Latest Near Field Communication Stories
PALO ALTO, Calif. and AUCKLAND, New Zealand, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Mobilis Networks Limited, an international software applications company offering mobile wallet and billing solutions for mobile operators, today announced its software services to enable what Mobilis believes to be world firsts for mobile wallets: point-of-sale fingerprint verification for international money transfers to mobile wallets and NFC mobile payments that support any mobile phone. By...
smartWhere to present mini-workshop on Near Field Communication and mobile gaming Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) May 22, 2012 OTA Training, the creator of the most comprehensive series of globally delivered RFID education and hands on training, today announced the participation of smartWhere in its NFC Bootcamp™ Training Series in Seattle, Washington, June 6 and 7, 2012. The NFC Bootcamp delivers high quality knowledge transfer from near field communication (NFC) experts about what NFC is, how...
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Validity Sensors, Inc., the leader in Natural ID authentication, announces that Chief Technology Officer, Sebastien Taveau, will participate in a panel discussion on "NFC Proximity Mobile Payments" at NFC Solutions Summit 2012. The session will take place on Wednesday May 23, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, in Burlingame, CA. At the event, Taveau will discuss the chip-to-cloud security continuum and how both risk...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vizibility Inc., provider of the online identity management platform for professionals and the enterprise, today announced the first-ever NFC Mobile Wallet Card as a standard feature for premium subscriptions. The NFC (Near Field Communication) beta program that was announced at the South By Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference in March is now closed. Learn more at http://nfc.vizibility.com. Vizibility helps businesses and professionals...
Michael Harper for RedOrbit.com It’s been called the “New Gold Rush": Mobile phone applications have been a part of a booming industry, and as everything goes mobile, so too goes the money. Apps range from essential to silly to mundane, giving us the ability to cash checks, trade stocks, measure our sleeping patterns and order pizza, and everyone wants a piece. Driving these app sales is the ever-growing penetration of smartphones, 144,391.7 of which were sold globally last quarter...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ViVOtech, the near field communication (NFC) software and systems company, today announced that it has been honored with the prestigious 2012 Frost & Sullivan Product Line Strategy Award in Contactless Mobile Payment. ViVOtech won the award for its superior product line and overall market strategy. "Our independent analysis of the Contactless Mobile Payment Market clearly shows that ViVOtech has emerged as the preferred...
LONDON, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart AV, audio visual and interactive hire specialist, today announce their partnership as the exclusive UK partner of Poken, the leading touch based provider of solutions for events and location based marketing. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120516/531605-a ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120516/531605-b ) Smart AV will be joining partners from regions such as South Africa, Dubai, and...
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Missouri State University (MSU) has selected Blackboard Transact(TM) in a move away from magnetic stripe student IDs for a contactless credentials, Blackboard Inc. announced today. Based on the Near Field Communication (NFC) ISO-standard protocol, the new system enables MSU to integrate student identification, door security, commerce, and campus payment with a single contactless card to make the student experience significantly more...
Announce plans to launch the first, secure mobile payment solution of its kind to Canadians TORONTO, May 15, 2012 /CNW/ - CIBC and Rogers Communications today announced an agreement to launch Canada's first joint mobile payment solution, allowing Canadians to pay with their CIBC credit card at the checkout counter using their Rogers "Near Field Communications" (NFC) enabled smartphone. Beginning later this year, customers will be able to use this payment capability at merchants...
SAN ANTONIO, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, MySingleLink launches its new "MSL Digital Wallet" and Smart Phone App "MSL Wallet" - a patent-pending new technology that simplifies payment processing face-to-face, online or on mobile devices while keeping all transactions safe and secure from theft. "Anything you can put in a physical wallet, you can store into MSL Digital Wallet. You'll never have to carry a physical wallet again," said Gopal Nandakumar, President of...
