NFC World » Zapa Technology 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 Escher to provide NFC services to postal organisations http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/20/314668/escher-to-provide-nfc-services-to-postal-organisations/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/20/314668/escher-to-provide-nfc-services-to-postal-organisations/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:01:56 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=14668 Escher Group, a provider of transaction processing solutions for the postal industry, has formed a new NFC division. Escher Interactive Services will focus on offering managed services, identity management and NFC applications for retailers and...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/03/20/314668/escher-to-provide-nfc-services-to-postal-organisations/feed/ 0 Zapa returns with €1.1m investment http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/29/311629/zapa-returns-with-e1-1m-investment/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/29/311629/zapa-returns-with-e1-1m-investment/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:58:20 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=11629 Irish NFC specialist Zapa Technology, which ran into financial difficulties last month, is back in business with new investment led by technology entrepreneur Brendan McDonagh (pictured), who has become the company's new CEO. Delta Partners...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/11/29/311629/zapa-returns-with-e1-1m-investment/feed/ 0 Liquidators in at Zapa http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/24/310828/liquidators-in-at-zapa/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/24/310828/liquidators-in-at-zapa/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:32:47 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=10828 Dublin-based Zapa Technology has appointed a provisional liquidator, according to the Irish Times. The NFC retail payments and rewards specialist, which continues to trade while a buyer is sought, owes €700,000 to creditors and has...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/10/24/310828/liquidators-in-at-zapa/feed/ 0 First Data joint venture to offer mobile contactless loyalty service to merchants in UK and Ireland http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/08/27/34371/first-data-joint-venture-to-offer-mobile-contactless-loyalty-service-to-merchants-in-uk-and-ireland/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/08/27/34371/first-data-joint-venture-to-offer-mobile-contactless-loyalty-service-to-merchants-in-uk-and-ireland/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:01:24 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4371 AIB Merchant Services' new Loyaltyplus service integrates Zapa's mobile contactless technology into merchants' POS terminals, enabling even the smallest retailer to offer an NFC-compatible customer loyalty programme — from only €30 a month.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/08/27/34371/first-data-joint-venture-to-offer-mobile-contactless-loyalty-service-to-merchants-in-uk-and-ireland/feed/ 0 NFC Forum adds 19 new members http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/03/09/33006/nfc-forum-adds-19-new-members/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/03/09/33006/nfc-forum-adds-19-new-members/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:02:38 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=3006 Nineteen additional companies from fourteen countries have signed up to become members of the NFC Forum. The list of new members is headed by fabless semiconductor supplier Marvell Technology and Canadian mobile network operator Rogers...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/03/09/33006/nfc-forum-adds-19-new-members/feed/ 0 Vivotech picks Zapa for European TSM services http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/02/19/32864/vivotech-picks-zapa-for-european-tsm-services/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/02/19/32864/vivotech-picks-zapa-for-european-tsm-services/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:56:41 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=2864 Vivotech has selected Zapa Technology as its preferred partner for managed Trusted Service Manager (TSM) services in Europe. "Zapa Technology has focused on executing commercial NFC programs," says John Nagle, the company's CEO. "Having Vivotech...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/02/19/32864/vivotech-picks-zapa-for-european-tsm-services/feed/ 0 Zapa adds mobile loyalty application to contactless stickers http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/02/15/32790/zapa-adds-mobile-loyalty-application-to-contactless-stickers/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/02/15/32790/zapa-adds-mobile-loyalty-application-to-contactless-stickers/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:35:16 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=2790 Zapa Technology has partnered with Mobiun to enable users of its mobile loyalty system to check and manage loyalty points they have collected via their mobile handsets. Zapa, which raised €2.5m in funding in July...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/02/15/32790/zapa-adds-mobile-loyalty-application-to-contactless-stickers/feed/ 0 Irish town launches local loyalty programme using mobile stickers http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/11/30/32376/irish-town-launches-local-loyalty-programme-using-mobile-stickers/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/11/30/32376/irish-town-launches-local-loyalty-programme-using-mobile-stickers/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:58:17 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=2376 The small town of Tuam in County Galway, Eire, has introduced a loyalty scheme based on Zapa Technology's mobile contactless stickers with the aim of encouraging local people to do more of their shopping in the town.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/11/30/32376/irish-town-launches-local-loyalty-programme-using-mobile-stickers/feed/ 0 Vivotech teams up with Tetherball and with Zapa Technology to offer mobile loyalty solutions to retailers http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/11/04/32157/vivotech-teams-up-with-tetherball-and-with-zapa-technology-to-offer-mobile-loyalty-solutions-to-retailers/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/11/04/32157/vivotech-teams-up-with-tetherball-and-with-zapa-technology-to-offer-mobile-loyalty-solutions-to-retailers/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:43:47 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=2157 Vivotech is to offer Tetherball's sticker-based mobile loyalty programme to its installed base of retailers and is supplying Irish start up Zapa with contactless stickers and POS equipment.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/11/04/32157/vivotech-teams-up-with-tetherball-and-with-zapa-technology-to-offer-mobile-loyalty-solutions-to-retailers/feed/ 0 The NFC Report: Retailers begin to seize the initiative with NFC coupons and loyalty programmes http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/10/08/31968/the-nfc-report-retailers-begin-to-seize-the-initiative-with-nfc-coupons-and-loyalty-programmes/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/10/08/31968/the-nfc-report-retailers-begin-to-seize-the-initiative-with-nfc-coupons-and-loyalty-programmes/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:17:56 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=1968 Issues remain to be resolved for retailers in terms of the costs and benefits of equipping themselves to accept contactless cards. However, the ability of NFC to enable consumers to store discount coupons and loyalty cards on their phones, as well as to make payments, could change the proposition altogether.

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