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
Consumers See Mobile Payments as Reason to Stay with or Change Banks
Fifty-three percent of consumers interested in a payment service from their mobile phone would consider changing banks if another bank offered the service, according to a survey conducted by an independent research firm for Obopay, the pioneer in mobile payments. Nearly three-fourths (70%) of those responding indicated that if the service allowed them to get… Read More
Consortium to improve social services delivery through NFC technology
Two French technology companies, Extelia and INSIDE Contactless, together with social services provider Abrapa today announced they have formed a consortium to develop a trusted third-party platform employing NFC and other contactless technologies to enhance the delivery of social services in France to the elderly and other people who need home care. The team has… Read More
The future of RFID shopping? Courtesy of IBM
Take a look at this advert for an RFID-based shopping scenario in the (near) future. Comments anyone?
Bling Nation Transforms Mobile Phones Into True Digital Wallets in the Palo Alto Community and Stanford University Campus
Bling Nation, which offers mobile tap-and-pay point-of-sale services, have announced the expansion of its mobile phone payment service to Stanford University. With a growing number of Palo Alto businesses already signed up with Bling Nation, consumers and students can now use their mobile phones as their ‘digital wallets’ on-the-go with tap-and-pay technology. Following the successful introductory program with… Read More
Busker can now take credit cards
We’ve just learnt that music fans will be able to reward a London busker by credit card, rather than throwing cash into a hat in a drive to promote “contactless” technology and raise money for charity. Peter Buffery, a student at Kingston University, south-west London, will use a specially-designed guitar for passers-by on London’s South… Read More
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