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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 “EZ-Link”

Singaporean Telco to Launch NFC Movie Ticketing, Though Wallet Off to Slow Start

Published: Apr 4 2013
Apr 8 2013 (All day)

Singaporean mobile operator StarHub has added an NFC movie-ticketing service to its SmartWallet, although the telco has added few services since launching the wallet last August.

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Singapore: Telco StarHub to Launch First of Government-Supervised NFC Projects

Published: Aug 7 2012
Scope: 
Rollout
Status: 
Planned
Launch: 
Aug 2012
Main Application: 
Payment
Users: 
N/A

Mobile operator StarHub plans to launch its SmartWallet service in August 2012 with three pay

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Consortium Misses Deadline for Singapore NFC Launch; Project Tests Government-Led Approach

Published: Jul 10 2012
Aug 3 2012 (All day)

The high-profile commercial launch of NFC mobile payment planned for Singapore has fallen behind schedule, NFC Times has learned.

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Singaporean Government Awards TSM Contract; Expects NFC Launch in mid-2012

Published: Oct 25 2011
Oct 26 2011 (All day)

Singapore’s Infocomm Development Authority has announced the award of its contract for trusted service management to a consortium led by France-based Gemalto, with plans calling for a nationwide launch of NFC payment, ticketing and tag-reading services on the island nation from mid-2012.

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MasterCard to Trial iPhone NFC Attachment in Asia

Published: May 16 2011

MasterCard Worldwide plans to trial an NFC-enabled iPhone attachment in Asia soon, the card network confirmed to NFC Times.

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Singapore Telco and Service Providers Trial Flex-Antenna Device

Published: Nov 29 2010

Singaporean mobile operator StarHub, DBS Bank and transit fare-collection and payments company EZ-Link plan to launch a mobile-payment trial next month enabling users to tap to pay using devices with flexible antennas linked to SIM cards.

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Bringing Facebook Fans into the Store with Contactless Technology

Published: Oct 14 2010
By: 
Dan Balaban

Merchants are becoming skillful at promoting themselves on Facebook–right down to getting their "fans" to post flattering comments and photos on the company page and purchasing from their online stores.

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