--- title: "NFC News Archives - Page 66 of 106 - Secure Technology Alliance" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/nfc-news/page/66/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/nfc-news/page/66/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)NFC News # Category: NFC News ### Multiple Initiatives Supporting NFC on Mobile Phones, Contactless Bank Cards, Smart Posters, and M-2-M Connectivity between Cameras, TV Screens, and other Consumer Electronic Devices to be Discussed at CES Las Vegas, Nevada, January 8, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, a world leader of contactless semiconductor chips, today unveiled its consumer electronics vision in the NFC Forum at CES,… ### Paves the way for worldwide commercial deployment of mobile payments and services LAS VEGAS, NEV., 8 January 2007–Delivering on its global mobile strategy, Visa today launched a mobile platform that lays the foundation for the commercial availability of mobile payments and services to millions of mobile users around the world. The new platform is designed… ### Michigan-Based Supermarket/Food and Drug Retailer to Accept MasterCard PayPass “Tap & Go” Payments Purchase, NY, January 08, 2007–MasterCard Worldwide and Spartan Stores announced today that all retail banners operated by Spartan Stores in Michigan and northwest Ohio under the Family Fare, D&W, Glen’s, Pharm and Quick Stop banners will accept MasterCard® PayPass™, an innovative, contactless,… ### BOSTON, January 3, 2007–58% retail respondents from Major Global Markets indicate contactless adoption within the next two years. ROI and measuring contactless results remain an opportunity for retailers. Contactless payment systems are fast approaching the tipping point of adoption within retail. After numerous pilots and deployments in the last three years, the continued pressure to… ### Ohio Turnpike Commission Adding MasterCard PayPass Contactless Terminals to Highway Exits and Service Plazas Near Cleveland and Oberlin with USA Technologies’ e-Port Payment Solution Purchase, NY, December 21, 2006–MasterCard Worldwide today announced that it is managing a consumer trial of contactless “Tap & Go”™ payments in selected exit lanes and service plazas on the Ohio… ### USA Technologies’ e-Port Will be Installed in Dr Pepper and Snapple Vending Machines in Dallas, NYC, and Chicago Purchase, NY, December 21, 2006–MasterCard Worldwide and USA Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: USAT) announced today that Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB) will equip vending machines in several U.S. markets with the e-Port® cashless transaction solution to begin… ### The new company called Venyon supplies Secure Chip Management services for Near Field Communication ecosystems Helsinki, Munich, December 20, 2006–Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced today the completion of a global joint venture. The name of the company is Venyon, and it is 57 percent owned by G&D and 43 percent owned… ### Gemalto adds MasterCard® PayPass™ functionality to Garanti Bank’s Bonus Card, Europe’s largest multi-branded credit card program Garanti Bank currently has over 5 million BonusCards in circulation in Turkey Amsterdam, The Netherlands, December 20, 2006–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today announces it is providing Garanti Bank, a leading credit card issuer… ### Trial Program Will Issue Oberthur VersaFOBs with MasterCard PayPass–A New Fob Concept LOS ANGELES, December 19, 2006–Bank of America has chosen Oberthur Card Systems to provide Contactless payment Fobs as part of a trial to test radio frequency contactless payment companion devices. As contactless cards continue to grow in issuance, Bank of America is testing… ### Giesecke & Devrient gives Brazilian notaries greater efficiency and security Munich, December 15, 2006–In January 2007, Brazil’s National Notaries Association (ANOREG), which has around 20,000 members throughout the country, will begin using digital signature cards supplied by Giesecke & Devrient (G&D). The cards enable data to be transmitted securely between notaries and their clients. That,… [ ** ](#)