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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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Topic “iPhone 4”

U.S.: Bank Launches Beta Test of microSDs with iPhone

Published: Jan 18 2013
Scope: 
Trial
Launch: 
Jan 2013
Main Application: 
Payment
Users: 
N/A

U.S. Bank, the No. 5 commercial bank in the U.S.

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Accessories Maker to Offer iPhone Case for Isis Wallet

Published: Jan 10 2013

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – U.S.-based mobile device accessories maker Incipio plans to make its iPhone 4 and 4S contactless case designed for use with the Isis Mobile Wallet available in the first quarter, the company told NFC Times. That depends on certification, however.

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UK: Major UK Bank Launches Large M-Payment Trial with iPhone Attachment

Published: Oct 3 2012
Scope: 
Trial
Launch: 
Oct 2012
Main Application: 
Payment
Users: 
1,000

UK bank NatWest has enabled 1,000 customers to tap to pay with its TouchPay service using a Visa payWave applicati

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Some Banks Continue to Look for Alternatives to SIM-based NFC

Published: Feb 13 2012
By: 
Dan Balaban

While mobile operators continue to push for the SIM card to become the de facto secure element in NFC phones, some banks and other service providers are still seeking alternatives.

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Australian Bank Launches NFC iPhone Add-on, as Country's Contactless Infrastructure Grows

Published: Dec 20 2011
Dec 21 2011 (All day)

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Monday launched its “Commbank Kaching” mobile-payment and banking app for iPhone customers, including making an NFC-enabled iPhone attachment available.

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Australian Bank is Latest to Announce Plans for M-Payments Using iPhone Case

Published: Oct 26 2011
Oct 28 2011 (All day)

Commonwealth Bank in Australia is the latest to tap an iPhone attachment to offer NFC-based payments.

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Apple Passes on NFC Again–Impact Will be Muted, Say Industry Observers

Published: Oct 4 2011
Oct 5 2011 (All day)

As expected, Apple has decided against adopting NFC technology in its new iPhone, which the company unveiled today in Cupertino.

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Australia: Bank Launches iPhone App Supporting Contactless and P2P Payments

Published: Dec 20 2011
Scope: 
Rollout
Status: 
In progress
Launch: 
Dec 2011
Main Application: 
Payment
Users: 
N/A

With its “Commbank Kaching” mobile-payment and banking app, Australia’s Commonwealth Bank enables its iPhone-packing customers to make peer-to-peer payments via email, SMS and Facebook and to transfer

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