Australian supermarket chain Coles is testing a contactless payment sticker that attaches to a customer’s mobile phone... More
Archive for October 2013
Brazilian carriers test NFC in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is set to become the first city in Brazil to pilot an NFC ticketing service for public transportation... More
Umi launches two NFC phones
Chinese phone manufacturer Umi is to introduce two Android 4.2 smartphones with NFC... More
Isis to give away a million smoothies
US NFC joint venture Isis has teamed up with Jamba Juice to offer up to one million free smoothies to consumers who tap and pay using their Isis Mobile Wallet... More
China Mobile reports NFC adoption stats
China Mobile has seen a take-up of 2.5m NFC handsets, 600,000 SIMs and 1.4m NFC-enabled POS terminals, the carrier’s Liu Xin has revealed at the GSMA’s NFC & Mobile Money Summit in New York... More
News Corp runs NFC campaign in Sydney
News Corp newspaper The Daily Telegraph is promoting its content using NFC and QR posters placed on the rear of the seats of more than 80 buses in Western Sydney, Australia, enabling commuters to download selected content from the newspaper’s website... More
Eurobank offers NFC payments in Poland
Poland’s Eurobank has begun offering its customers the ability to pay with NFC using T-Mobile’s MyWallet service... More
BagJack adds NFC security
German messenger bag maker Bagjack is using an NFC-based anti-counterfeiting solution developed by Serfides to authenticate the products it sells in Japan... More
US politician uses NFC campaign to attract younger voters
Aspiring US politician Rico Reyes is using NFC solutions provider Camintel’s Touch2Vote platform to send out NFC and QR code-enabled flyers in a bid to attract the support of younger voters in Austin, Texas... More
Glocon shows off NFC and Bluetooth multi-function bracelet
The creators of Glocon, a waterproof bracelet that combines NFC and Bluetooth 4.0, have shown their prototype device to a number of industry leaders at the Money2020 expo with the intention of launching on crowdfunding website Kickstarter later this year. More
French region provides multimedia content to tourists via NFC
Five thousand hotels, campsites and holiday villages in the Ardèche region of France are being provided with NFC and QR stickers that allow tourists to access multimedia content about local sites of interest... More
Skycore adds cloud-based asset tracking to CodeReadr app
Mobile services provider Skycore has added a cloud-based web service to its CodeReadr NFC tag and barcode scanning app, designed to enable secure tracking and authentication of home medical equipment assets, dispensed medications and home care visits... More
Octopus pilots Sony FeliCa NFC payments in Hong Kong
Hong Kong contactless transportation ticketing and stored value payments provider Octopus is conducting a mobile payments pilot in conjunction with mobile network operator PCCW-HKT, using Octopus Mobile SIMs — NFC-enabled SIM cards compatible with Sony FeliCa contactless card technology... More
Botanical garden uses NFC to inform visitors
The Bellevue Botanical Garden in Washington, USA has installed three NFC-enabled signs in its Fuchsia display garden as part of a pilot project which aims to discover how NFC can be used to engage with visitors... More
Skoubee offers NFC pet ID tags
Skoubee, a Swiss electronic pet ID provider, is offering its Skoubee Medal range of ID tags with NFC and QR codes... More
HTC One Max to come with NFC and fingerprint sensor
Phone manufacturer HTC has announced the successor to its flagship HTC One smartphone, the NFC-enabled HTC One Max which houses a 5.9-inch 1080p display and fingerprint scanner... More
Fitbit upgrades NFC fitness wristband
Health and fitness monitoring specialist Fitbit has upgraded its Fitbit Flex wristband with the Fitbit Force, now featuring an OLED screen that displays the time, how many steps you’ve taken, calories burned and floors climbed... More
Stel tracks laundry via NFC
Spanish technology integrator Stel Solutions has developed a service that uses NFC tags attached to garments to reduce handling errors when items are sent for cleaning. More
WiGroup tests NFC payments and coupons in South Africa
South African mobile transaction platform provider WiGroup is testing an NFC payments and coupon solution with one of the country’s largest retailers, the company has told NFC World, and now plans to bring the technology to Europe... More
Nice bike rental stations get new NFC signs
Velo Bleu bike rental stations across the French city of Nice are sporting a new design for their NFC signs. More