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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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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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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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Topic “France”

Orange and China Mobile Sign Agreement to Promote SIM-Based NFC Standards

Published: Dec 19 2012

France Telecom-Orange and China Mobile, the largest mobile operators in their respective home markets, have signed a memo of understanding to work together to speed the commercialization of NFC SIM cards.

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France’s No. 2 Telco SFR to Delve into Payments Market, Roll out NFC SIMs

Published: Sep 24 2012

France’s No. 2 mobile operator SFR is the latest telco with plans to get into the payments market, today announcing it would roll out a contactless co-branded prepaid card with the help of MasterCard Worldwide, with the intention of expanding the service to NFC phones.

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French Retailer to Trial NFC Shopping App with Tags but without Telcos

Published: Sep 11 2012

Groupe Casino, one of France’s largest retail chains, plans to launch an NFC mobile-shopping trial at one of its Paris supermarkets this fall, deploying 25,000 tags on store shelves.

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French Retailers Try Out NFC for Loyalty Program and ID for Home-Shopping Application

Published: Jul 19 2012
Jul 23 2012 (All day)

Retailers in Paris have launched a pair of pilots with an NFC option, one for loyalty and the other to identify customers when they pick up purchases after shopping online at home.

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Orange to Roll Out NFC SIMs as it Tries to Seed French Market

Published: Jun 26 2012
By: 
Dan Balaban

French mobile operators have announced they will more than double the number of NFC-enabled phones rolled out to subscribers by the end of 2012, to 2.5 million, the most of any country in Europe, they predict.

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Oberthur Announces TSM Win with French Bank

Published: Feb 22 2012

France-based Oberthur Technologies announced today it has won a contract to supply trusted service management to French bank Société Générale, for the bank’s eventual roll out of NFC payment.

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France: French Bank to Launch MicroSD Trial in NFC Showcase Cities

Published: Jun 29 2011
Scope: 
Trial
Launch: 
Jun 2011
Main Application: 
Payment
Users: 
500

Visa and the BPCE banking group plan to hold their trial in Nice and Strasbourg among a combi

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French Government to Offer Up to €20 million in NFC Funding for Cities

Published: May 30 2011

The French government has announced it will offer up to €20 million (US$28.6 million) to French cities and other local agencies to assist them in rolling out NFC services.

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French Telcos Eager to Put More NFC Phones on Sale

Published: Apr 28 2011

French mobile operators expect to have up to 10 NFC phone models on sale by the end of the year, but may have trouble meeting their goal of selling 1 million of the phones in 2011.

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Orange to Put NFC Phones on Sale Nationally in France

Published: Dec 13 2010

France Telecom-Orange will put NFC phones on sale in its shops throughout France starting in January–without the NFC services to match–hoping to seed the market with devices.

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