Valeo and Orange are proposing an innovative concept for sharing vehicles between several drivers, either between individuals or within a corporate fleet of vehicles. This solution, based on NFC (Near Field Communication) no-contact technology, makes it possible to exchange data at very short distance using an NFC cellphone, but also from a web and mobile community… Read More
ViVOtech teams up with DeviceFidelity to instantly enable popular smartphones into contactless payment and loyalty devices
Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech, a player in Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payments, loyalty and marketing applications and contactless NFC readers, and DeviceFidelity, the global leader in microSD based mobile contactless solutions, have announced a joint solution that brings contactless mobile payment, loyalty, transit, ticketing and coupon redemption capabilities to leading Smartphone models. Available to financial… Read More
Shock! Horror! No NFC on iPhone 4! Is this the end for NFC adoption?
If like us you were watching the unveiling of the iPhone 4 at Apple’s WWDC to see if the much hyped NFC addition to the iPhone was going to be announced – you were in for a disappointment. With so many contactless/NFC industry commentators banging on about how Apple could ‘save/boost’ NFC applications (including the… Read More
FidBook, the first NFC application enabling easy-load loyalty cards on a NFC phone is launched in Nice.
We all know that NFC offers the opportunity to have multiple contactless services on one mobile. Those Services are independent applications of different providers (Banks, Transport companies, Retailers etc.). But in addition to that, transport and payment services consumers are eager to use NFC phones as a wallet for loyalty cards and coupons. So AIRTAG… Read More
Gemalto, Crédit Mutuel-CIC and NRJ Mobile join forces for the commercial launch of Contactless Mobile Payment in Nice
Gemalto, Crédit Mutuel-CIC and NRJ Mobile have joined forces to offer contactless mobile payment services as part of the “Nice, mobile contactless city ” project. Following the successful launch of the first contactless mobile payment pilot in November 2006, with its mobile virtual network operator NRJ Mobile, Crédit Mutuel-CIC is today positioned as a major… Read More
Gemalto and Orange Partner to Deploy Trusted Services in Europe’s First Commercial Mobile NFC Roll-out
Gemalto today announced the continuation of its long-term partnership with Orange France, as part of the “Nice, mobile contactless city” commercial project. Orange has selected Gemalto as partner for its Near Field Communication (NFC) solution, enabling the interconnection with any service provider, such as banks and transport operators. The “Nice, mobile contactless city” project is… Read More
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