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Czech firms report on NFC trial
Supermarket chain Globus is to equip all its new stores with contactless POS terminals following a successful six month NFC payments trial conducted in conjunction with Telefónica O2, Komerční Banka, Citibank and Visa Europe. More
Telefonica to launch NFC in Europe in ‘the next few months’
The telecoms giant, which runs the Movistar network in Spain and Latin America as well as O2 in Europe and Vivo in Brazil, has announced it will use a central trusted service management solution provided by Giesecke & Devrient to roll out NFC services in Europe next year. More
Telefonica begins BlackBerry NFC trial
“We look forward to seeing the launch of commercial wallet services in several markets next year,” says the CEO of Telefónica Digital. More
Three takes fight against UK NFC joint venture to Europe
The planned joint venture between the UK’s three leading mobile network operators is “anti-competitive and akin to a joint selling arrangement,” says Three UK, which was not invited to take part in establishing the new NFC service provider. More
45 mobile operators commit to NFC
The mobile network operators have signed up to support and implement SIM-based NFC in a move the GSMA says will “promote the global interoperability of services and accelerate time-to-market”. More
Telefonica begins Czech NFC payments trial
The trial will see customers of two banks being able to make payments with NFC phones at branches of the Globus hypermarket chain in the cities of Prague and Pilsen. More
Spain’s leading mobile operators sign NFC collaboration deal
Orange, Telefónica Movistar and Vodafone are to work together to “achieve maximum compatibility and uniformity in both the customer experience and the technology used in order to simplify the adoption of NFC services by customers, other companies and technology providers.” More
“We see ourselves being an aggregator of services and payments,” says Telefónica boss
The chief executive of Telefónica Europe has given the strongest indication yet that the mobile operator will take a cooperative, rather than a competitive, route to introducing NFC services. More
World’s leading mobile operators commit to NFC — with the SIM as the secure element and the operators in control
The GSMA has issued a statement outlining a commitment by leading global mobile network operators — many of whom have not previously been involved in NFC — to launch commercial services in 2012. “The operator community is focused on driving the standardised deployment of mobile NFC, using the SIM as the secure element to provide authentication, security and portability,” says the announcement. More
MasterCard and Telefonica team up for major Latin America mobile payments project
The payments network and multi-national mobile network operator are to form a joint venture which will develop mobile financial solutions in the twelve countries in Latin America covered by Telefónica’s Movistar brand. More