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UK NFC JV heads to Brussels
February 29th, 2012
Everything Everywhere, Vodafone and O2 will be submitting their plans for a UK-based NFC joint venture to regulators in Brussels next week, the Financial Times reports. Mobile network operator Three, which was not invited to join the... More
UK NFC joint venture prepares to seek EU approval
February 20th, 2012
The UK NFC joint venture announced last year by mobile network operators Vodafone, O2 and Everything Everywhere is expected to seek the official go ahead for the scheme, dubbed Project Oscar, in the next two... More
O2 backs London NFC hackathon
February 16th, 2012
The third event in digital agency Isobar's NFC hackathon series is to take place in London over the weekend of 24-25 March. Create London is sponsored by mobile network operator O2, is free to attend... More
Telefonica picks Sybase 365 for mobile wallet rollout
February 14th, 2012
The telecoms giant has chosen the SAP subsidiary to provide a mobile wallet solution that it will begin introducing in Europe and Latin America during the first half of 2012. More
Transport for London to accept NFC payments from 2012
July 12th, 2011
TfL has agreed to relax its transaction speed requirements to allow payments on London's bus and underground network to be made via NFC phones and contactless cards from next year — and expects faster NFC phones and contactless cards to arrive in the near future. More
Europe’s mobile operators to create common NFC logo
July 11th, 2011
Europe's big five mobile operators are working together to create a new logo for NFC, designed to be clearly recognisable and drive usage of the technology. More
X-Men movie to get NFC smart poster campaign in London
May 23rd, 2011
Smart posters are to be distributed around central London to promote the latest X-Men film, enabling NFC phone users to download an exclusive trailer and connect with the movie's Facebook page. More
O2 UK picks suppliers for NFC mobile wallet launch
May 19th, 2011
Mobile network operator O2 UK, part of the Telefonica group, has announced Wave Crest, FIS, Intelligent Environments and Visa Europe as the suppliers for the mobile wallet service it plans to launch during the second half of... More
Samsung Galaxy S II with NFC to begin shipping “later this year”
May 13th, 2011
Samsung has begun shipping the first units of its Galaxy S II smartphone but, outside Korea, it looks as though only the non-NFC version will be available — for now. More
Telefónica launches O2 Money in Ireland
March 2nd, 2011
Telefónica O2 Ireland has launched a new prepaid money card, 'O2 Money', marking an expansion by the mobile network operator into the Irish financial services market. O2 Money, already in operation in the UK, has... More
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