Texas Instruments has unveiled a development board for smart meters that includes support for NFC... More
Archive for October 2012
NTT Docomo and KT to begin international NFC payments service
“Docomo and KT plan to share the results of their commercial endeavor with global associations and standardization bodies, aiming to promote the realization of a commercial environment for globally compatible NFC services,” the Japanese and Korean carriers say. More
Google Wallet to get P2P transfers?
A detailed examination of the Google Wallet APK (application package file) carried out by Android Police reporter Ron Amadeo suggests that the search giant has completed work on a P2P payments service and is conducting in-house tests... More
Rogers picks Gemalto for NFC in Canada
Rogers Communications has selected Gemalto to supply it with NFC-enabled SIMs for its forthcoming NFC payments deployment... More
Isis to go live on 22 October?
A leaked internal document obtained by Android Central suggests the long-awaited launch of Isis’ NFC pilots is now set to go ahead on 22 October... More
Turkcell upgrades NFC mobile wallet service
The Turkish mobile network operator has introduced a major upgrade to its NFC-based Cep-T Cüzdan mobile wallet, adding the ability to make online purchases and support for any mobile phone. Fourteen banks have signed up for the new service and a strategic partnership with MasterCard will see the platform being made available in other countries. More
NFC Forum publishes NFC Analog technical specification
The new technical specification sets out the short range wireless communication performance requirements for NFC devices and is designed to ensure that any NFC Forum-compliant phone, tablet or other device will work with any other certified device. More
JCM demos NFC mobile wallet for gaming industry
Transaction automation specialist JCM Global has demonstrated an NFC-based mobile wallet designed to be used in casinos... More
Rock the Vote picks NFC for poster campaign
Rock the Vote, an organisation which aims to motivate young people to vote in this year’s US presidential election, is including NFC tags in its out-of-home media campaign... More
ANZ to launch NFC payments in 2013
Australian banking group ANZ has begun an NFC payments field trial and announced plans to launch a commercial service in 2013... More
Renesas picks Micropross
Chip maker Renesas has chosen Micropross to supply it with EMVCo and NFC Forum compliant test equipment... More
OSPT Alliance updates Cipurse transit ticketing specification
The Open Standard for Public Transport (OSPT) Alliance has released version 2.0 of its Cipurse open transit ticketing standard... More
GlobalPlatform adds NFC SIM certification program
For mobile network operators, the introduction reflects industry agreement on a very complex subject matter, says the secure element standards organisation. “For service providers and issuers it provides reassurances that an application will perform as intended regardless of the mobile device being used.” More
US Cellular to add Google Wallet?
A leaked device service bulletin from US Cellular spotted by Android Police indicates that the US mobile network operator is about to add support for Google Wallet, beginning with the Samsung Galaxy S III... More
Tapped to run NFC hackathons in three US cities
Verizon, Samsung and Facebook are backing a series of NFC hackathons which are to take place in New York, Boston and San Francisco this month... More
How cloud-based NFC, iPhone 5 and security concerns will impact the mobile wallet market
In the first issue of Mobile Wallet Outlook, the monthly trends bulletin for subscribers to our new research service, the NFC World team examines how the latest market developments will affect the future of the NFC and mobile wallet markets. More
Lockitron wins NFC lock orders
Lockitron maker Apigy has secured more than US$640,000 in pre-orders for a new version of its mobile phone operated door lock... More
FileBeam adds NFC to Dropbox
A new Android app called FileBeam allows users to transfer files held on the Dropbox cloud storage service between two NFC devices... More
HID Global reports on Silicon Valley NFC access control pilots
A survey of participants in trials conducted at the offices of Netflix and Good Technology has found that more than 80% saw the technology as intuitive and easy to use. More
NXP ships 100m NFC controllers
NXP has now shipped 100m of its PN544 NFC controllers, the company reports... More