NFC World » Visa 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 CIBC and Rogers to bring NFC payments to Canada http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/16/315718/cibc-and-rogers-to-bring-nfc-payments-to-canada/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/16/315718/cibc-and-rogers-to-bring-nfc-payments-to-canada/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 09:53:44 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15718 The bank and telecoms operator are to introduce a joint NFC service that will let CIBC credit cardholders make mobile payments with a Rogers NFC phone from "later this year".

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/09/315594/visa-and-samsung-reveal-olympics-nfc-payments-plans/feed/ 0 MasterCard certifies more NFC phones, introduces a new logo http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/04/315520/mastercard-certifies-more-nfc-phones-introduces-a-new-logo/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/04/315520/mastercard-certifies-more-nfc-phones-introduces-a-new-logo/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:51:43 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15520 NFC phones developed by HTC, Intel, LG Electronics, Nokia, RIM, Samsung and Sony have all now been certified for contactless payments — and have the right to carry a new 'MasterCard PayPass Ready' logo.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/04/315520/mastercard-certifies-more-nfc-phones-introduces-a-new-logo/feed/ 2 Samsung Galaxy S III expands NFC P2P capabilities with S Beam for faster file transfers http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/04/315501/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-expands-nfc-p2p-capabilities-with-s-beam-for-faster-file-transfers/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/04/315501/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-expands-nfc-p2p-capabilities-with-s-beam-for-faster-file-transfers/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 13:22:32 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15501 The newly announced successor to Samsung's best selling Galaxy S II features NFC as standard and includes a new file transfer service that enables users to easily connect together two devices via NFC and automatically transfer large video and other files via WiFi Direct.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/04/315501/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-expands-nfc-p2p-capabilities-with-s-beam-for-faster-file-transfers/feed/ 0 Visa to launch V.me digital wallet in UK, France and Spain http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/30/315393/visa-to-launch-v-me-digital-wallet-in-uk-france-and-spain/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/30/315393/visa-to-launch-v-me-digital-wallet-in-uk-france-and-spain/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:15:21 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15393 "Our intention is that V.me will ultimately be able to incorporate any or all of our new payment technologies, allowing our members to deliver the best possible payments experience whether face-to-face, online or in a mobile environment," says Visa Europe's Mariano Dima.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/30/315393/visa-to-launch-v-me-digital-wallet-in-uk-france-and-spain/feed/ 0 O2 Wallet launches in the UK: NFC to be added “in time” http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/26/315328/o2-wallet-launches-in-the-uk-nfc-to-be-added-in-time/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/26/315328/o2-wallet-launches-in-the-uk-nfc-to-be-added-in-time/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:13:51 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15328 Amid on-going delays for the UK mobile network operators' Project Oscar NFC joint venture, O2 has moved ahead with the launch of a mobile wallet that offers a suite of payments and marketing services to any mobile phone user, regardless of the carrier they get their mobile service from — with NFC to arrive later.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/24/315260/mcdonalds-to-test-cloud-based-nfc-payments-in-austria/feed/ 3 Barclaycard expands Quick Tap NFC service and offers PayTag stickers to Visa credit card holders http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315174/barclaycard-expands-quick-tap-nfc-service-and-offers-paytag-stickers-to-visa-credit-card-holders/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315174/barclaycard-expands-quick-tap-nfc-service-and-offers-paytag-stickers-to-visa-credit-card-holders/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:16:51 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15174 The UK-based financial institution has announced two enhancements to its mobile payments offering, increasing the reach of the Quick Tap NFC service it runs with Orange and announcing plans to provide all its Visa credit card customers with a free mobile contactless sticker.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315174/barclaycard-expands-quick-tap-nfc-service-and-offers-paytag-stickers-to-visa-credit-card-holders/feed/ 2 Hands on: The Lumia 610, Nokia’s first Windows NFC phone http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/11/315025/hands-on-the-lumia-610-nokias-first-windows-nfc-phone/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/11/315025/hands-on-the-lumia-610-nokias-first-windows-nfc-phone/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:09:49 +0000 Joe Davies http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15025 Nokia has unveiled an NFC version of its Lumia 610 Windows Phone at the Wima show in Monaco, announced that Orange will be the first operator to stock it from the middle of this year — and reconfirmed its commitment to include NFC "right across our portfolio".

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