Tag: nfc services

Kenya to embrace NFC technology and m-commerce

John Montgallo
Kenya mobile commerce

Kenya poised to be the first African country to fully adopt NFC technology and m-commerce The advent of mobile technology has opened the way for many innovative concepts to take form. Mobile commerce, for instance, has become a powerful concept that has been made possible through NFC technology. The technology enables consumers to make payments for goods and services using their smart phones or other mobile devices. Driven by NFC technology and the prevalence of mobile devices, m-commerce is beginning to gain traction all over the world and has recently…

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Mobile commerce infrastructure launched in Singapore

Sam Lambert
Singapore Mobile Commerce

Singapore announces the launch of NFC services and mobile commerce infrastructure Singapore is ready to launch its NFC services as the country’s work to develop its mobile commerce infrastructure reaches completion. The nation has been working on ensuring its mobile commerce infrastructure is well prepared for extensive use. Efforts to establish and develop the infrastructure and its various NFC services were led by Gemalto, a consortium comprised of Citibank, DBS, and EZ-Link, as well as the country’s leading telecommunications companies. The official launce of Singapore’s NFC services includes three types…

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DeviceFidelity wins European patents for iCaisse

Sam Lambert
iCaisse-DeviceFidelity

Patents awarded to DeviceFidelity for its iOS NFC solution DeviceFidelity, a leader developer of NFC solutions for smart phones, has announced that it has received a patent from the European Patent Office concerning one of its NFC solutions for iPhone and iPad mobile devices. The patent is being considered a major victory by DeviceFidelity. The company believes that it will enable more consumers to make use of NFC-based services without having to purchase NFC-enabled mobile devices. The patent concerns the company’s iCaisse product, which is a peripheral component for mobile…

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U.S. companies turn to Tagstand for NFC deployment

Jesse Collins
Mobile-marketing-us

NFC marketing may need a kick start in the U.S. NFC is a big part of mobile marketing today. The technology has become a favorite of advertisers looking to reach out to consumers who are tethered to mobile technology. As a marketing tool, NFC has become quite popular in the European and Asian markets. This popularity is driven by a rampant interest in mobile technology and interactivity in these parts of the world. In the U.S., however, NFC marketing is somewhat staler. This is leading some businesses to turn to…

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