brief-23-may-2011/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 14:21:20 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7583 News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Twitter and Docomo add 'touch and follow' • Doubletwist shares songs with NFC • Airtag offers P2P loyalty • Lifera and Taztag tie up • Lockitron opens doors with NFC • DPT unveils NFC-enabled car park pay machine • SK C&C USA rebrands as CorFire • Bayer puts antennas into decorative films • Mobey Forum expands • and much more...

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