Montreal to get NFC transport payments
Some 100 employees of Montreal’s public transit network STM are beta-testing a service that will enable commuters on the Metro to pay using their NFC smartphones... More
Montreal
Hailo reports on BLE payments in taxis
Pay with Hailo, a service that uses Apple’s iBeacon technology to let users of the Hailo taxi hailing app pay drivers with their smartphone, is experiencing “steady growth”, Naoise Irwin, the company’s VP of strategic initiatives, has told NFC World+ — and Hailo now plans to roll out the service across its growing international network... More
Rogers to issue NFC credit card
“Rogers expects to launch a credit card that will be part of a ‘virtual wallet’ as the telecom company moves to mobile payments on smartphones,” the Montreal Gazette reports:... More
Subaru picks NFC for Canadian car launch
Advertising agency DDB Canada has used NFC tags and QR codes to encourage consumers to interact with a street art installation designed for the launch of the car maker’s 2013 Subaru BRZ sports coupe. More
Toronto and Montreal to get NFC advertising
Astral Media, one of the largest media firms in Canada, is adding NFC to its street furniture in Toronto and Montreal... More
Feed for stories about Montreal.