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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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Topic “Yapi Kredi”

Large UK Trial with iPhone Add-On is First Foray into M-Payment by RBS Group

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

UPDATED: UK bank NatWest has enabled 1,000 customers to tap to pay with Visa payWave using the iPhone 4 and 4S equipped with an NFC-enabled attachment, representing the first foray into mobile payment by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group.

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Turkcell Launches ZTE Android NFC Phone as it Continues Mobile-Wallet Rollout

Published: Jan 24 2012

Turkey’s largest operator, Turkcell, has introduced a second branded Android NFC phone model for its mobile wallet and has launched a new toll-collection application for the model.

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Turkey’s Top Telco Plans Major NFC Push in 2012, but Faces Challenges

Published: Jan 5 2012

Turkey’s largest mobile operator, Turkcell, is targeting 2012 for a major expansion of its NFC rollout, as it seeks to establish itself as a top-tier telco globally promoting NFC technology.

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Turkcell to Expand NFC Rollout with More Branded Phones, Applications

Published: Jul 22 2011

Turkey’s largest mobile operator, Turkcell, plans to introduce more of its own branded NFC phones and will expand the services available in its mobile wallet beyond payment, the telco told NFC Times.

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Turkish Telco to Launch Branded Android NFC Phone from Huawei

Published: Jun 17 2011

Turkey’s largest mobile operator, Turkcell, plans to introduce its own branded NFC phone, an Android model made for it by Chinese manufacturer Huawei, NFC Times has learned.

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Turkey’s Largest Telco Launches NFC, Mainly with Bridge Tech

Published: May 6 2011
May 13 2011 (All day)

Turkey’s largest mobile operator, Turkcell, has announced its long-promised commercial launch of NFC services, though it apparently has only one full NFC phone available so far.

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Turkey: Turkcell Continues Rollout of NFC Services with More Banks, Phones

Published: May 6 2011
Scope: 
Rollout
Status: 
In progress
Launch: 
Apr 2011
Main Application: 
Payment
Users: 
N/A

Turkcell’s mobile wallet enables subscribers to tap their phones to pay for purchases with a MasterCard PayPass application issued by Turkish banks, including Yapı Kredi and Garanti.

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Turkey: Large Telco and Bank Launch M-Payment with iPhone Attachment

Published: Jan 26 2011
Scope: 
Trial
Launch: 
Jan 2011
Main Application: 
Payment
Users: 
2,000

Visa Europe is pushing a second iPhone attachment with the iCarte, which contains an NFC chip and secure el

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