The NFC Forum has introduced a product certification program that improves the user experience for NFC device owners by enabling manufacturers of smartphones and other NFC-enabled devices to prove that their products fully conform to a wide range of contactless transport, payments and access control standards... More
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Indian water authority uses NFC flowmeters to optimise supply and ease water shortages
The local water authority in the Koppal district of the Indian state of Karnataka is to install a digital water management system that uses NFC-enabled digital flowmeters to let users collect, view and securely transmit accurate waterflow data via an app on their smartphone or tablet... More
USI to add NFC to active styluses
The Universal Stylus Initiative (USI) is to work with the NFC Forum to enable rechargeable styluses to be wirelessly charged with a smartphone, mobile computing device or other NFC-enabled device... More
NFC Forum spec lets consumers use NFC phones to wirelessly charge small devices
The NFC Forum has formally adopted a wireless charging specification that enables a single antenna in an NFC-enabled device to manage both communications and charging... More
US pop band adds NFC tags to merchandise range
Fans of US pop group Airspoken can now access music, videos and other digital content by tapping their NFC mobile devices against NFC tags embedded in the band’s merchandise, from t-shirts, stickers and hats to bracelets and more... More
US pharmacy deploys NFC shelf labels for greater product insight
Customers visiting US pharmacy and wellness center Chambers’ Apothecary in Chambersburg can now tap their NFC devices against NFC tags affixed to shelves throughout the store to interact with products and access a “wide variety of information” including user reviews, customer surveys and videos directly on their mobile phone... More
Boston Fed calls for clearer value proposition to encourage mobile payments
The value proposition for using mobile payments must be clearly stated to customers in order to change their behaviour from using plastic cards to mobile phones, says the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston following the completion of a research project that tested four mobile wallet models including NFC and QR codes... More
South Korean store launches smart shopping experience
Customers at Lotte Department Store in the Bundang district of Seoul, South Korea, are being offered a new service that enables them to shop by scanning the barcode on their desired products using a shopper scanner device and completing the payment at dedicated terminals by tapping the handheld device against NFC dongles... More
EcoCash Ta! signs up 2,000 merchants
More than 2,000 merchants have now signed up to EcoCash Ta!, the NFC sticker-based mobile payment service launched by mobile network operator Econet Wireless’ EcoCash mobile money subsidiary in Zimbabwe in December 2015... More
Sarine to add NFC to share details on diamonds and gemstones
Diamond and gemstone production technology provider Sarine is to integrate NFC into its sales and consumer support system to make it possible for shoppers to retrieve information about a diamond — such as its history, cut and craftsmanship — with a tap of an NFC device... More
NXP rebrands Mifare SDK as TapLinx
PARTNER NEWS: NXP has updated its Mifare SDK and changed the name of the developer tool to TapLinx... More
Valencia commuters to test NFC wristbands for public transport
Some 100 commuters across the Spanish city of Valencia are preparing to trial NFC wristbands for public transport payments across buses, the metro and parking stations for bicycle rental... More
NAB PayTag NFC stickers introduced
National Australia Bank is making its new NFC payments method available to customers this week... More
FeliCa NFC technology confirmed for Apple Pay in Japan
Apple has confirmed that its new flagship smartphones — the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus — and the second generation Apple Watch will be equipped with Sony FeliCa NFC technology... More
Apple Watch 2 features relocated NFC chip
UK repair shop Byte has conducted a teardown of the Apple Watch 2 device, revealing an NFC chip incorporated in its display... More
Oberthur unveils Flybuy wearables
Oberthur Technologies (OT) has unveiled Flybuy, a range of devices that add NFC payments to existing wearables... More
Malibu equips 40,000 bottles with NFC tags for UK pilot
Coconut rum maker Malibu has equipped 40,000 bottles with NFC tags... More
NFC Ring circles the globe
NFC Ring has made its payments ring available to order worldwide, enabling wearers to make purchases with a tap of their finger at any contactless terminal. More
EMVCo to certify mobile devices for NFC and HCE payments
EMVCo has introduced a formal industry testing and certification process for contactless mobile payment devices... More
Most Brits want contactless payments on familiar wearables
More than two thirds of UK consumers (67%) who use contactless payments would prefer the function to be added to something they already own or wear, rather than purchase a brand new wearable payment device. More