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Smart Card Alliance sets up 'Mobile and NFC Council'

Smart Card Alliance sets up 'Mobile and NFC Council'

Wants to raise awareness and accelerate adoption of contactless apps.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on May 15th 2012 at 10:43AM in News
Google revising Wallet strategy

Google revising Wallet strategy

Spooked by slow adoption and staff exodus.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Mar 23rd 2012 at 11:40AM in News
Isis confirms POS deals

Isis confirms POS deals

US-based NFC m-wallet system to integrate with VeriFone, ViVOtech, Equinox and Ingenico in-store readers.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Mar 6th 2012 at 11:03AM in News
MWC 2012: Logic Group and ViVOtech bring NFC wallets to brands

MWC 2012: Logic Group and ViVOtech bring NFC wallets to brands

Getting ready for the contactless payments revolution – and betting it will actually happen.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Feb 28th 2012 at 9:25AM in News
Isis mulling overseas expansion

Isis mulling overseas expansion

US operator-led NFC payments project is thinking about it.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Dec 16th 2011 at 11:17AM in News
Gemalto to power Isis NFC payments

Gemalto to power Isis NFC payments

Dutch firm selected by US operator consortium.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Dec 13th 2011 at 11:22AM in News
YesWallet launches white-label mobile NFC wallet

YesWallet launches white-label mobile NFC wallet

'Pouch' being pitched at banks, retailers, operators and anyone else that wants to put a contactless wallet in a phone.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Oct 12th 2011 at 12:16PM in News
40 per cent of all new handsets to have NFC by 2015

40 per cent of all new handsets to have NFC by 2015

That's 630m devices – up from 44m this year.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Sep 29th 2011 at 12:20PM in News
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OEMs pledge support for Isis NFC payments project

OEMs pledge support for Isis NFC payments project

HTC, LG, Motorola, RIM, Samsung and Sony Ericsson commit to the US operator scheme.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Sep 28th 2011 at 11:41AM in News
YES-wallet to launch Google Wallet-style service in the UK

YES-wallet to launch Google Wallet-style service in the UK

Pouch will store payment cards, receipts, loyalty and coupon information.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Sep 23rd 2011 at 12:38PM in News
Google Wallet to launch today?

Google Wallet to launch today?

Speculation mounts after firm debuts YouTube teaser.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Sep 19th 2011 at 12:59PM in News
OPINION: NFC - not just for mobile payments

OPINION: NFC - not just for mobile payments

NFC has so much potential, it's wrong to see it purely as a commerce technology, says David Eads of Kony.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Sep 16th 2011 at 12:46PM in News
3UK goes legal to stop UK NFC payments service

3UK goes legal to stop UK NFC payments service

JV by Everything Everywhere, Vodafone and O2 “should not allow this type of collaboration to go forward under any circumstances.”

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Sep 9th 2011 at 12:38PM in News
NFC providers form global alliance

NFC providers form global alliance

Blue Bite, Proxama and Tapit team up to push contactless tech to the world.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Sep 8th 2011 at 11:52AM in News
US operators to invest $100m in Isis NFC project

US operators to invest $100m in Isis NFC project

Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T- Mobile USA take the fight to Google Wallet.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Aug 30th 2011 at 10:39AM in News
OPINION: WeDo on the barriers to NFC adoption

OPINION: WeDo on the barriers to NFC adoption

Contactless is hopeless until we can earn consumers' trust, says WeDo's Simon Collins.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jun 20th 2011 at 2:24PM in News
Naratte launches alternative to NFC based on sound waves

Naratte launches alternative to NFC based on sound waves

Zoosh tech works on any phone with a speaker and microphone.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jun 20th 2011 at 12:37PM in News
Sony Ericsson to launch NFC phones

Sony Ericsson to launch NFC phones

Picks software maker NXP to supply it with NFC tech for range of Android Xperia devices.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jun 17th 2011 at 4:24PM in News
UK operators to launch NFC payments service

UK operators to launch NFC payments service

Vodafone, O2 and Everything Everywhere plan major m-commerce assault.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jun 16th 2011 at 6:18PM in News
91 per cent of consumers have never heard of NFC

91 per cent of consumers have never heard of NFC

YouGov study reveals extent of cluelessness about contactless.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jun 13th 2011 at 12:02PM in News