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Firm launches research initiative focused on NFC technology

Jennifer Goula
Quick Tap NFC technology service mobile payments service

NFC technology the subject of a new research initiative Global Industry Analysts, a leading market research organization, has announced the launch of an ambitious research initiative focused on the NFC technology market. The organization has tracked the rising demand for NFC-enabled devices and the use of these devices in the mobile commerce space. The organization has also taken note of the alternatives to NFC technology that are emerging in various sectors. The research initiative aims to shed light on the trends that are impacting the NFC market, especially where NFC…

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NFC technology based Google Wallet stops intentions for plastic card

John Montgallo
Galaxy S III NFC Technology

The mobile payments program is designed to kill off credit cards, and this now includes its own. Google wallet, the mobile payments program from the search engine giant that is based on NFC technology has been referred to as a credit card killer because its intentions are to revolutionize the transaction marketplace. However, it looks as though the first credit card the program will be killing off is its own. Google Wallet’s head, Osama Bedier, left and once he was gone, an internal memo that was released revealed that it…

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NFC technology based payments aren’t as popular as carrier billing

Sam Lambert
NFC technology mobile payments

When it comes to short term monetization of smartphone transactions, near field communication fell short. According to a new whitepaper that was just released by Juniper Research and Amdocs, which has revealed the leading mobile payments strategies and it discovered that NFC technology is currently nowhere near the lead. The whitepaper provided considerable insight into the techniques that are currently leading the way. The name of the whitepaper was “Mobile Payments in the App Store Economy: Winning Strategies for Telcos.” It focused a great deal on the relevance of telcos…

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NFC technology enabled print ad run for first time in Canada

Julie Campbell
NFC Technology Canada

A Canadian advertisement enabled with near field communication has been printed by the country’s providers. The very first ad featuring NFC technology has now been run in Canada in an effort to help boost the use of mobile payments within the country through the expansion of the awareness of the way that it can be used and the devices that are compatible with this format. The ads were run by a number of providers in the country in combination with Crosscliq. Crosscliq was hired by Rogers Communications, a wireless provider,…

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