NFC World » Starbucks 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 Starbucks China adds NFC to festive check-in campaign http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/09/311861/starbucks-china-adds-nfc-to-festive-check-in-campaign/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/12/09/311861/starbucks-china-adds-nfc-to-festive-check-in-campaign/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:09:19 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11861 The coffee giant is using NFC-enabled posters to promote a rewards campaign that will see everyone who checks in to Starbucks via social network Jiepang getting a voucher for a free drink upgrade — but only if a total of 30,000 check-ins is reached by the Christmas deadline.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/08/311155/starbucks-hits-20m-mobile-payments/feed/ 0 New report compares the prospects for mobile payments technologies http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/01/311057/new-report-compares-the-prospects-for-mobile-payments-technologies/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/01/311057/new-report-compares-the-prospects-for-mobile-payments-technologies/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:17:14 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11057 NFC-enabled mobile wallet solutions will become US consumers' dominant mobile payments option for retail purchases while digital wallet applications will be most popular for mobile ecommerce payments, according to a new report from Parks Associates.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/01/311057/new-report-compares-the-prospects-for-mobile-payments-technologies/feed/ 1 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 Nokia and Jiepang demo NFC check-ins http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/17/38113/nokia-and-jiepang-demo-nfc-check-ins/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/17/38113/nokia-and-jiepang-demo-nfc-check-ins/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:17:39 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=8113 Nokia has teamed up with China's leading location-based service Jiepang to demonstrate NFC social check-in services. Visitors to the Apps@Smartphone Asia Expo in Hong Kong this week can interact with a Jiepang poster which has...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/06/17/38113/nokia-and-jiepang-demo-nfc-check-ins/feed/ 3 Google VP confirms NFC mobile commerce launch tomorrow http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/25/37681/google-vp-confirms-nfc-mobile-commerce-launch-tomorrow/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/25/37681/google-vp-confirms-nfc-mobile-commerce-launch-tomorrow/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 15:04:05 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7681 "We're making a big bet on it as a company," says Stephanie Tilenius, Google's VP of commerce and payments. "There is a lot of potential there."

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/25/37681/google-vp-confirms-nfc-mobile-commerce-launch-tomorrow/feed/ 0 Starbucks UK set to accept NFC payments http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/24/37619/starbucks-uk-nfc-payments/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/24/37619/starbucks-uk-nfc-payments/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 12:30:38 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7619 Starbucks has signed a deal with Barclaycard, in partnership with Visa Europe, to bring contactless and NFC mobile payments to its UK coffee shops. Starbucks' move follows the launch by Barclaycard and Orange last week...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/24/37619/starbucks-uk-nfc-payments/feed/ 0 “We see ourselves being an aggregator of services and payments,” says Telefónica boss http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/03/36333/we-see-ourselves-being-an-aggregator-of-services-and-payments-says-telefonica-boss/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/03/03/36333/we-see-ourselves-being-an-aggregator-of-services-and-payments-says-telefonica-boss/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:39:52 +0000 Christopher Brown http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6333 The chief executive of Telefónica Europe has given the strongest indication yet that the mobile operator will take a cooperative, rather than a competitive, route to introducing NFC services.

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