List/Grid Monthly Archives: August 2012
Gemalto CEO: Google Wallet 2.0 Won’t Hurt TSM Business
Google’s new cloud-based wallet will not hurt demand for trusted service management services, contends Gemalto CEO Olivier Piou, who also said he sees little threat to NFC rollouts from such…
Device Makers Unveil NFC-enabled Tablets and Hybrids Running Windows 8
While the first smartphone sporting the Windows Phone 8 operating system grabbed the headlines, the Ativ S from Samsung Electronics, a number of other NFC-enabled portable devices–from Asus, Sony, Hewlett-Packard,…
DeviceFidelity Relaunches Moneto after Suspension
DeviceFidelity relaunched its direct-to-consumer microSD mobile-payment product moneto, Tuesday, following suspension of the product earlier this summer. The U.S.-based vendor, which supplies microSD cards with built-in antennas for non-NFC enabled…
Payment Provider: NFC Application in New Zealand Stacks up Well with Cards
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,…
Samsung Announces First Windows Phone 8 Device, the NFC-Enabled Ativ S
Samsung Electronics announced the world’s first Windows Phone 8 smartphone, the Ativ S, which supports NFC. The announcement comes a week before the expected launch of the first Window Phone…
NFC Industry Veteran Offers Targeted Ad Opportunity While Waging War on Waiting
U.S.-based Narian Technologies has expanded its NFC app designed to reduce wait times for consumers in stores, restaurants and other retail establishments to also support targeted advertising and offers. The…
Google: More Issuers to Integrate with Wallet; Could Pose Threat to Telco Business Case
Google Wallet product manager Robin Dua said the company expects more payment card issuers to soon announce support for the wallet–enabling their customers to easily add their cards to the…
MasterCard Deal with UK Operator Latest Tie-Up Between Telcos and Payment Schemes
In the latest tie-up between a major telco and international payment scheme, MasterCard Worldwide has announced a partnership with mobile operator Everything Everywhere, the UK’s largest telco. The partnership will…
Visa and Czech Telco to Launch M-Payments Project using Samsung Galaxy S III
Around 2,000 Czech consumers will be able to tap for purchases with a Visa payWave application stored on their SIM cards, in the latest NFC m-payments project to use the…
Czech Republic: Visa and Czech Telco Announce M-Payments Project with Galaxy S III
Elisa, one of Finland’s largest mobile operators, hopes to introduce its own payment application on SIM cards in NFC phones around the end of 2012, following the planned launch of…
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