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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 “New Zealand”

PayPass Locations Double in Europe in 2012, Adding Impetus for NFC Launches

Published: Dec 27 2012

Retail locations accepting MasterCard PayPass contactless payment doubled in Europe in 2012, according to MasterCard Worldwide, a development that helps clear a path for more rollouts of NFC payment.

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Payment Provider: NFC Application in New Zealand Stacks up Well with Cards

Published: Aug 30 2012
Sep 3 2012 (All day)

New Zealand contactless payments service provider Snapper said use of its NFC mobile application is matching that of its cards for transit fare collection and is higher for retail purchases, though transaction figures were not available.

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New Zealand Payments Provider and Telco Launch NFC Service on Newly Released Galaxy S III

Published: Jun 1 2012

In what is believed the first use of Samsung’s new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III, for NFC mobile payment, consumers in New Zealand can tap the Android phone to pay for bus and taxi rides, as well as small retail purchases.

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New Zealand Telcos and Bank-Owned Processor Plan NFC Joint Venture

Published: Apr 2 2012
Apr 3 2012 (All day)

New Zealand’s three mobile operators and its bank-owned payments processor have announced plans to form a joint venture to launch a centralized trusted service manager for the rollout of NFC services.

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New Zealand: Vodafone and Bank Launch Employee Trial with Galaxy S II

Published: Nov 26 2011
Scope: 
Trial
Launch: 
Nov 2011
Main Application: 
Payment
Users: 
44

The trial, scheduled to last three months, will enable a combined 44 employees from Vodafone an

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Vodafone and Bank of New Zealand Launch NFC Trial with Galaxy S II

Published: Nov 26 2011

Vodafone New Zealand and Bank of New Zealand have launched an employee trial of NFC payment using the Samsung Galaxy S II.

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MasterCard to Make Contactless Standard in Australia and New Zealand

Published: Apr 5 2011

MasterCard says that from October next year all of its cards issued in Australia and New Zealand will include PayPass contactless technology. (Finextra)

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New Zealand: Transit Fare-Collection Operator and Telco Launch NFC Service

Published: May 17 2012
Scope: 
Rollout
Status: 
In progress
Launch: 
May 2012
Main Application: 
Payment (fare collection, retail)
Users: 
N/A

Transit fare-collection operator Snapper has put its application onto SIM cards issued by mobile operator 2degrees, enabling riders to tap NFC phones to pay bus and taxi fares and to make small retail

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New Zealand: Airline Uses Stickers To Speed Boarding

Published: Jan 17 2010
Scope: 
Rollout
Status: 
In progress
Launch: 
Nov 2008
Main Application: 
Ticketing (airline boarding passes)
Users: 
100,000 stickers to be distributed (Nov. 2008)

Part of an NZ$30 million (US$22.1 million) overhaul of the domestic airport check-in and boarding process, Air New Zealand distributed 100,000 of its “ePass” stickers to frequent flyers in announcing

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