Identive

Secure ID specialist Identive has introduced a new "peel and stick" NFC tag that allows consumers to use contactless payment with their existing mobile devices. The TomPay sticker is based on the company's "tag on... More

Identive has added window stickers and magnets to its range of NFC tags. The window stickers have a concealed NFC inlay and can be printed in colour on the front and back, so they look... More

Identive unveiled an open standards based NFC physical access control solution at last week's ISC West tradeshow in Las Vegas. The system uses NFC phones and the Protocol for Lightweight Authentication of Identity (Plaid), a... More

The two firms are to provide doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals with a way to easily transfer digital medical images to the relevant exam room. More

SCM Microsystems has announced an NFC solutions development kit that includes reader modules, drivers, source code examples for handling device-to-tag and peer-to-peer NFC applications, software development tools, and documentation. The kit will be available from... More

NFC tag and services supplier Identive has hired Matthew Smith as vice president of product and technology management in the company's Mobility & NFC Solutions group. Smith was previously the director of TSM operations at... More

NFC pioneer NXP has announced a new chip for NFC tags which offers improved radio sensitivity, meaning that tags can be read over a greater range or that tag antennas can be made smaller. A... More

The tags are to be included in-box with each purchase of an NFC smartphone and are to be delivered to the handset manufacturer over the next six months. More

Identive Group, which is supplying NFC stickers to the Google Places NFC trial in Austin, Texas, has opened an online store for NFC products. The store offers an NFC software development kit, an NFC reader/writer... More

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... More

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... More

News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: US files lawsuit against Verifone/Hypercom deal • iPhone 5 unlikely to support NFC payments, says analyst • 'Paper' phone unveiled • Vivotech adds NFC to mag stripe terminals • Hashable adds NFC to contacts app • Sequent raises funds • Connecthings invests in Lifera • and more... More

Identive's ACIG Technology subsidiary has been picked as the exclusive supplier of NFC stickers for the Austin, Texas roll-out of the search engine giant's Google Places local recommendation service. More