NFC World » Zain 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 NFC set for take off in the Gulf http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/10/22/32097/nfc-set-for-take-off-in-the-gulf/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/10/22/32097/nfc-set-for-take-off-in-the-gulf/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:58:43 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=2097 OPINION: The past fortnight has seen announcements of new NFC services from banks and operators in both Dubai and Kuwait.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/10/22/32097/nfc-set-for-take-off-in-the-gulf/feed/ 0 National Bank, Zain and Visa to launch NFC trial in Kuwait http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/10/21/32043/national-bank-zain-and-visa-to-launch-nfc-trial-in-kuwait/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/10/21/32043/national-bank-zain-and-visa-to-launch-nfc-trial-in-kuwait/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:01:32 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=2043 Five hundred National Bank of Kuwait customers will take part in a six month pilot at the country's largest shopping mall.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/10/21/32043/national-bank-zain-and-visa-to-launch-nfc-trial-in-kuwait/feed/ 0 GSMA calls for mass market NFC handsets by mid-2009 http://www.nfcworld.com/2008/11/19/3235/gsma-calls-for-mass-market-nfc-handsets-by-mid-2009/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2008/11/19/3235/gsma-calls-for-mass-market-nfc-handsets-by-mid-2009/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:45:22 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=235 The mobile industry association has finalised its device requirements for NFC handsets and called on manufacturers to put phones incorporating the Single Wire Protocol interface into consumers' hands by the middle of next year.

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