French Zigbee and NFC specialist Taztag is to unveil the first Android phone to include support for both NFC and Zigbee wireless communications at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week... More
SIM-based NFC
FeliCa Networks signs deal with Samsung for Japan’s move to NFC
The joint venture between Sony and carrier NTT Docomo, which runs Japan’s Osaifu-Keitai mobile wallet service, has signed a deal with Samsung for the development of a new chip solution that will provide consumers with phones which work with both NFC services and Japan’s existing mobile payments infrastructure. More
Turkish payments group BKM joins NFC Forum
BKM, which acts as an NFC trusted service manager for member banks in Turkey, has joined the NFC Forum and revealed that four more banks are now ready to roll out NFC services. More
Leaked video confirms NFC for Windows Phone 8
Details of a video describing Windows Phone 8 features and confirming support for NFC have been reported by mobile gadget blog PocketNow... More
Sunrise to test NFC in Switzerland
Swiss mobile network operator Sunrise is to begin an NFC payments pilot in March 2012, in collaboration with Oberthur Technologies... More
Visa certifies Samsung, LG and BlackBerry NFC phones for mobile payments
The Samsung Galaxy S II, LG Optimus Net NFC, BlackBerry Bold 9900/9790 and BlackBerry Curve 9360/9380 have now been added to the list of approved Visa payments products, enabling financial institutions to use them in commercial NFC deployments for the first time. 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
Gemalto gets NFC SIM certification
Gemalto has become the first smart card provider to get GlobalPlatform certification for an NFC SIM product, following the launch of GlobalPlatform’s compliance programme earlier this year... More
O2 expands Pilsen NFC project
Telefonica Czech Republic has launched the final phase of its two-year NFC trial in the city of Pilsen... More
Japan gets NFC Expresspay test
Japanese mobile network operator Softbank, card issuer Credit Saison and American Express have teamed up with NFC technology providers Dai Nippon Printing and Gemalto to test SIM-based NFC payments on Android phones... 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