Maritz Real-Time™ (MRT) and ViVOtech have announced a strategic partnership to provide real-time promotion and loyalty services into mobile and near field communication (NFC) platforms for retailers and payments providers. Maritz Real-Time is a solutions innovator at the nexus of transactional marketing and customer engagement. ViVOtech, the NFC software and systems company, provides the essential… Read More
NXP and Continental Demonstrate the World’s First Concept Car Embedding NFC at MWC
At the Mobile World Congress this year, NXP Semiconductors N.V. and automotive supplier Continental are showcasing a technology concept car which demonstrates how near field communication (NFC) technology introduces new ways for people to interact with their car. NFC is a short-range wireless technology which facilitates the secure exchange of data and is being increasingly… Read More
DeviceFidelity to Demo Full NFC Support on iPhone 4 at MWC 2011
DeviceFidelity is to demonstrate the newest version of its In2Pay™ technology at the Mobile World Congress 2011. In2Pay V3, which will be shown on iCaisse4 for iPhone 4, not only transforms a mobile phone into a “mobile wallet,” allowing users to make payment transactions with their handsets, it brings additional NFC capabilities to the mobile… Read More
AIRTAG raises 4 million euros
Founded in 2006 and located in Malakoff in France, AIRTAG provides retail companies with the technologies (including NFC) required to convert their points-of-sale into interactive, connected and intelligent spaces in which to create customer loyalty and improve sales. They have also just completed their second funding round from CM-CIC Capital Privé and its traditional investor… Read More
Atos Origin and CASSIS International partner to deploy mobile NFC services in Europe
Atos Worldline, which brings together Atos Origin’s expertise in hi-tech transactional services, is partnering with CASSIS International, one of the key suppliers of NFC and TSM solutions. The aim of this partnership is to implement complete solutions enabling service providers – banks, public transport operators, telecoms operators, distributors, etc. – to deploy innovative and secure… Read More
Delivery of Commercial UIM cards to KDDI heralds Toshiba’s entry into the NFC market
Toshiba Corporation today announced that it will start delivery of commercial User Identity Module (UIM) cards supporting Near Field Communication to KDDI Corporation, a leading Japanese mobile network operator, in February. Toshiba’s newly developed UIM card equipped with CDMA2000 and Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), supports NFC, which is expected to go into commercial… Read More
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