NFC World » McDonald’s http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Fri, 25 May 2012 11:38:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 McDonald’s to test cloud-based NFC payments in Austria http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/24/315260/mcdonalds-to-test-cloud-based-nfc-payments-in-austria/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/24/315260/mcdonalds-to-test-cloud-based-nfc-payments-in-austria/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:21:07 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15260 The fast food giant has signed up to pilot test a new cloud-based NFC payments service developed by Austrian mobile network operator A1 and Paybox Bank. Supermarket chain Merkur will also participate in the trial.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/24/315260/mcdonalds-to-test-cloud-based-nfc-payments-in-austria/feed/ 3 Barclaycard expands Quick Tap NFC service and offers PayTag stickers to Visa credit card holders http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315174/barclaycard-expands-quick-tap-nfc-service-and-offers-paytag-stickers-to-visa-credit-card-holders/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315174/barclaycard-expands-quick-tap-nfc-service-and-offers-paytag-stickers-to-visa-credit-card-holders/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:16:51 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15174 The UK-based financial institution has announced two enhancements to its mobile payments offering, increasing the reach of the Quick Tap NFC service it runs with Orange and announcing plans to provide all its Visa credit card customers with a free mobile contactless sticker.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/24/312678/us-retailers-back-chip-and-pin/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 Jiepang to deliver NFC check-ins and rewards to Chinese merchants http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/26/39375/jiepang-to-deliver-nfc-check-ins-and-rewards-to-thousands-of-chinese-merchants/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/26/39375/jiepang-to-deliver-nfc-check-ins-and-rewards-to-thousands-of-chinese-merchants/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:03:57 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=9375 China's leading location-based social service is distributing NFC window stickers to more than 3,000 merchants in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Taipei and Hong Kong.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/26/39375/jiepang-to-deliver-nfc-check-ins-and-rewards-to-thousands-of-chinese-merchants/feed/ 0 Visa moves US to EMV and NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/09/38989/visa-moves-us-to-emv-and-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/08/09/38989/visa-moves-us-to-emv-and-nfc/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:39:35 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=8989 "The adoption of dual-interface chip technology will help prepare the US payment infrastructure for the arrival of NFC-based mobile payments by building the necessary infrastructure to accept and process chip transactions that support either a signature or PIN at the point of sale," says the payments giant.

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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 McDonald’s UK goes contactless, considers NFC loyalty programmes http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/09/37284/mcdonalds-uk-goes-contactless-considers-nfc-loyalty-programmes/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/09/37284/mcdonalds-uk-goes-contactless-considers-nfc-loyalty-programmes/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 08:22:02 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7284 McDonald's will have installed contactless point-of-sale terminals in all its restaurants in the UK by the end of this month, Mark Fabes, the fast food giant's UK IT director, has revealed. Faster transaction speeds are...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/09/37284/mcdonalds-uk-goes-contactless-considers-nfc-loyalty-programmes/feed/ 0 Mastercard mandates contactless POS terminals in Australia and New Zealand http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/08/36937/mastercard-mandates-contactless-pos-terminals-in-australia-and-new-zealand/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/04/08/36937/mastercard-mandates-contactless-pos-terminals-in-australia-and-new-zealand/#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:37:44 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6937 Global payments network Mastercard has announced a plan to make contactless payments a way of life in Australia and New Zealand over the next four years. As part of its 'MasterCard Roadmap', Mastercard Australia said the comprehensive...

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