NFC World » Oyster 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 Nokia to bring NFC to New York commuters http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/26/310937/nokia-to-bring-nfc-to-new-york-commuters/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/26/310937/nokia-to-bring-nfc-to-new-york-commuters/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:55:21 +0000 Heather McLean http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10937 The handset maker has signed a deal with the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority to test cloud-based NFC ticketing with Nokia phones by the end of 2011, the company has told NFC World. NFC payments will then arrive on Nokia phones for the first time at the beginning of 2012.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/26/310937/nokia-to-bring-nfc-to-new-york-commuters/feed/ 0 NFC news in brief • 12 Sept 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/12/39877/nfc-news-in-brief-12-sept-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/12/39877/nfc-news-in-brief-12-sept-2011/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:09:41 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=9877 News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Austrian bus stops offer NFC updates • Caen gets NFC transit stops too • NFC tag store opens in Korea • Belgian museum offers NFC info • Gentag picks up patch patent • plus Clear2Pay, ITSO, TfL, FirstGroup, Google and more...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/12/39877/nfc-news-in-brief-12-sept-2011/feed/ 0 Transport for London confirms plans to accept contactless cards in time for Olympics http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/27/36204/transport-for-london-confirms-plans-to-accept-contactless-cards-in-time-for-olympics/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/27/36204/transport-for-london-confirms-plans-to-accept-contactless-cards-in-time-for-olympics/#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:39:10 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6204 London is to be the first city in the world to convert its entire public transport network to accepting contactless payment cards, Transport for London has announced. "By the end of 2012 card readers across the...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/27/36204/transport-for-london-confirms-plans-to-accept-contactless-cards-in-time-for-olympics/feed/ 0 Orange and Barclaycard set date for UK’s first commercial NFC service http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/27/35762/orange-and-barclaycard-set-date-for-uks-first-commercial-nfc-service/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/27/35762/orange-and-barclaycard-set-date-for-uks-first-commercial-nfc-service/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:01:09 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5762 British consumers will be able to use NFC phones to make payments at stores across the country from the second quarter of this year, Barclaycard and Everything Everywhere have announced.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/27/35762/orange-and-barclaycard-set-date-for-uks-first-commercial-nfc-service/feed/ 4 UK government to fund switch to NFC-compatible transport ticketing http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/12/17/32494/uk-government-to-fund-switch-to-nfc-compatible-transport-ticketing/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/12/17/32494/uk-government-to-fund-switch-to-nfc-compatible-transport-ticketing/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:41 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=2494 The Department for Transport is providing £20m in funding over the next five years to enable nine of England's largest urban areas to make the switch to NFC-compatible transport ticketing systems.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/12/17/32494/uk-government-to-fund-switch-to-nfc-compatible-transport-ticketing/feed/ 0 Telefónica launches O2 Money, says it is ready to deploy NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/07/28/31450/telefonica-launches-o2-money-says-it-is-ready-to-deploy-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/07/28/31450/telefonica-launches-o2-money-says-it-is-ready-to-deploy-nfc/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:01:15 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=1450 The new O2 Money offering is a low-tech prepaid card solution for now but, says O2, this is just the first step in the operator's plans to be at the forefront of the move towards the rollout of NFC technology in the UK.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/07/28/31450/telefonica-launches-o2-money-says-it-is-ready-to-deploy-nfc/feed/ 0 Cubic to offer NFC upgrade capability to major transit systems http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/03/19/3874/cubic-to-offer-nfc-upgrade-capability-to-major-transit-systems/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/03/19/3874/cubic-to-offer-nfc-upgrade-capability-to-major-transit-systems/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:37:03 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=874 Transit ticketing supplier Cubic has partnered with Vivotech to offer its customers, who include the transit operators for London, Washington and New York/New Jersey, the ability to upgrade their ticketing systems to accept payment via contactless cards and NFC phones.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/03/19/3874/cubic-to-offer-nfc-upgrade-capability-to-major-transit-systems/feed/ 0 London Underground signals move to NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/01/19/3552/london-underground-signals-move-to-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/01/19/3552/london-underground-signals-move-to-nfc/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:34:13 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=552 Transport for London's new ticketing contract will drive the switch to next generation ticketing, London Underground's managing director has confirmed.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/01/19/3552/london-underground-signals-move-to-nfc/feed/ 0 TfL reports to London Assembly on future of Oyster http://www.nfcworld.com/2008/10/28/3101/tfl-tells-london-assembly-that-oysters-days-are-numbered/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2008/10/28/3101/tfl-tells-london-assembly-that-oysters-days-are-numbered/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:48:40 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=101 Transport for London now looks pretty set on its plan to replace its prepaid Oyster contactless card system with a bank-card compatible solution. Both contactless bank cards and NFC are options being considered and TfL will definitely outsource delivery of the new system to the private sector

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