Testing specialist Fime has been awarded additional secure element accreditation by EMVCo... More
Archive for February 2013
Think&Go demos Android NFC device for field workers
Think&Go NFC is demonstrating a new NFC device from technology provider Famoco at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
Samsung and Visa announce NFC payments plan that cuts out the carriers
The handset maker and payments network have announced a plan to pre-load Visa’s payWave applet on embedded secure elements in “selected” next generation Samsung devices — potentially enabling banks to offer NFC payments without any involvement from the mobile network operators. More
Asus unveils PadFone Infinity with NFC
Asus has added a second PadFone with NFC to its line-up... More
Orange Spain picks MC
Orange has signed a strategic agreement with MasterCard “to enhance and accelerate” the delivery of innovative mobile payment services in Spain... More
Indian film fans pay with NFC
Fifteen PVR cinemas in India have implemented an NFC payments service that works with BlackBerry 10 phones... More
Security guards get NFC tracking
Security guards working for Incentive Lynx Security to protect a 180-acre business park in the South East of England are to use Skillweb’s NFC-based SmartTask Attend for Security and Mobile Guarding... More
AIS to pilot NFC payments and transit in Bangkok
Thailand’s largest mobile network operator will be the first in Asia to test DragonFly, a next-generation SIM card from Oberthur that promises to provide mass transit operators with faster NFC transaction processing times. More
ManageEngine adds NFC support
ManageEngine has added a range of mobile device management (MDM) services to its Desktop Central service, designed to make it easier for IT departments to manage the move towards ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD) and ‘bring your own application’ (BYOA)... More
Nokia launches ‘affordable’ Lumia 720 with NFC
Nokia has unveiled the Nokia Lumia 720 at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
Identive powers NFC at MWC Connected City
Identive’s Tagtrail NFC platform is being used in deliver information to visitors to the GSMA’s Connected City exhibit at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
Gemalto adds LinqUs NFC wallet
Gemalto is demonstrating a new NFC mobile wallet at Mobile World Congress 2013... More
Japan, China and Korea to get international NFC roaming
Mobile network operators in the three countries have agreed technical specifications that will enable consumers to make use of NFC payments and other services in both their home country and abroad. More
MasterCard unveils MasterPass digital wallet and mobile payments platform
MasterPass covers in-store and online payments, supports both NFC and QR codes and enables “banks, merchants and partners” to offer their own wallets to consumers. More
Vodafone picks Wirecard for mobile payments launch
Vodafone Group has formed a partnership with Munich-based Wirecard for the introduction of its mobile payment service, due to be rolled out internationally from this year... More
Microsoft promotes Office 365 with NFC
Microsoft is promoting its Office 365 service via a smart poster campaign, using Tapit’s NFC platform... More
China UnionPay works with Gemalto on NFC
Chinese bank card association China UnionPay is collaborating with Gemalto on NFC, the digital security company has announced... More
SecureKey signs with Enstream to provide mobile credentials
Customers of Canadian mobile operators Bell Mobility, Rogers and Telus will be able to use NFC for secure authentication and identification after the EnStream mobile commerce joint venture signed a deal with credential issuer SecureKey... More
Oni sets the mood with NFC
A Windows Phone 8 app that can control household lighting has added support for NFC tags. Oni: Light Control works with Philips Hue Connected Bulbs and allows the user to set lighting moods that can be recalled later by tapping their NFC phone to a tag. A video shows the app in action... More
Kuwait buses test stickers
Boloro Kuwait has completed a contactless payments pilot on public transit in Kuwait City... More