Bell ID software to be used in RIM’s mobile payments solution

Bell ID, a Netherlands based provider of smart chip management products, has announced that its Token Manager Software is being used by Research In Motion (RIM) in its Secure Element Manager (SEM) solution for near field communication (NFC) mobile payments.

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Give us your verdict on 2013 Predictions in M2M, smart cities, connected devices and NFC

What’s coming in 2013 in the world of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications and connected devices? M2M Now talks to a few key industry figures — now tell us if they’re talking sense or if it’s just crystal balls.

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Tapit raises AUS$2.3m Series A to expand its NFC ecosystem globally

Sydney, Australia. December 20, 2012 – Near Field Communications (NFC) pioneer, Tapit Media Pty Ltd, has completed a AUS$2.3 million (EUR1.8 million) Series A round of investment led by MPC Ventures Pty Ltd

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CIBC chooses Giesecke & Devrient as Trusted Service Manager for mobile payments in Canada

Munich, Germany & Toronto, Canada – Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), a global provider of secure technologies, is serving as the Trusted Service Manager (TSM) for the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in their offering of NFC credit card payment services to their customers.

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NFC coming out of 'trial phase' in 2013 as 285m enabled devices forecast to be shipped — ABI Research

London, UK (BUSINESS WIRE) — ABI Research forecasts that a total of 1.95 billion NFC-enabled devices will ship in 2017, a combination of both handsets and CE devices. The lion’s share of NFC enablement will continue to be focused in the handset market

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Mobile phones turned into wallets by Giesecke & Devrient

Munich, Germany – Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is introducing SmartTrust Portigo, a mobile wallet solution for NFC services and beyond which brings the functions of an electronic wallet onto a common platform. Portigo is a framework that allows the deployment of various services.

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French public authority consortium selects INSIDE Secure’s NFC technology for e-health project



INSIDE Secure announced that the company has been selected by a French public authority consortium led by Docapost BPO, a digital transactions company owned by La Poste, France’s postal service, to provide NFC (Near Field Communication) technology and security expertise for an e-health project.

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Vodafone and CorFire launch new m-wallet services, Gemalto to manage Voda's global NFC m-payments

Atlanta, Georgia, USA (BUSINESS WIRE) — CorFire™, the mobile commerce business of SK C&C USA, is providing mobile wallet capabilities to Vodafone Group, enabling Vodafone’s customers to use their smartphones to conduct a number of transactions,

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Samsung Mobile expands its NFC capabilities with TecTile™ version 3.0

Dallas, Texas, USA. (BUSINESS WIRE) — Samsung Mobile continues to advance the use of NFC technology in everyday life with the roll-out of Samsung TecTile Version 3.0, the latest update to its popular mobile application.

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G&D adds Visa Mobile approval to its worldwide Trusted Service Manager centres

Visa has approved the Trusted Service Manager centers operated by Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) in Munich and Toronto for commercial NFC applications.

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New NFC technology offers wider charging area and small footprint in smartphones and healthcare devices

Dusseldorf, Germany – Renesas Electronics, a supplier of advanced semiconductors, has developed a new near field communication (NFC) wireless charging system designed to eliminate the power cable for charging and to increase systems efficiency.

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iPhone 5 dodges NFC as a mobile wallet technology and plays for time on Passbook

(Reuters & additional reporting) — Any lingering hopes among proponents of NFC that Apple’s launch of the iPhone 5 (pictured) might spring a pleasant surprise were dashed on Friday when the new device emerged without the technology. This non-move had been trailed beforehand but backers of NFC as a leading mobile payment technology may still

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FIME to deliver Isis™ certification

FIME, a leader in consulting and market integration testing services for near field communication (NFC) solutions has been authorised by Isis to certify Isis products

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Partnerships need to be part of successful mobile payment strategy, says Frost & Sullivan

London, UK. August 1, 2012 – Near field communication (NFC), the promising mobile (m)-payment technology, has not created the revenue-generating opportunities the telecom industry expected. So says, a new report from analysts Frost & Sullivan.

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Telefónica awarded large M2M win by G4S as Visa Europe named preferred mobile payments partner

London, UK. 06 July 2012 – Telefónica, which operates under the O2 brand in the UK, has agreed to further extend the partnership with G4S Utility Services (G4S) a leading international security solutions group and one of the UK’s major smart meter operations service providers.

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Oberthur Technologies acquires MoreMagic to create secure mobile wallet and end-to-end NFC offer

Levallois, France and Boston, USA. June 19, 2012 — Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, has completed the acquisition of the leading Boston based mobile payments company MoreMagic for an undisclosed sum.

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