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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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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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Payment Schemes Pick Up Pace of NFC Phone Certifications

Published: May 16 2012

Visa Inc. and MasterCard Worldwide appear to be stepping up the pace of NFC phone certifications as they gear up for the launch of more mobile-payment rollouts this year.

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MasterCard Seeks Spread of PayPass Mobile Payment With mFoundry Deal

Published: Dec 3 2011

MasterCard Worldwide hopes to expand access to PayPass contactless-mobile payment, especially to customers of small banks and credit unions, with its new partnership with mobile-banking software provider mFoundry.

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Intel and MasterCard Work on NFC Tap-to-Pay Technology for Web Shopping

Published: Nov 14 2011
Nov 15 2011 (All day)

Intel and MasterCard Worldwide have announced plans to enable consumers to tap their NFC phones and contactless cards on notebook computers to shop on the Web.

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India: Citi Goes For Scale With Bangalore Trial

Published: Sep 25 2009
Scope: 
Trial
Status: 
Completed
Launch: 
Jun 2009
Main Application: 
Payment
Users: 
3,141

The six-month "Tap and Pay" trial is one of the largest to date in terms of planned handset numbers.

Results: 

Two months into the trial, 800 of the trial participants had made six or more purchases, according to Citi. Nearly all users had made at least one purchase. Two out of three merchants had accepted an NFC-based phone payment as of September, said Citi. See update.

 

 

* Trusted Service Manager: Defined loosely to include companies or other organizations securely distributing, provisioning and managing applications, generally over the air, on secure elements in NFC mobile phones; or licensing their platforms for this purpose.

N/A: Not available or not applicable.
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U.S.: Early Test In Texas Is Prelude To More Trials

Published: Oct 12 2009
Scope: 
Trial
Status: 
Completed
Launch: 
May 2003
Main Application: 
Payment
Users: 
260

Nokia embedded a contactless chip preloaded with a MasterCard PayPass application into an attachable “SmartCover” for the phone used in this early contactless-mobile trial.

Results: 

Transaction numbers were reportedly low, although organizers said demand picked up once consumers were reassured about the security of the transactions. The trial also showed the need for alternatives to preloaded personalization of phones with account and other card data. And any rollout would require a user interface on the handset screen, organizers concluded.

 

 

* Trusted Service Manager: Defined loosely to include companies or other organizations securely distributing, provisioning and managing applications, generally over the air, on secure elements in NFC mobile phones; or licensing their platforms for this purpose.

N/A: Not available or not applicable.
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U.S.: Dallas Trial Tests One of the First OTA Downloads

Published: Oct 12 2009
Scope: 
Trial
Status: 
Completed
Est. Launch: 
Q4 2006
Main Application: 
Payment
Users: 
Up to 500

Customers of convenience store chain 7-Eleven’s mobile virtual network operator service, Speak Out Wireless, could sign up for the trial and open an “eFinity” prepaid account with a small Texas bank.

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