Posts tagged NFC
Wells Fargo joins Visa NFC m-payments trial
Sep 3rd
Reuters reports that the Wells Fargo trial is part of a major push by Visa to have a commercially-viable product ready for launch in 2011.
“We want to be commercially ready early in 2011″ to let consumers use their cellphones to make purchases in stores, Bill Gadja, Visa’s head of global mobile products told the newswire.
Wells [...]
Garanti Bank and Avea start a new period in payment systems with their NFC technology work.
May 14th
Garanti Bank, which is the leading name of payment systems sector in Turkey, and Avea, which is the GSM operator that makes its subscribers talk most in Turkey, effectuate NFC – Near Field Communication technology in all mobile phones for the first time in Turkey and the world. The new SIM cards having NFC technology [...]
Nice to show-off NFC for Management World in May
Apr 27th
Just in time for this year’s TM Forum Management World in Nice is the news that travelers will be able to pay for low-value tickets on the city’s bus and tram network directly via their mobile phone bills. However, mobile operators say they are offering the payment service for consumer convenience, not to compete with [...]
TagAge supports NFC pilot in Frankfurt
Apr 27th
RMV (Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund GmbH) and VGF (Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main GmbH) are launching a new service for Frankfurt’s public transportation. By using a combination of QR codes and NFC technology, passengers can find real time schedules, online information about connections, special events or points of interest. Hansaprint with its TagAge service has supported this innovative six-month [...]
Inside Contactless, TazTag and Sagem Orga partner on new NFC payment device
Apr 26th
Inside Contactless, Sagem Orga and TazTag have announced the joint development of a new method of delivering near field communication, or NFC, payment functionality.
Inside Contactless said that based on TazTag’s TazCard, the new device is currently in prea-alpha testing and shows the feasibility of an option that facilitates NFC contactless payment transactions while providing full [...]
CASSIS TSM Platform Powers Alliance Bank’s You:nique Picture Card Service
Mar 21st
SINGAPORE – (AllPayNews) CASSIS International, a leader in trusted services for smart payments, mobile commerce and near field communication (NFC), today revealed its role in helping Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad achieve success with its ground-breaking You:nique Picture Card which received a special mention for product innovation at the recent IDC 2010 Financial Insights Innovation Awards. [...]
Apple Getting Serious About Near Field Communication on the iPhone
Feb 24th
Near Field Communication seems to be on the cards for Apple’s next gen iPhone looking at the new Apple patents.
Imagine being able to use your iPhone to open doors, as a travel card or to unlock your Macbook.
Late last year there was hinatge in another Apple patent that RFID and their Grab and Go app [...]
China Mobile goes big on proximity payments
Feb 12th
from The Register
WuMart first to sign up for electro-wallet SIM
China Mobile has launched a proximity payment service based on RF SIM technology, and with China Telecom announcing trials the standard is probably unstoppable.
RF SIMs are now available to Chinese customers prepared to shell out ¥150 (around £15) for one, according to Alibaba.com.
The SIM drops into [...]
“la Caixa” and Telefónica launch in Sitges the first shopping experience with NFC mobile phones and Visa’s payment system
Feb 11th
The pilot project will last six months and it will include 1,500 users and 500 merchants in Sitges with clients from “la Caixa” and Telefonica equipped with the latest technology in payment methods.
NFC “Proximity technology” allows making purchases by simply bringing close the mobile phone to the POS’s terminal, turning the telephone’s SIM card into [...]
