A survey of UK consumers conducted for Gemalto has found that a third of Brits would use NFC services — if they understood the technology better and knew it was completely secure. More
Consumer education needed ‘to dispel myths surrounding NFC’
Archive for November 2011
Intel enters NFC market with MasterCard
The two companies are working together to increase the convenience and security of online purchasing from NFC-enabled Intel Ultrabook devices and future generations of Intel-based PCs. More
Coca-Cola tests NFC vending
“We’re doing a trial with Google Wallet and it’s great for those consumers who don’t have cash but want to buy a Coke,” Coca-Cola SVP Wendy Clark told attendees at Ad:tech in New York this week, Mobile Commerce Daily reports... More
Sears and Kmart turn bus stop posters into stores
Retailers Sears and Kmart are selling toys through QR-coded ‘shopping walls’ this holiday season... More
Inside Secure launches counterfeit detection system for luxury goods
The new VaultIC150 solution uses NFC to provide manufacturers and buyers of high-end consumer products with proof that an item is the genuine article. More
Clear2Pay tests payment apps
Clear2Pay has released its MPA Test Solution test tool, used to confirm that new mobile payment applications comply with industry standards... More
Sony enters NFC controller market
The electronics giant’s new NFC controller chip will enable mobile phone makers to manufacture devices that support both international NFC standards and Japan’s existing Osaifu-Keitai mobile wallet service. More
Starbucks m-payments for Canada
Starbucks is now accepting mobile payments from customers in Canada, reports The Globe and Mail... More
Amex to invest $100m
American Express is to invest US$100 million in digital commerce startups over the next several years... More
Samsung joins OSPT alliance
Samsung Electronics has joined the Open Standard for Public Transport (OSPT) Alliance, becoming the seventh company to join the association developing the Cipurse open standard for secure transit fare collection... More
Apple patents ‘SIM within’ secure element technology
A newly published Apple patent application sets out a way for a virtual SIM card to be built into an embedded secure element which can, in turn, be attached to an NFC controller chip. More
Nokia turns on N9’s NFC
Nokia has released a software update that switches on NFC tag reading functionality in its MeeGo-based N9 handset... More
PayPal launches NFC P2P payments service
NFC-based peer-to-peer payments are now included in the PayPal Mobile App for Android which is now available to download from Android Market. More
HTC Edge with NFC on its way?
The HTC Edge may be the most powerful smartphone to date and will include NFC, according to a report from BGR about the as-yet unannounced phone... More
Jamba Juice explains why it adopted Google Wallet
Jamba Juice‘s VP of information technology has explained to Nation’s Restaurant News why the California-based beverage chain decided to accept Google Wallet... More
Schreiner stickers certified
MasterCard has certified secure labeling specialist Schreiner ProSecure‘s NFC-Sticker for use in contactless payments... More
Qmuzik takes Vivotech to Africa
South African mobile solution provider Qmuzik Technologies is to resell, implement and support Vivotech‘s NFC trusted service manager (TSM) software suite throughout Africa... More
LG’s Prada K2 adds style to NFC
LG’s latest designer handset comes with NFC and has just passed through FCC approval in the US... More
Acer to include NFC in all its Android phones
The company’s new Liquid Express NFC smartphone supports both tag reading and mobile payments — and, the company says, NFC will now be included in all its future Android phones. More
Isobar takes NFC hackathon to SF
Digital marketing agency Isobar is holding an NFC Hackathon in San Francisco later this month, to coincide with the Appnation III conference... More