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NFC aims to keep Pakistani children healthy

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Near field communication may be hyped because of its payment abilities, but a health care project in Pakistan is helping save children's lives and showing the flexibility the technology can enable. - Published by NFCNew ...

The 2010 NFC Forum Global Competition is open for entries

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Prize money totaling 15,000 is available for the top entries in this year's NFC Forum Global Competition, again featuring separate tracks for both innovative research projects and commercial solutions. - Published by Near Field Communications Worl ...

NFC Forum Calls for Breakthrough Solutions for Annual Competition

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0800

Wakefield, Mass., USA - Nov. 4, 2009 - The NFC Forum (http://www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced a call for entries for its NFC Forum Global Competition (http://www.nfc-forum.org/events/2010_competition/). Now in its ... ...

ORCA Puts Ferries, Buses and Trains on One Ticket

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

A consortium of seven transit agencies, including Sound Transit-the Puget Sound's regional transit authority, in the Seattle, Wash., area-are launching a system for transit users to access ferries, buses and trains by tapping a single RFID ORCA card. - Published by RFID Journa ...

Positive Trends for Mobile Payments

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The article stresses the importance mobile payments, contactless payments, Near Field Communication (NFC) and related mobile services will play in the coming years. According to the article as much as 20% of all credit/debt transactions could be mobile or an alternative by the year 2012. - Published by Mobile-Financial.co ...

National Bank of Kuwait launches contactless m-payments trial

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), Visa, telco Zain, and fintech vendor ViVOtech have teamed on a six-month near field communication-based mobile payments pilot. - Published by finextra.co ...

Etisalat to turn mobile into a credit card

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Shoppers will be able to pay for items with their mobile phones next year after Etisalat announced a new service on Wednesday. - Published by TheNationa ...

A Pair of Mobile Merchant Apps Debut with Tech Twists

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Two new payment applications debuted this week to allow plumbers, pizza-delivery services, and other mobile merchants accept card transactions on mobile phones. - Published by Digital Transaction ...

Swedish Universities begin roll out of NFC payments system

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Swedish university students are to begin using a near field communication payments system developed by payments processor Payex and secure mobile solutions specialist Accumulate. - Published by Near Field Communications Worl ...

Retail marketing will drive growth of NFC market, says Juniper

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Overall, NFC Mobile Payments & Marketing Opportunities, Forecasts & Analysis 2009 - 2014 predicts that NFC mobile payment transaction values will grow from $8bn in 2009 to $30bn within three years. - Published by Near Field Communications Worl ...

NFC Forum Advances Mission at All-Members Meeting in Finland

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:00:00 -0700

Wakefield, Mass., USA - September 21, 2009 - The NFC Forum (http://www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced accomplishments from its recent all-members meeting in Oulu, Finland. Highlights of the event, which took place from August 29-September 6, included: a Plugfest at which NFC Forum member companies ... ...

NFC Forum and Mobey Forum Collaborate to Boost Mobile Payment Standardization

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:00:00 -0700

OULU, Finland - August 31, 2009 - The NFC Forum (http://www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, and the Mobey Forum (http://www.mobeyforum.org/), a global financial industry forum whose mission is to facilitate the offering by banks of mobile financial services, today announced a Memorandum of Understanding between the two groups. Under the provisions of the agreement, the NFC Forum and the Mobey Forum will work ... ...

Near Field Communication (NFC) Forum to Hold Spotlight Session for Developers

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:00:00 -0700

Wakefield, Mass., USA - August 19, 2009 - The NFC Forum (http://www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced that it is conducting a one-day Spotlight Session for Developers from 9AM to 5PM on Friday, September 4, 2009 at the Lasaretti Hotelli-Ravintolaat in Oulu, Finland. Second in a series of Forum Spotlight Sessions, this event features top NFC experts providing ... ...

NFC Forum Introduces New "Implementer" Membership Level

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:00:00 -0700

Wakefield, Mass., USA - August 5, 2009 - The NFC Forum (http://www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced a new membership level called "Implementer" designed to further the NFC ecosystem and broaden the organization's global reach. ...

NFC Forum Unveils Target N-Mark

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:00:00 -0700

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA - June 2, 2009 - The NFC Forum (http://www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today introduced its target mark, a stylized letter "N" that enables consumers to easily locate embedded NFC tags. ...

NFC Forum Announces Two New Specifications to Foster Device Interoperability and Peer-to-Peer Device Communication

Tue, 19 May 2009 08:00:00 -0700

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA - May 19, 2009 - The NFC Forum (http://www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced the release of two candidate specifications that further the integration, implementation and standards interpretation of NFC technology. The new NFC Digital Protocol and the NFC Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP) candidate specifications are available to the public for download at no charge at: ... ...

Innovision Research & Technology plc and STMicroelectronics Join NFC Forum Board of Directors Forum Welcomes New Members and Executive Director Paula Berger

Tue, 05 May 2009 08:00:00 -0700

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA - May 5, 2009 - The NFC Forum (http://www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced that Innovision Research & Technology, plc, and STMicroelectronics have become Sponsor Members and have joined its Board of Directors. ...

NFC Forum Global Competition 2009 Announces Winners

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:00:00 -0700

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA - April 24, 2009 - The NFC Forum (http://www.nfc-forum.org), a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced the winners of the NFC Forum Global Competition 2009 (http://www.nfc-forum.org/competition). The winning entries were named at an awards ceremony held last night at WIMA in Monaco (http://www.wima-nfc.com). ...