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Taxis in Major U.S. Cities to Get NFC-Enabled Video Ads

Published: May 16 2013

Riders in 5,000 taxicabs in the U.S. would be able to tap on NFC tags on video advertising screens to download apps, brand information, coupons, maps, music and videos, according to technology suppliers that have equipped the taxis for potential advertising campaigns.

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Analyst: Banks Have More to Fear from Cloud-Based Technologies Than NFC

Published: May 13 2013

Banks have much more to fear from cloud-based mobile payment than from NFC, even if mobile operators control the secure elements that hold the banks’ payment applications.

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GSMA Proposes Global Standard for NFC-Enabled Loyalty and Couponing–Using SIM Cards

Published: May 9 2013
May 10 2013 (All day)

The GSMA mobile operator trade group is proposing a global standard for how point-of-sale terminals talk to NFC-enabled mobile wallets to enable consumers to redeem coupons and rewards.

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Taiwanese Bank Gets Approval for NFC-Enabled Credit Cards; Okay for Other Banks Expected

Published: May 9 2013

Taiwanese banking regulators, as expected, have approved the first bank to issue mobile credit cards that could be downloaded over the air to SIM cards.

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UK Retailer Marks & Spencer Sees Growing Use of Contactless

Published: May 7 2013

Marks & Spencer, one of the UK’s largest retailers, announced today it had rolled out contactless payment to 644 of its UK stores and said 14% of its card transactions under £20 (US$30.97) are contactless.

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Identive Reports Growing NFC Business; Blames Flat Sales, Losses, on U.S. Budget Cuts

Published: May 3 2013

U.S.-based Identive Group reported growing NFC and smart card reader business, but fell back into the red during for the first quarter, a loss it largely blamed on U.S. federal government budget cuts.

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German Bank and Telco Hold Small NFC Trial; Larger Launches Planned in Country This Year

Published: May 2 2013

As Germany gears up for NFC, German bank Dortmunder Volksbank along with Telefónica (O2) Germany have launched a small pilot putting a credit application onto SIM cards in Western Germany.

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Cashless Technology Company Announces Rollout of Isis SmartTap on Vending Machines

Published: May 1 2013

Vending technology company USA Technologies plans to integrate the SmartTap mobile-commerce software into all of the company’s nearly 100,000 NFC-enabled terminals on vending machines nationwide.

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Vendor Group: NFC Secure Element Market to Grow by Two-Thirds This Year

Published: Apr 29 2013

Smart card vendor association Eurosmart has substantially increased its estimate for NFC secure element shipments for 2012–by 50% to 150 million units–and forecasts that secure element shipments will grow by another 67% in 2013 to 250 million units.

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Gemalto Reveals Some Details of MCX Deal; Vendor Will Earn Fees for Transactions

Published: Apr 25 2013

France-based smart card and security vendor Gemalto will operate the mobile-payment platform for U.S. merchant group MCX, earning a fee for every transaction, in addition to what appears to be a hosting fee it says is worth tens of millions.

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Inside Reports NFC Revenue Down Sharply in First Quarter; Some Recovery Expected in Q2

Published: Apr 25 2013

France-based chip supplier Inside Secure today reported a sharp decline in its revenue in the first quarter from its NFC chips, blaming the situation on excess inventories of NFC chips on hand by its main customer BlackBerry.

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Australian Supermarket Chain Sees Fast Take-Up of Contactless Payment

Published: Apr 25 2013

More than half of credit card transactions at Australian supermarket chain Coles are contactless, and the merchant hit the milestone just over six months after rolling out contactless terminals across its more than 700 supermarkets.

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NFC And Contactless Mobile Projects

Shanghai

China: Unicom Puts NFC Phone on Sale In Shanghai
China Unicom’s Shanghai branch in September 2009 put a Chinese NFC phone on sale carrying a Chinese-made NFC chip and preloaded with...

Aubagne and Bouches-du-Rhône Region (Dept.)

France: Transit Operator Takes Lead In French NFC Trial
The eight-month “TreiZEN” trial enabled users near the French city of Marseille to buy tickets or monthly passes over their mobile...

Trento

Italy: Transit Ticketing In Trento
Trial in northern Italian city enabled riders to buy tickets on their mobile phones and tap them to pay the fares.

Frankfurt

Germany: Pioneering NFC Transit Ticketing Project Expanded
Six-month trial allowed preregistered users to tap NFC tags encased in plastic “ConTag” disks at 59 transit stops and stations in the city...

Molenaarsgraaf

Netherlands: Trial Returns Favorable Response For M-Payment and Bottle...
Trial participants, who were customers of the C1000 supermarket and Rabobank, tapped their phones for purchases with a contactless online...

Brussels

Belgium: Belgacom Tests Contactless ‘PingPing’ Stickers for Meal Tickets
Belgium’s largest telecom company held the trials among about 500 of its own employees and more from other companies as part of an effort...

Amsterdam

Netherlands: JCB Trial Tests International Contactless App
Japanese payment brand JCB holds its first NFC trial with this small test in an office complex in Amsterdam.

Caen

France: Orange Holds Early Multiapplication Trial
Perhaps the world’s first multiapplication NFC trial, this pilot enabled users to tap their phones to make both low and higher-value...

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia: Visa and Maxis Hold First payWave Trial
Visa returned to Malaysia, one of the first places it introduced Visa contactless cards, for its first NFC trial for its renamed...

Malaga

Spain: Orange Trials NFC Transit Ticketing in Malaga
Small trial tested fare collection on buses in the Andalucían city.