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In its 12th year, SMi's Nordic Card Markets conference will again showcase the latest trends shaping the Nordic card markets in 2013 and beyond.
Brazilian carrier Claro has announced a partnership with Bradesco bank to introduce an NFC payments service and a co-branded virtual wallet in 2013. "We think the scenario is really propitious right now, since 46.8 million...
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The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has launched the BPI Mobile Wallet, an NFC-based payments service, The Manila Times reports. "We know that the Philippines has been anticipating mobile payments, having seen other countries...
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China Mobile, the world's largest mobile network operator with close to 700m subscribers, is to demonstrate its NFC payments platform for the first time on 5 December at its Worldwide Developers Conference. China Mobile describes...
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France-based Gemalto has announced its trusted service management contract with Telecom Italia, as Italy's largest telecom gears up for the launch of its NFC mobile wallet.
Assa Abloy's Aperio door locks are now compatible with Seos mobile credentials, enabling them to be used with NFC phones. This article was first published at www.nfcworld.com.
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The Samsung Galaxy Axiom, believed to be an LTE version of the Galaxy S III Mini, has become the second handset on US Cellular to support NFC payments with Google Wallet. The network rolled out...
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The GoMcDo mobile ordering system offered by McDonald's France is to get NFC support "very soon", says solution provider Airtag. The new version of GoMcDo will also support Windows Phone 8 devices, in addition to...
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DeviceFidelity's NFC mobile wallet solution is now available at MetroPCS stores in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Moneto Android kit is based on a prepaid MasterCard account and uses an NFC-enabled microSD card to...
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Identive has launched a web-based platform that allows consumers and businesses to easily deploy and manage NFC tag applications. The TagTrail mobile services platform, announced this week at Wima in San Francisco, allows users to...
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The UK's RBS Group is currently testing Visa's V.me digital wallet ahead of a full rollout in 2013. RBS' Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest banks are also working with Visa Europe on an NFC...
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U.S.-based Qualcomm has joined the NFC Forum as a sponsor member, which gives it a seat on the board of the standards and trade organization.
Samsung reports that it has shipped 5m Galaxy Note II "phablets" over the last 60 days. The NFC enabled device is essentially a larger version of the Korean phone maker's hugely successful Galaxy S III...
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55% of Dutch consumers would prefer to make mobile payments through an app rather than NFC, according to a poll of 15-65 year olds conducted by Telecompaper. Respondents said convenience and trust are paramount when...
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New companies joining the NFC standards body include Acer, Bell Mobility, China UnionPay and Lenovo. Qualcomm has upgraded to sponsor level and Kovio to principal level membership.
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Event ticketing and payments specialist Intellitix has opened an office in Sydney, Australia. The company's RFID and NFC based systems will offer Australian music fans easy access, cashless payment and social media features at large...
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Telecom Italia is using Gemalto's end-to-end Mobile Financial Services solution to power its TIM mobile wallet. The solution includes the LinqUs TSM platform for secure management of NFC applications and the LinqUs mobile payment platform...
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Consumers in Malaysia will be able to use NFC phones to check hotels and restaurants are halal certified from next month. A mobile app from developer Malaysia Microelectronic Solutions works in conjunction with NFC tags...
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NFC innovator Flomio has passed its target of raising US$80,000 on crowd funding site Kickstarter. The company now has the necessary investment to commercialise its FloJack NFC add-on for the iPhone and iPad, with first...
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More than 200 users tapped tags in smart posters and other displays at a movie theater in Mumbai, India, and about a third of them downloaded the cinema chain’s app over a six-week period, according to the wireless marketing company that ran the campaign.
