NFC World » Subway 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 Subway USA goes contactless http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/10/310553/subway-usa-goes-contactless/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/10/310553/subway-usa-goes-contactless/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:17:30 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10553 Seven thousand Subway restaurants in the US are to be equipped to accept payments via contactless cards and NFC phones by the end of the first quarter of 2012, MasterCard has announced. This article was...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/03/310425/officemax-goes-live-with-google-wallet/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/2011/05/25/37681/google-vp-confirms-nfc-mobile-commerce-launch-tomorrow/feed/ 0 UK gets first commercial NFC service with Quick Tap from Orange and Barclaycard http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/20/37535/uk-gets-first-commercial-nfc-service-with-quick-tap-from-orange-and-barclaycard/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/20/37535/uk-gets-first-commercial-nfc-service-with-quick-tap-from-orange-and-barclaycard/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 08:59:41 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=7535 Consumers can use the new service to make payments of up to £15 via a prepaid cash replacement application stored on their Quick Tap NFC phone. Tag read and write functions are also available and both loyalty and transport ticketing applications will be introduced later.

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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 NFC news in brief • 15 Nov 2010 http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/15/34994/nfc-news-in-brief-15-nov-2010/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/11/15/34994/nfc-news-in-brief-15-nov-2010/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:17:59 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4994 News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Banks deploy OTP cards • Qantas expands next generation check-in • Visa and Gap tie coupons to purchasing • iPhone users max their cards • Subway picks Facecash • Nokia retrieves Symbian • Mobile coupons gain ground • Barclays reports contactless stats • and more...

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