Today is the day hundreds, maybe thousands of security specialists, card developers, application developers, regional councils, politicians and civil servants have been working towards for more than 2 years: The official start of the German eID card – the neue Personalausweis. Just about everything is NEW about this document – the format, the functions, the infrastructure. German… Read More
First Russian company joins NFC Forum
i-Free, a Russian provider and marketer of mobile technology solutions,* has acceded to NFC Forum, the international organization that spearheads NFC development globally, on all levels. i-Free is now the first Russian company among NFC Forum members. i-Free is a Russian innovation company on the CIS market since 2001, focused on the development and implementation… Read More
The Côte d’Azur has a (fairly long) history with contactless technology
This year was not the first time that Nice had been involved in a contactless trial. Our film looks into the connection between the Côte d’Azur and contactless technology over the past years and speaks to a few of the network operators involved in todays contactless trial: Cityzi. Look out for other new films appearing… Read More
Bling Nation Launches FanConnect Platform Giving Businesses and Their Customers Rich Social Media Connectivity at Checkout
Complementing its successful tap-and-pay mobile payment platform, Bling Nation® launches FanConnect, which enables businesses to connect with consumers at checkout in a simple way via popular social networks like Facebook®. With FanConnect, Bling Nation will help businesses grow their customer base, save money and tap into a powerful automatic viral marketing system with a built-in loyalty… Read More
French government offers aid to cities who launch mobile contactless payments
A dozen French cities plan to launch wide-scale contactless payment and information service on mobile phones with the backing of the ministry of industry, reports Les Echos. The city projects approved under the initiative will receive state assistance for consultancy and engineering, but no other subsidies are planned at this stage. These projects tend to… Read More
VeriFone and Gemalto Forge Strategic Partnership
VeriFone Systems, Inc. and Gemalto have announced a comprehensive strategic partnership. The two companies will jointly pursue new chip card solutions based on the global EMV payment standard, particularly as U.S. retailers and card networks increasingly acknowledge chip card and contactless technologies as a core component of a comprehensive security infrastructure. The two companies are… Read More
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