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Tagage offers tag store app
December 6th, 2011
NFC tag vendor Tagage has launched a mobile app that allows users to order custom NFC tags and stickers directly from their phones. Tagage Mobile, from Hansaprint and UPM RFID, does not require knowledge of... More
Zapa returns with €1.1m investment
November 29th, 2011
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... More
Schreiner stickers certified
November 8th, 2011
MasterCard has certified secure labeling specialist Schreiner ProSecure's NFC-Sticker for use in contactless payments. The sticker is preloaded with Mastercard software and can be applied to the back of any mobile phone and then used... More
Gotap brings NFC to car dealers
October 31st, 2011
Car dealerships can use NFC stickers to help customers get details about vehicles for sale, says US startup Gotap.me. Buyers can tap their NFC phones on GoTap NFC stickers affixed to the vehicles at the... More
Kimtag releases dual NFC and QR code stickers
October 24th, 2011
NFC tag vendor Kimtag has launched a line of stickers containing both an NFC tag and a QR code. The stickers, called TwinConnect, are available in in both standard and window sticker formats and a... More
iDtronic offers phone stickers
October 13th, 2011
German RFID specialist iDtronic has launched a range of NFC stickers designed to be attached to the back of non-NFC phones. The flexible stickers, which feature a special layer to allow them to work when... More
BMO rolls out sticker payments
September 30th, 2011
BMO is to become the first major Canadian bank to issue contactless stickers to its customers, says Canoe.ca. The MasterCard PayPass tags are attached to the back of users' phones and can then be used... More
Sheetz to accept Google Wallet
September 29th, 2011
US fuel retailer Sheetz is now accepting NFC payments via Google Wallet, according to a post on the company's Facebook page. The retailer first installed contactless payments terminals and began issuing contactless stickers in 2009,... More
Dutch bank and supermarket test NFC payments
September 15th, 2011
Rabobank and Albert Heijn, the Netherlands' largest supermarket chain, are running an NFC payments pilot at a store in Amsterdam. More
OSPT Alliance publishes open standard for contactless transit payments
September 9th, 2011
The organisation, which aims to establish an open standard for transport ticketing to rival Mifare, has made available the first version of its Cipurse specification. More
Rogers Wireless applies for Canadian banking license
September 8th, 2011
The mobile network operator says it doesn't plan to become a bank but it is "actively looking at the mobile payment category" and has applied for the license in order to "pursue a niche credit card opportunity". More
Jiepang to deliver NFC check-ins and rewards to Chinese merchants
August 26th, 2011
China's leading location-based social service is distributing NFC window stickers to more than 3,000 merchants in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Taipei and Hong Kong. More
German mobile operators to launch joint NFC payments service
August 16th, 2011
Vodafone, Telefónica and Deutsche Telekom are to launch a joint NFC payments service under the Mpass brand name early next year, beginning with NFC stickers and then moving on to NFC phones. More
Wiseleap adds NFC to Evernote
August 8th, 2011
Montreal-based start-up Wiseleap has added NFC functionality to popular note-taking app Evernote. The Touchanote Android app is designed to turn any object or place into a digital reminder. A sticker placed on a refrigerator can... More
Retailer Narvesen starts NFC trial in Latvia
July 21st, 2011
Narvesen Baltija, a chain of 247 newsagent stores and kiosks across Latvia owned by Norwegian convenience store chain Narvesen, has launched a trial of NFC stickers at 10 of its outlets. Participants in the Riga-based... More
Blaze Mobile wins NFC sticker patent
July 18th, 2011
US mobile payments provider Blaze Mobile has been granted a patent for its NFC payment sticker and mobile wallet solution. Blaze Mobile's service allows users to download a free Blaze Mobile Wallet app to their... More
Identive opens online NFC store
July 18th, 2011
Identive Group, which is supplying NFC stickers to the Google Places NFC trial in Austin, Texas, has opened an online store for NFC products. The store offers an NFC software development kit, an NFC reader/writer... More
Getyoo raises €600k for interactive NFC events solution
July 18th, 2011
Belgian NFC specialist Getyoo has completed a €600,000 funding round, led by Eric Bigeard, the former CEO of international office supplies business Lyreco. Getyoo specialises in providing NFC-based interactive solutions for the event industry. In... More
Omnitel launches national NFC service in Lithuania
July 11th, 2011
The mobile network operator is using a system developed by Mokipay Europe that works with both NFC phones and contactless stickers linked to subscribers' SIM cards to enable transaction notifications to be received on customers' phones. More
Vodafone tests NFC in New Zealand
July 11th, 2011
Vodafone is testing NFC technology in New Zealand, the mobile network operator's local chief executive Russell Stanners has told The New Zealand Herald. Stanners said New Zealand had a chance to become an early adopter... More
