UK 4G mobile network operator EE has announced it will be launching a new NFC mobile payments service later this month, in partnership with MasterCard... More
EE to launch mobile wallet with NFC payments in the UK
Orange
NFC transport ticketing service to launch in Valencia
Mobile network operator Orange has partnered with Valencia’s department of infrastructure and transport to develop an NFC payment service for public transport in the region... More
Orange announces NFC Awards winners
France-based mobile network operator Orange has revealed the winners of its €40,000 competition for NFC application developers at a ceremony in the Jardins de l’Innovation in Paris... More
Orange Spain adds NFC tag app
Orange Spain has launched a free Android app for reading and writing NFC tags... More
T&G gets NFC-Screen orders
Think&Go has announced that Orange and mobile phone retailer Avenir Telecom are to trial its Dynamic NFC-Screens, which allow information to be transferred from a video screen to NFC phones... More
Universal Music launches NFC poster campaign in Paris
Mobile network operator Orange has teamed up with outdoor advertising company Insert to enable fans to download information about the new album by French artist Zazie as well as purchase it from their mobile phones. 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
Huawei unveils Ascend P2 NFC phone
Huawei has unveiled a 4G LTE smartphone with NFC that it describes as the “world’s fastest”... More
Orange releases Malaga NFC ticketing trial results
82% of participants felt that the NFC bus ticketing system was better than the current subscription-based system and 88% felt that it was a good way to be able to pay for their journeys. More
Orange pushes NFC in Israel
Orange Israel is offering customers packs of three NFC stickers that work with an NFC app that is pre-installed on all the carrier’s Android NFC phones... More
Orange offers NFC prizes
France-based mobile network operator Orange has launched the Orange NFC Awards, a competition for NFC application developers with a total of €40,000 (US$53,448) in prize money, plus a further €5,000 bonus for developers who make use of SIM-based NFC security in their app... More
Tizen 2.0 ships with NFC
Version 2.0 of the Tizen open source mobile operating system is now available and developers can download the source code and SDK from the Tizen website... More
Orange and China Mobile sign NFC development deal
“By working together with China Mobile, we hope to show that the development of a SIM-card based approach using recognized standards will be a key factor in winning over consumer confidence as NFC services become more and more prevalent over the coming years,” says Orange’s Thierry Millet. More
Gemalto NFC SIM picks up payment scheme certifications
Gemalto’s UpTeq NFC SIM has now been certified by American Express, MasterCard and Visa... More
1,500 French restaurants get NFC customer review stickers
1,553 restaurants in 133 towns across France, voted by users of restaurant reviews site Cityvox as their favourites throughout the country, are being provided with interactive window stickers that let diners access Cityvox customer reviews via their NFC phone... More
Project Oscar opens for business as ‘Weve’
The mobile commerce joint venture between UK carriers EE, O2 and Vodafone is to be called Weve and will initially focus on mobile advertising solutions, with NFC payments to follow later. More
T-Mobile launches NFC in Poland
The second commercial NFC service to go live in Poland this month has the backing of five banks and supports payments via both debit and credit cards. More
GSMA appoints new head of NFC
Pierre Combelles has been appointed as the GSMA‘s new business lead for NFC, replacing Nav Bains, who left to join Vivotech earlier this year... More
Orange adds contactless top-ups
Orange France has partnered with POS maker Ingenico to enable prepaid customers to top up their accounts in stores via contactless stickers and key rings... More
Orange launches NFC in Poland
The carrier has partnered with mBank and MasterCard for the national launch of Orange Cash, a commercial NFC service that is available on nine different mobile phone models. More