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Smart Card Alliance forms the Mobile and NFC Council

05/16/201205/16/2012 Stephen Vagus

Newly formed organization aims to promote awareness of NFC technology The Smart Card Alliance, a non-profit organization that works to promote smart card technology, has announced the formation of the Mobile and NFC Council. This new organization aims to raise awareness and promote the adoption of NFC technology and its associated applications. The Smart Card Alliance claims that there are more than 100 million NFC-enabled smart phones available today, most of which are not being utilized because of the lack of NFC services and applications. The organization hopes to address…

Smart Card Alliance teams with the NFC Forum to broaden the knowledge of NFC technology

10/14/201110/14/2011 L. Green

With mobile commerce gaining momentum in North America, the need to educate businesses and the public on NFC technology is becoming more apparent. The Smart Card Alliance, a non-profit association working to further smart card technology, has announced that it will be launching new projects to raise awareness of the technology in the coming months. The association has put a spotlight on education, noting that ignorance is the most challenging barrier to overcome when it comes to new technologies. Mobile commerce is expected to be a full-fledged financial revolution and…