Tyfone, First Data and NXP have collaborated on a product called SideTap, which is launching today and will enable mobile users to make contactless payments thanks to their microSD memory card. The card itself retains all of the storage functions you would want, but is also chock-full of security features to ensure your transactions are…
Zoompass Launches Tags for Contactless Mobile Payment
EnStream, a joint venture between Canadian carriers for a unified mobile payment system, has announced a new Zoompass Tag that, when attached to the back of your phone, can allow you to pay for goods with a quick tap at locations with Paypass sensors. The tag itself is a technology from Giesecke & Devrient, and…
MasterCard Canada Pilots PayPass Mobile Tag for BlackBerry
PayPass mobile contactless payments have been making the rounds in NYC, and even found their way north of the border through Bell recently, but have both been limited to NFC-enabled phones (namely the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 6131). Luckily, MasterCard Canada is launching a new tag that you can slap on the back of your BlackBerry…
Nokia’s Third NFC Handset Announced: 6216 Classic
Nokia has announced their first SIM-based near-field communication phone, the 6216 Classic. As you might already know, NFC allows your phone to communicate with just a tap on a designated sensor, letting you make money transactions amd get information displayed on your handset. Although it’s a very niche technology right now, research shows that NFC…
NFC Demoed on iPhone
iPhone RFID: object-based media from timo on Vimeo. Near-field communication is barely working its way into niche handsets, let alone the hottest ones out there, but a research project out of the Oslo School of Archietecture and Design has a working prototype of RFID working on an iPhone. With a simple wave, the iPhone screen…
Visa Launches NFC Service in Malaysia
Malaysians can now use their Nokia 6212 to make near-field Visa payments – just wave your phone in front of a sensor and bam, instant buy in over 1,800 shops. Local carrier Maxis and financial group Maybank have both partnered up with Visa to make this happen, and is hopefully the first in many deals…
Mobilkom Austria develops NFC Mobile ticketing service
Mobilkom Austria has developed an NFC service, working alongside the railway operator ÖBB. Cellular News has the details: The new chip-based NFC application is based on the interoperable international standard VDV-KA (Association of German Transport Undertakings – Core Application) and has been integrated into the mobilkom austria mobile ticketing platform. Tickets can be validated with…
NFC Could Hit Primetime Following Regulation
The GSM Association has recently settled on a common format (single wire protocol) for near-field communications, opening the gates for many manufacturers to start incorporating NFC chips into their mobiles as early as the second half of 2009. Credit cards are already testing the waters for wireless transactions, but cell phones have yet to make…