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HK bank eyes NFC payments

Bank of China (Hong Kong) is in the final stages of testing an NFC payment service that uses a mixture of secure digital memory cards, SIM cards and NFC add-on devices, the South China Morning Post reports... More



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Chunghwa Telecom to test NFC and QR combo payments platform

Chunghwa's mobile wallet in action

“It is an all-in-one digital wallet that lets customers choose which way they want to pay,” the Taiwanese carrier’s Joseph Kuo has told NFC World. “The wallet supports multiple credit and bank cards, loyalty cards, coupons etc, and I think Chunghwa Telecom would like to see a big development in both technologies.”  More



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Mecca books NFC ads on trains

Mecca's on-train NFC ad

“We are passionate about giving our customers new games and more ways to play so this campaign will let people have a little bit of fun while commuting,” says Paul Meadows, the UK leisure company’s head of brand. More


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French bar adds NFC tags

S’oul Kafé in the French town of Pau has introduced a service provided by local tag store NFC-Smartags to allow customers with an NFC phone to connect to its WiFi network and access its online menu... More


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Google and Equity Bank launch NFC payments in Kenya

BEBAPAY: Merchants can use Android NFC phones as card readers

The BebaPay service is now live on buses in Nairobi and a free app enables any Android NFC phone to be used as a card reader. Shops, traders and small businesses will be able to use Google’s BebaPay in the future “to accept payments from customers, without needing expensive tills and cash registers.” More





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Tesco: NFC payments are too complex and offer too few benefits

Tesco

“NFC was revolutionary 10 years ago but I think it just might have passed its sell-by date”, the retail giant’s Lyndon Lee told attendees at a mobile payments conference in London this week. “We are developing a digital wallet, focusing on marketing and loyalty aspects, but payment may not enter the wallet.” More


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Codemasters Japan to promote video game via NFC

CODIES: Using NFC to put game trailers on the shelves in Japan

“We are bringing the traditional, static in-store experience to life with Codemasters,” tag platform provider Tapit’s Niklas Bakos has told NFC World. “We are creating a digital experience to allow customers to interact with the product on a different level.” More







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NFC tags beat QR codes in Dutch retail pilot

Vic

“We have found that the NFC tags are more popular than the QR codes because they are very simple to use,” upmarket fashion retailer Vic has told NFC World. “It is definitely something we hope to keep in our store going forward into the future; it is our way of connecting our online and offline worlds.” More