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 Selected for the Turkish ePassport Personalization Program
Gemalto has announced its selection by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey for its ePassport program. Gemalto provides its Coesys Issuance solution for the personalization of new electronic passports for Turkish citizens, including the certificate authority solution and associated integration services. For Turkey’s 72.5 million citizens, electronic passports are issued for new… Read More
Contactless doesn’t have to be a drama…
But sometimes it does, and is much funnier. Aptly demonstrated by Paymentlink here. I love this video. I hope you do too. Hey, how about we start a competition on our favorite contactless TV spots. Send in your nominations now! In the meanwhile – enjoy.
EAT. and Subway launch in-store contactless campaigns in UK
Barclays have announced that both EAT and Subway have re-affirmed their commitment to contactless payments through the launch this week of in-store and point-of-sale campaigns aimed at raising awareness (and hence usage) of the contactless transactional feature found on their Barclaycard. This is of consequence to the contactless payment market as both companies are in… 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
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