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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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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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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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Google Wallet Chief Bedier Departs Company as Wallet Continues to Struggle

Published: May 9 2013
May 13 2013 (All day)

Google’s vice president of wallet and payments has left the company, following a difficult tenure for the former PayPal executive, who had tried to establish the Google Wallet for physical world payments and offers.

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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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Singapore: Telco M1 Launches NFC with Two Payment Services and Three Phones

Published: Aug 23 2012
Scope: 
Rollout
Status: 
In progress
Launch: 
Aug 2012
Main Application: 
Payment
Users: 
N/A

M1 subscribers can tap to pay for retail purchases with two applications in the telco’s M1 Mobile Wallet.

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Singaporean Mobile Operators Launch NFC Payment on Android Phones

Published: Aug 22 2012

Two more mobile operators in Singapore have announced the commercial launch of NFC payment services, which they say will enable subscribers to tap to pay on contactless point-of-sale terminals throughout the island city-state.

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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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Gemalto Announces Long-Held Isis TSM Deal

Published: Dec 12 2011

France-based Gemalto has announced its long-held agreement to serve as the trusted service manager for the U.S.-based Isis joint venture, which plans to launch its NFC platform next year.

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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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Singapore: SingTel Announces Plans for Launch NFC with Payment Service Provider EZ-Link

Published: Aug 23 2012
Scope: 
Rollout
Status: 
Planned
Launch: 
Apr 2013
Main Application: 
Payment
Users: 
N/A

SingTel announced it is enabling subscribers to pay for retail purchases with the ez-link electronic purse issued by payment service provider EZ-Link Pte.

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