For all the debate on NFC, there are plenty of plans afoot to use it for mobile payments. Alfa-Bank, Russia's largest FI, is working with wireless carrier Vimpelcom and card brand MasterCard to run a …
Whether or not it's used for payments, NFC will be a feature on more and more handsets. This is according to a new report from Berg Insight. The study predicts global sales of handsets featuring NFC …
Starbucks will be offering contactless payments at 550 of its company-owned stores in the U.K. According to Finextra, the coffee company is working with Barclaycard Global Payment Acceptance and Visa …
Sweden's own mobile payment provider Seamless announced it's working with Kuwait International Bank and McDonald's on a pilot launch of its SEQR mobile payment solution. News of SEQR's launch in …
Get out your Big Chief tablet and No. 2 pencil, because consulting and testing provider FIME has six questions for you about NFC. Fortunately, they also have a newly released white paper to help you …
According to NFC World, Deutsche Telekom is working with corporate payment provider AirPlus International to pilot an NFC mobile payment program aimed at business travelers. DT's employees in Germany …
Taiwanese carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. said it will trial an NFC mobile payment project beginning later this year. The first phase will begin in the third quarter and will include Far …
Digital security provider Gemalto has been selected by Japan's SoftBank Mobile to help launch mobile NFC services in Japan by providing its trusted service management solution. This will be the third …
For some time, Wireless Dynamics Inc. has been pushing cases that enable NFC on iPhones, and the Canadian company announced today the availability of the third generation of its iCarte iPhone …
China's Xinhua News Agency is reporting the launch of a new mobile payment system from China UnionPay and China Mobile. According to pictures available in the story, the new system will use NFC to …
Google Wallet has been a hit to Google's metaphorical wallet. According to Bloomberg, Google has spent $300 million in acquiring payment startups to bolster its digital wallet product. This on top of …
There are few questions mobile payment followers like to debate with as much gusto as "What's Apple up to?" A new patent application unearthed by Apple Insider will only add to the discussion. The …
Security provider Bell ID has launched a new product aimed at simplifying the provisioning of services that use NFC. The product, called Secure Element in the Cloud, manages the provisioning process …
Following yesterday's news that Gartner was lowering its forecast for NFC payments, Berg Insight may have some semi-good news for fans of the technology. According to a new report from the Swedish …
New Gartner research has some mixed news for mobile payments: The total value of mobile payment transactions are predicted to continue to grow, albeit more slowly than expected. And Gartner is …
Chungwa Telecom, a Taiwanese mobile network operator, and card brand MasterCard are launching a new NFC mobile payment service. According to Focus Taiwan, the new service will let subscribers to …
Swedish mobile payment company Seamless is taking its SEQR platform to Romania. The country's Garanti Bank will partner with Seamless to roll the SEQR mobile payment solution in the Romanian market …
SIM chip maker Morpho, part of Safran, announced it will be supplying NFC cards to the Portuguese MobiPag project. MobiPag is the combined effort of several companies in Portugal, including the …
A recent survey by retail banking and e-payments software supplier Compass Plus, found that the use of contactless payments is falling well behind expectations in the U.K. Less than 10 percent of …
Near-field Communications (NFC) is a short-range high frequency wireless communication technology commonly used in contactless cards, mobile phones and passive RFID. Mobile payment applications include retail, public transportation ticketing and interactive advertising.
A new white paper addresses basics of ATM/mobile convergence; an upcoming summit will address the more complicated aspects.- Suzanne Cluckey
