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NFC technology can now be used via microSD cards
The tech may not yet be installed as a standard for smartphones, it can be added by the user. Though many smartphone manufacturers are no longer including microSD slots in their devices, until they begin to add NFC technology into their devices as a standard, those little opportunities for boosted memory could be all a user needs to add it for themselves. These card slots remain far more common than near field communication capabilities and add great … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications
NFC technology will soon make payments possible from tablets
Lenovo has announced that it intends to enable notebooks and tablets with near field communication chips. NFC technology based mobile payments have only just started to get moving as a number of large players in that ecosystem have launched the pilots to their programs, however, the latest news from Lenovo is that this environment will soon be broadening as new devices become enabled. The device manufacturer intends to add near field communications to tablets, notebooks, and laptops. For … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications, Tablet Commerce
NFC technology marketing and payments in China to favor VeriFone
Two companies in China have selected the platform to allow them to enable their merchant clients. China Mobile and the Bank of China have announced that they will be using the Paymedia Mobile Marketing Platform from VeriFone in order to enable their brands, merchants, and other third parties in order to deploy specific campaigns for NFC technology based mobile wallet services within the city of Shen Yang. This latest mobile commerce news was just recently announced by … Read entire article »
Filed under: International, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications
NFC mobile payments accepted on London busses
The public transportation began using these transactions as of last Thursday. The use of NFC mobile technology for making smartphone payments just received a notable boost as London announced that the city’s 8,500 busses would now be accepting the method for the purchase of tickets. The use of this equipment by Transport for London is a mirror of the service already available on Stagecoach. That company began installing the readers for NFC mobile transactions back in 2009. Transport … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications
NFC technology enabled smartphones will fall short of predictions
Juniper Research data shows that near field communication transactions will not reach forecasts. According to the latest data from Juniper Research, previous predictions regarding NFC technology transactions over smartphones will be greater than the reality. The values of near field communication transactions worldwide is expected to reach $110 billion by 2017. This figure is notably lower than a previous prediction that Juniper Research had made, which said that by 2017, the NFC technology based transactions would hit $180 … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Commerce, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications, Trends
NFC technology to be used by Standard Bank
The South African financial institution has announced the upcoming rollout of its contactless payments. Standard Bank, a major financial institution in South Africa, has announced that it will soon be releasing contactless payments through NFC technology that will be incorporated into both credit and debit cards issued to its customers. This is the largest move that a South African company has made for near field communications. The bank’s new cards will allow customers to use the “tap and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications
NFC technology still a possibility for PayPal
The online payments service has not given up on near field communications despite statements from eBay. Even though PayPal’s parent company, eBay, has brushed off NFC technology in the past, according to Adrian Christie, a spokesperson for the company, it has not entirely given up on it as a potential mobile payments option. Christie is the head of PayPal’s PR and communications and says the eBay subsidiary is still considering it. Earlier this year, when the results of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications
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