Sporting goods giant Adidas is adding a “lace jewel” with an embedded NFC chip to its Boost running shoes, enabling shoppers with an NFC phone to tap it for detailed product information and to see reviews... More
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China Mobile and China UnionPay test NFC on public transport
The NFC mobile payments service launched earlier this month by China Mobile and bank card association China UnionPay has been pilot tested on public transportation services in Beijing, reports TechWeb China... More
FlashiZ to expand NFC and QR payments service to Australia
Luxembourg-based mobile payments and loyalty provider Mobey is to launch its FlashiZ prepaid service in Australia by the end of this year... More
Bookstore Libri pilots NFC service in Hungary
An NFC mobile shopping application developed by mobile financial services provider SafePay Systems has achieved an overall satisfaction rate of 90% with shoppers who used the service during a pilot at Hungarian bookstore chain Libri — and 96.4% said they would recommend the service to a friend... More
SoftBank Mobile to launch NFC in Japan
SoftBank Mobile has selected Gemalto as its trusted service manager for the commercial launch of NFC services in Japan... More
Weve to launch NFC payments in the UK in 2014
Weve, the mobile advertising and payments joint venture formed last year by UK mobile network operators Vodafone, EE and O2, aims to launch a mass market NFC payments service “by next year”, CEO David Sear has told the Financial Times... More
China Mobile and China UnionPay launch NFC payments service
China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile network operator, and Chinese bank card association China UnionPay have announced that their NFC payments service is now live in more than fourteen Chinese cities, including Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou — and eight banks have signed up to make use of the partners’ platform... More
Garanti Bank to launch NFC and QR payments in Romania
Swedish mobile payment specialist Seamless has partnered with Turkey’s Garanti Bank to launch its Seqr NFC and QR payments platform in Romania — and plans to launch the service in the UK later this year... More
One in three mobile phones to come with NFC by 2017
Between 2012 and 2017 the installed base of NFC-enabled handsets will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 65% to reach 2.1bn units, according to new research from Berg Insight. “The penetration rate for NFC across all handset segments will similarly increase to approximately 32% by 2017.” More
IQmetrix adds Isis to RQ4
Retail technology provider IQmetrix has added support for Isis NFC payments to its RQ4 retail management system, which supports POS, CRM and inventory management functions as well as HR and accounting... More
Bell ID launches NFC secure element in the cloud platform
The new service enables keys, certificates and NFC credentials to be stored securely in a remote location, rather than in the mobile device, is fully compatible with standard EMV contactless payments terminals and enables card issuers to deploy NFC solutions without the need to partner with mobile network operators or other third parties. More
TIM and Bradesco pilot NFC in Brazil
Brazilian mobile network operator TIM, part of the Telecom Italia group, has started an NFC payments pilot in partnership with Bradesco Bank, with plans to commercially launch the service by the end of this year... More
Portuguese project uses NFC phones as mobile POS terminals
Technology provider Morpho has announced it is the supplier of NFC SIM cards to a Portuguese mobile payments pilot that uses NFC phones as mobile POS terminals and is backed by the country’s major telecoms operators as well as MasterCard and Visa... More
FlockTag gets US$1m funding for NFC rewards
FlockTag, a technology startup working to digitise customer rewards for smaller businesses, has raised US$1m in series A funding for its NFC loyalty card and mobile app service... More
Narvesen expands NFC loyalty across Latvia
Norwegian convenience store chain Narvesen has launched an NFC sticker based loyalty program across all of its 250 stores in Latvia, and the company has told NFC World that mobile payments are a possibility in the near future... More
Leaf adds NFC to Android POS terminal
POS solution provider Leaf has unveiled a new version of its Android-based LeafPresenter device which includes support for NFC payments as well as EMV, gift cards, and 1D and 2D barcodes... More
GSMA calls for feedback on NFC loyalty and coupon proposals
The GSMA has published a proposed technical specification for a common standard for managing loyalty cards, coupons and vouchers in a mobile wallet — and is asking for feedback on its proposals from retailers, loyalty and coupon scheme operators... More
Usat and Isis launch loyalty program for NFC vending machines
USA Technologies (USAT) has teamed up with NFC platform provider Isis to offer a mobile loyalty program... More
Pulse expands NFC antenna product range
Electronic components supplier Pulse Electronics has announced a new catalog selection of NFC antennas aimed at a range of devices, including point-of-sale terminals, in-vehicle payment terminals, security control and access panels and printers... More
Ingenico launches mobile POS terminal with NFC and fingerprint security
Point-of-sale terminal maker Ingenico has introduced a range of mobile payments terminals that include NFC and biometric verification... More