The two associations will create international standards for SD and microSD format secure elements for use in NFC services as well as a wide range of other applications. More
Samsung Electronics has launched a system-in-package (SIP) NFC embedded secure element solution... More
Swedish mobile operators Telia, Tele2, Telenor and 3 have formed a mobile payments joint venture... More
Sony and secure identity specialist HID Global have launched a contactless smart card reader platform that can add NFC and secure access control to laptop PCs and other mobile devices... More
Google is taking a step towards a unified digital wallet by rebranding and moving its existing online payments system into Google Wallet... More
Shoppers at more than 65 Gap Inc stores in San Francisco’s Bay Area can now use Google Wallet to pay for purchases and collect rewards and offers... More
The mobile network operators have signed up to support and implement SIM-based NFC in a move the GSMA says will “promote the global interoperability of services and accelerate time-to-market”. More
The payments giant’s digital wallet is to be called ‘V.me’ and will launch in 2012 as a payment system for online transactions, with NFC at the point of sale and targeted rewards, offers and coupons set to follow. More
Payments and testing specialist Clear2Pay has joined smart card standards association GlobalPlatform as a Participating Member... More
VeriFone has acquired electronic payments specialist Point International from Nordic Capital for €600m (US$812m) as the POS terminal maker accelerates its transition to a managed services revenue model... More
French bank Credit Agricole is launching a contactless payment trial in Caen... More
Samsung shipped four million NFC phones in the first eight months of this year, the GSM Association’s Nav Bains has revealed... More
Transit systems specialist Ecebs has joined the OSPT Alliance as a full member and will promote the alliance’s Cipurse standard for secure transit fare collection solutions... More
The digital security specialist has developed an NFC card emulation solution that fits within a standard SIM form factor, allowing NFC to be added to any mobile phone. More
Sony has announced the FeliCa Lite-S chip, a smaller, faster and more secure update to its low cost FeliCa Lite chip for NFC tags and stickers... More
NFC inlay manufacturer UPM RFID has launched a website that acts as a hub to connect consumers, developers and businesses with online NFC tag stores around the world... More
“Utilising Bell ID’s software solutions will enable us to offer services and support to the emerging payments industry by providing the framework for a powerful and flexible offering to our North American customers,” says Steve Montross, the card manufacturer’s president and CEO. More
Label manufacturer MPI has added NFC tags to its RFID product line... More
“We are taking the shopper back to a time when shopping was simple,” says the founder of a start-up which is using NFC and shelf-based weighing scales to enable customers to self serve in large stores. More
A teardown of the new Motorola Droid Razr conducted for Engadget has discovered that the smartphone includes an NXP PN544 NFC controller chip... More