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Contactless Rollout at Starbucks UK Part of Wider Trend for Take-Up of Technology

Published: Jun 20 2013

The UK continues to expand its rollout of contactless, with Starbucks completing its deployment of contactless point-of-sale terminals at 550 coffee shops nationwide.

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Orange Group NFC Veteran Barnaud Departs for Wallet Vendor C-SAM

Published: Jun 12 2013

U.S.-based mobile-wallet provider C-SAM has hired Vincent Barnaud, the long-serving contactless services head at France Telecom-Orange group.

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Telco and Bank in Brazil to Launch NFC Pilot; Rollout to Follow

Published: Jun 3 2013

Mobile operator TIM Brasil and Banco Bradesco have disclosed plans for an NFC trial that they say would enable users to pay for purchases at contactless point-of-sale terminals by tapping their Motorola or LG Electronics NFC phones, with the funds deducted from their debit accounts.

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Russian Issuer to Launch NFC Payment on Embedded Chips in HTC, Philips Phones

Published: Jun 2 2013

A Russian mobile wallet and services provider is turning to embedded secure elements in a trio of Android smartphones to launch a MasterCard PayPass application in Russia this summer.

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Taiwanese Telco and Banks Announce Plans for NFC-Payment Projects

Published: May 29 2013
May 29 2013 (All day)

Taiwan’s largest mobile operator, Chunghwa Telecom, and four banks announced plans today to launch NFC mobile payment, likely starting with Cathay United Bank and a six-month pilot.

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Isis Gears Up for National Launch Despite Challenges Ahead

Published: May 23 2013

The Isis joint venture continues to gear up for a nationwide launch of its NFC-enabled Isis Mobile Wallet this year and has been in discussions with major U.S. banks along with merchants, NFC Times has learned.

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MasterCard Prepares to Offer PayPass on Embedded Chips in Samsung NFC Phones

Published: May 23 2013

MasterCard Worldwide is the latest payment scheme to work with Samsung Electronics, with plans to soon offer its PayPass application for embedded chips in new Samsung NFC phones, NFC Times has learned.

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UK Taxis Get NFC Tags for Promo Campaign; NFC Dynamic Screens to Play at French Sporting Event

Published: May 23 2013

Samsung Electronics, along with Australia-based NFC marketing firm Tapit, UK-based out-of-home advertising company Chiel and terminal vendor VeriFone are rolling out NFC stickers to 80 taxis in the UK, as part of a promotional campaign for musician Robbie Williams’ upcoming Samsung-sponsored tour.

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Visa Europe: Contactless Transactions to Continue to Grow Rapidly in 2013

Published: May 22 2013

Consumers in Europe did 19 million transactions with Visa-branded contactless bank cards in March, up by nearly 50% from December, announced Visa Europe Tuesday, which predicts monthly transactions will increase to 52 million by the end of 2013.

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OTI to Supply Contactless and NFC Readers for Gasoline Stations in North America

Published: May 21 2013

Israel-based contactless and NFC vendor On Track Innovations announced Monday it had received an order for 30,000 readers for point-of-sale terminals at retail gasoline stations in North America.

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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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Royal Bank of Canada and Bell Mobility Announce Plans for NFC Launch

Published: May 13 2013
May 14 2013 (All day)

Canada’s largest bank and one of its three major mobile operators have announced plans to commercially launch NFC payments by the end of the year, following a trial this summer.

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Topic “Discover Financial Services”

Verizon, Discover Join NFC Forum as Principal Members

Published: Jun 20 2013

Verizon Wireless, the largest mobile operator in the U.S., along with U.S. payment brand Discover Financial Services have joined the NFC Forum as principal members, giving them a say in developing NFC standards and forum policy.

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As Google Readies New Wallet Version, Sprint Gears Up with ‘Open’ Approach

Published: Nov 19 2012

As Google readies the launch of the next version of its wallet, expected to feature the addition of a physical payment card, other mobile-commerce players, including Google Wallet partner Sprint, are gearing up with their own offers.

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Google to Introduce New Version of Wallet Next Month; iPhone App Possible

Published: Oct 23 2012
Oct 24 2012 (All day)

UPDATE: LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Google plans to announce a new version of its Google Wallet by mid-November, which would include a greater role for offers and expansion of the platform to other devices, including a possible app for the iPhone, NFC Times has learned. END UPDATE.

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Google: More Issuers to Integrate with Wallet; Could Pose Threat to Telco Business Case

Published: Aug 29 2012
Aug 31 2012 (All day)

Google Wallet product manager Robin Dua said the company expects more payment card issuers to soon announce support for the wallet–enabling their customers to easily add their cards to the NFC-enabled cloud-based wallet.

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Discover Financial’s Emerging Payments Chief Departs for Barclaycard

Published: Jun 6 2012
Jun 18 2012 (All day)

Farhan Ahmad, who headed U.S.-based Discover Financial Services’ prepaid and emerging payments units, including its nascent NFC and contactless programs, has left Discover for UK-based issuer Barclaycard, NFC Times has learned.

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The Year Ahead for NFC: Major M-Commerce Rollouts Unlikely Until 2013

Published: Dec 23 2011
By: 
Dan Balaban

2012 was going to be the year that the new era of NFC-based mobile commerce had finally arrived–with Google Wallet rolling out widely, mobile operators in the U.S. and Europe making significant inroads with their own mobile wallets and big Asian m-commerce players generally commercializing NFC, as well.

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Discover to Launch Employee Pilot with NFC-enabled iPhone Attachment

Published: Nov 3 2011

Discover Financial Services plans to conduct a large employee pilot starting this month with an NFC-enabled iPhone attachment, iCarte, NFC Times has learned.

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Google Wallet Launches as Other Payment Networks Sign On

Published: Sep 19 2011

Visa, American Express and Discover Financial Services have agreed to work with Google to enable consumers to put their payment applications into future versions of the Google Wallet, which the Web giant launched today.

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Four Major U.S. Payment Networks to Support Isis

Published: Jul 19 2011
Jul 20 2011 (All day)

The four major U.S. payment networks will work with mobile carrier joint venture Isis as it rolls out NFC-based mobile commerce in the United States, it was announced today.

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U.S.: Discover Launches Contactless Zip Stickers

Published: Dec 1 2010
Scope: 
Rollout
Status: 
In progress
Launch: 
Nov 2010
Main Application: 
Payment

Discover finally launched contactless stickers and cards, after certifying terminals in about 100,000 merchant locatio

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