NFC World » Telus 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 45 mobile operators commit to NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/16/311363/45-mobile-operators-commit-to-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/16/311363/45-mobile-operators-commit-to-nfc/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:03:13 +0000 Paula Berger http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11363 The mobile network operators have signed up to support and implement SIM-based NFC in a move the GSMA says will "promote the global interoperability of services and accelerate time-to-market".

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/09/08/39764/rogers-wireless-applies-for-canadian-banking-license/feed/ 0 EnStream begins Zoompass mobile payments sticker trial http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/03/04/32909/enstream-begins-zoompass-mobile-payments-sticker-trial/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/03/04/32909/enstream-begins-zoompass-mobile-payments-sticker-trial/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:36:45 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=2909 EnStream, the joint venture between Canada's three leading mobile operators which operates the Zoompass mobile wallet service, has begun its first mobile contactless sticker trial. Launched by Bell Mobility, Rogers and Telus in June 2009,...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/03/04/32909/enstream-begins-zoompass-mobile-payments-sticker-trial/feed/ 0 Visa appoints senior GSMA executive to head its move to mobile http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/02/22/32878/visa-appoints-senior-gsma-executive-to-head-its-move-to-mobile/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/02/22/32878/visa-appoints-senior-gsma-executive-to-head-its-move-to-mobile/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:01:22 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=2878 Visa Inc has appointed Bill Gajda as its new head of mobile. Gajda will join Visa from the GSMA, where he is currently the mobile association's chief commercial officer, responsible for strategic initiatives including mobile...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/02/22/32878/visa-appoints-senior-gsma-executive-to-head-its-move-to-mobile/feed/ 0 Canadian mobile operators ‘plan to introduce NFC or contactless handsets within the year’ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/02/17/32839/canadian-mobile-operators-plan-to-introduce-nfc-or-contactless-handsets-within-the-year/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/02/17/32839/canadian-mobile-operators-plan-to-introduce-nfc-or-contactless-handsets-within-the-year/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:13:07 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=2839 EnStream, the joint venture between Canada's three leading mobile operators which operates the Zoompass mobile wallet service, aims to offer NFC or contactless enabled handsets to customers within the year, the company has told NFC...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/02/17/32839/canadian-mobile-operators-plan-to-introduce-nfc-or-contactless-handsets-within-the-year/feed/ 0 Canadian operators zoom past NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/06/17/31341/canadian-operators-zoom-past-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/06/17/31341/canadian-operators-zoom-past-nfc/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:57:20 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=1341 Zoompass, a joint venture between Canada's three leading mobile operators, is taking a new approach to the lack of NFC handsets by linking its new mobile wallet to a standard prepaid bank card.

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