Rob von Behren, a co-founder of Google Wallet, has left the search giant to join Square as a “hyperspatial payments pioneer”... More
Archive for April 2012
Olivetti preps NFC tablets
Italian computer manufacturer Olivetti looks set to release two Android 4.0 tablets, both sporting NFC... More
NFC Forum partners with GlobalPlatform on NFC standards
The partnership will see the organisation responsible for setting core NFC functionality standards working with the association which handles secure element specifications to support the development of internationally interoperable, multi-application NFC solutions. More
Smartrac acquires UPM RFID
RFID giant Smartrac has completed its acquisition of UPM’s RFID business, a leading supplier of NFC tags... More
New Zealand carriers to form NFC venture with payments provider
Vodafone, 2degrees and Telecom New Zealand have partnered with the operator of the country’s debit card and ATM networks to introduce a central TSM platform that will allow the carriers to “continue to compete vigorously for customers by developing their own innovative services on top of the open platform infrastructure provided by the TSM”. More