Tweet OTA Ventures announced today that its new AccelerateNFC incubator program will exhibit next week in San Francisco, at the NFC Solutions Summit 2013 presented by the Smart Card Alliance and NFC Forum. The AccelerateNFC incubator program is designed to nurture, mentor, advise and help fund NFC-based start-up companies to fill the void in technological [...]

Tweet RFID Canada introduces a new NFC Tag called the Ironside Micro This NFC tag can be read with any NFC enabled devices such as cell phones, tablets and fixed readers. It complies with the NFC Forum Type 2, has 144 bytes of memory and can be read up to 70mm. The small form factor, [...]

Tweet STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) announced that its Near Field Communication (NFC) controller is being used by NEC CASIO Mobile Communications in the exciting G’zOne CA-201L smartphone, based on Android. The phone is initially targeted to the operator LGU+ in Korea. ST’s NFC controller IC supports all NFC use cases, and can coordinate multiple NFC secure [...]

Tweet   (RFID World Canada) The inaugural NFC Bootcamp held in Toronto April 3 and 4, 2013 at the Marriott Downtown was an exciting event for all who attended.  The sold-out event attracted a wide range of participants from start-ups wanting to learn more about how the technology works to global organizations exploring how to [...]

Tweet Customers can use the ”Parking République” parking garage in Metz, France without a parking ticket or cash. Drivers simply identify themselves by means of the NFC-Sticker from Schreiner PrinTrust attached to their cell phone when entering and exiting the facility. The NFC-Sticker thus proves its capabilities as a multi-talent yet again. As a means [...]

Tweet OTA Training, the creator of a series of globally delivered NFC education and hands on training today announced that registration is open for its NFC Bootcamp™ Toronto event. OTA, along with local and international NFC experts present the first globally standardized near field communication (NFC) training program designed to educate attendees on how they [...]

Tweet MasterCard announced the launch of NFC (Near Field Communication) payment services in Brazil, using MasterCard’s Mobile PayPass technology. The project, launched in partnership with Itaú, TIM, Redecard, and Gemalto, will provide consumers with greater convenience and speed when shopping, through a more secure, intelligent and simple payment option. Using Mobile PayPass, a consumer can [...]

Tweet Incipio®, designer and manufacturer of mobile device accessories and DeviceFidelity, Inc. a vendor in plug and play NFC mobile solutions announced a technology and co-marketing partnership to bring to market a brand new range of premium NFC enabled accessory products for iOS based devices. Incipio is widely recognized for consistently creating ingenious protective solutions [...]

Tweet Recently Citibank in Czech Republic issued NFC / RFID payment stickers with each new credit card. Together with credit card giant MasterCard Citi will automatically issue the NFC Stickers with each new Citi Life, Citi Life Metropole, Citi Broker Consulting, Citi BILLA and Citi CSA credit cards. The service will be complimentary and free [...]

Tweet (RFIDWorld.ca) A conference on NFC (near field communication) called the NFC Bootcamp is coming to the US, Australia and Canada in March and April of 2013. The Toronto NFC Bootcamp will be on April 3rd and 4th and hosted by RFID Canada, Markham-based suppliers of RFID and NFC Inlays, Labels and Tags and Low [...]