We’re almost at the end of our categories now. Just a couple more to go, and the 14th will be upon us and we’ll be finding out who the lucky winners will be. Until then – it’s category 8 – Transportation. Buses, public transport, mobile ticketing – we have it all here. We’re bouncing around… Read More
Smartag Supplies NFC Smart Poster Tags for Google Places Service
ACiG Technology, a supplier and distributor of RFID products and a business unit of Identive Group, Inc. announced that is has been selected as the exclusive supplier of near field communication (NFC) RFID stickers for the roll out of Google’s marketing campaign for Google Places in Austin, Texas. The NFC stickers are manufactured by ACiG’s… Read More
The 2011 Contactless Monkey Award Finalists – Public Concern
This group is about more than just pure business – it’s about giving something back to the community, about serving the public trust, making the communities life easier. It’s also about successful, well run trials that actually push the cause of contactless further than ever before. Who worked the trials, what were they and more… Read More
EPC on the EC’s Proposal to establish end dates for Euro credit transfers and direct debits
On 16th December 2010 the European Commission published a proposal for a European Union Regulation establishing technical requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euros. The proposal currently states that credit transfers will have to comply with these requirements twelve months after the Regulation comes into force. Direct debits will have to comply 24… Read More
The 2011 Contactless Monkey Awards Finalists – Health/Lifestyle/Entertainment
This group – Health / Lifestyle / Entertainment throws up some very interesting applications above and beyond that of loyalty and payment-type applications we have grown accustomed to. This category was originally put forward to celebrate the diversity that comes from contactless technology applications and implementations. And there are many of them. For instance, here… Read More
The 2011 Contactless Monkey Award Finalists – In The High Street
Today we’re looking at those nominees that have done the most either through rollout or trials to bring NFC technology right to the very heart of metropolitan commercial centers. You and I know it as our local high street. It’s true that the high streets in questions range from the London to Kuwait, from Stiges… Read More
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