Category: NFC News

MCX Selects Gemalto for Mobile Commerce Platform

Dallas and Amsterdam, Apr 17, 2013–As it moves closer to bringing its much-anticipated versatile, secure and widely accepted mobile commerce solution to the marketplace, Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) today announces the selection of Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, to build its mobile wallet. MCX selected Gemalto for its unmatched expertise…

Identive Expands its NFC Online Marketplace to Address Fast Growing Japanese Market

Santa Ana, Calif. and Ismaning, Germany, March 27, 2013–Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced that it is expanding support for the fast growing near field communication (NFC) market in Japan with the launch of a Japanese language version of…

Identive Selected as Contactless & Mobile Awards Finalist

Tagtrail™ Mobile Services Platform lets businesses use NFC technology for competitive advantage Santa Ana, Calif. and Ismaning, Germany, March 14, 2013–Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced that it has been selected as a finalist for the 2013 Contactless &…

TSYS Releases White Paper on Mobile Commercial Business Travelers

Columbus, Ga., March 13, 2013–TSYS (NYSE: TSS) today announced the publication of a white paper entitled “Lessons Learned from Business Travel Study: Best Practices for Getting Ahead of the Mobile Wave.” The report is based on the findings of The Connected Business Traveler Study, an innovative survey of business travelers conducted jointly by TSYS, Mercator…

SIA uses Gemalto’s TSM platform to link service providers and speed up nationwide NFC rollout in Italy

Amsterdam, Mar 5, 2013–Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, and SIA, a major international payments processor for banks, corporate and Public Administration bodies, are joining forces to support rapid deployment of NFC services throughout Italy. Gemalto and SIA team up for the first national TSM infrastructure in Europe that can…

DeviceFidelity and Incipio partner to bring NFC to the iPhone

DeviceFidelity and Incipio announce the Cashwrap family of products, bringing to market various NFC enabled cases for the iPhone. Richardson, TX, February 27, 2013–Incipio®, designer and manufacturer of award-winning mobile device accessories and DeviceFidelity, Inc. the world leader in plug and play NFC mobile solutions announced a technology and co-marketing partnership to bring to market…

Gemalto demo turns NFC phones into convenient identification

Rise in BYOD presents opportunity for all credentials to be securely integrated in the mobile handset Mobile World Congress, Barcelona – Feb 26, 2013–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is demonstrating innovative NFC applications at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona, Spain (Hall 5 Stand 5G120). This proof of concept for…

KDDI using Gemalto TSM in the world’s first commercial NFC-based flight boarding service for Japan Airlines

Mobile World Congress – Feb 26, 2013–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that it is providing its Allynis Trusted Service Management (TSM) solution to KDDI, one of the leading mobile network operators in Japan, for the deployment of the world’s first commercial NFC airline boarding service. In addition, Gemalto has…

China Unicom selects Gemalto in China’s first NFC payment service

Gemalto’s UpTeq NFC SIM to secure the Unicom Merchants’ Bank mobile wallet Mobile World Congress, Feb 26, 2013–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announced that its UpTeq NFC SIM card has been selected by China Unicom to secure its mobile wallet program. China Unicom is the nation’s second-largest wireless operator, with…

Gemalto launches new mobile wallet application

Latest addition to its software portfolio enables rapid deployment of NFC, payment, banking and value added services Mobile World Congress, Feb 25, 2013–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is launching its LinqUs™ Mobile Wallet–the complete suite of secure software solutions that enables a range of NFC services, mobile banking, mobile payment…