NFC World » Oberthur http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Fri, 25 May 2012 12:47:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 QNB and Qtel to launch NFC services in Qatar http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/07/314227/qnb-and-qtel-to-launch-nfc-services-in-qatar/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/07/314227/qnb-and-qtel-to-launch-nfc-services-in-qatar/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:10:56 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14227 The bank and mobile network operator have partnered for the launch of the country's first NFC payments service, using BlackBerry NFC phones as well as NFC stickers.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313990/telecom-italia-to-test-nfc-in-milan/feed/ 0 Visa announces ‘one stop’ card provisioning service for NFC mobile phones http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313937/visa-announces-one-stop-card-provisioning-service-for-nfc-mobile-phones/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313937/visa-announces-one-stop-card-provisioning-service-for-nfc-mobile-phones/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:43:29 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13937 “Financial institutions, mobile network operators, and even transit operators now have a simple, secure process to activate payment applications at scale and make mobile payments part of everyday life for consumers around the world,” says Visa's head of mobile products.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/27/313937/visa-announces-one-stop-card-provisioning-service-for-nfc-mobile-phones/feed/ 0 Santander unveils first NFC wallet to offer both Visa and MasterCard payments http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/26/313811/santander-unveils-first-nfc-wallet-to-offer-both-visa-and-mastercard-payments/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/26/313811/santander-unveils-first-nfc-wallet-to-offer-both-visa-and-mastercard-payments/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:28:33 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13811 The banking giant, the eighth largest in the world, has partnered with Orange for the development and introduction of the first NFC payments solution to support cards issued by both Visa and MasterCard.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/26/313811/santander-unveils-first-nfc-wallet-to-offer-both-visa-and-mastercard-payments/feed/ 0 Société Générale picks NFC payments TSM http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/22/313597/societe-generale-picks-nfc-payments-tsm/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/22/313597/societe-generale-picks-nfc-payments-tsm/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:51:39 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=13597 The French bank has chosen Oberthur to act as its trusted service manager for a rollout of NFC payments services this year.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/02/22/313597/societe-generale-picks-nfc-payments-tsm/feed/ 0 Sunrise to test NFC in Switzerland http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/31/312863/sunrise-to-test-nfc-in-switzerland/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/31/312863/sunrise-to-test-nfc-in-switzerland/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:50:15 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=12863 Swiss mobile network operator Sunrise is to begin an NFC payments pilot in March 2012, in collaboration with Oberthur Technologies. The SIM-based NFC trial will allow participants to charge payments made with an NFC phone...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/31/312863/sunrise-to-test-nfc-in-switzerland/feed/ 0 Private equity firm buys key NFC supplier http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/06/311760/private-equity-firm-buys-key-nfc-supplier/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/06/311760/private-equity-firm-buys-key-nfc-supplier/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:09:30 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11760 "Advent International hopes to help grow Oberthur Technologies through potential external acquisitions which may further enhance the technological development and complement existing know-how," says the investment firm.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/06/311760/private-equity-firm-buys-key-nfc-supplier/feed/ 0 Visa tests NFC in Iceland http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/25/310886/visa-tests-nfc-in-iceland/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/25/310886/visa-tests-nfc-in-iceland/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:36:39 +0000 Paula Berger http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10886 Icelandic payments processor Valitor has teamed up with Visa and Oberthur Technologies to run the country's first mobile payments pilot from January 2012.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/25/310886/visa-tests-nfc-in-iceland/feed/ 0 Eight NFC products reach finals of Sesames awards http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310418/eight-nfc-products-reach-finals-of-sesames-awards/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310418/eight-nfc-products-reach-finals-of-sesames-awards/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:40:06 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10418 Finalists for the annual Cartes trade show awards include Taiwan-based Go-Trust, developer of a single wire protocol compliant NFC microSD card.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310418/eight-nfc-products-reach-finals-of-sesames-awards/feed/ 0 OSPT Alliance publishes open standard for contactless transit payments http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/09/39789/ospt-alliance-publishes-open-standard-for-contactless-transit-payments/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/09/39789/ospt-alliance-publishes-open-standard-for-contactless-transit-payments/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:30:12 +0000 Heather McLean http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=9789 The organisation, which aims to establish an open standard for transport ticketing to rival Mifare, has made available the first version of its Cipurse specification.

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