Best Hidden Stocks for Near Field Communication (NFC)

Near-field communications, or NFC, is a technology that allows communication over very short distances — typically just a few centimeters. Using a smartphone, a user can touch the phone to an NFC tag and immediately be connected to a website, dial a phone number, or launch an app to show information...

Mobile Contactless Payments Summit: Oct. 17-18, 2011, Chicago, IL

Strategic Solutions Network (SSN) will welcome an estimated 400 executives from leading retailers, banks, carriers and technology companies to attend the Mobile Contactless Payments Summit  October 17-18th, 2011 at the W Chicago City Center. The 3rd Mobile Contactless Payment Innovations Summit is part...

Merchants – How to Accept Google Wallet

If you’re a small or medium-sized business, if you can’t already accept contactless payments today, you’ll need to upgrade your system, which is likely out of date with the latest technologies. First data offers updated systems so you’ll be able to accept Google Wallet, other contactless...

New Report Focuses on NFC and Mobile Payments Landscape

There is much buzz around the growth of mobile payments in the United States, with predictions that it will hit $214 billion by 2014, according to Aite Group.  But which of the many possible approaches — including integrated NFC, non-integrated contactless, bar codes, cloud-based solutions, and text...

WIMA NFC USA: Nov. 30 – Dec. 1, 2011, San Francisco, CA USA

WIMA is a global event with a proven track record exclusively dedicated to NFC technology and the name of confidence for hundreds of companies who have attended our event in Monaco over the past 5 years. WIMA brings together industry leaders, start-up companies, application developers, service providers,...

NFC-enabled Point of Sale Ready to Explode, Says Report

Seeking to sell hardware and grow revenue, the major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)—VeriFone, Ingenico, and Hypercom—have developed and begun to implement business strategies that will drive near-field-communication (NFC) technologies into general availability in the United States, opening...

Global Mobile Payment Transactions to Reach $945 Billion in 2015, Says Report

The gross value of global mobile payment transactions will reach $945 billion in 2015, about a 30-fold increase from the comparable figure of $31.5 billion for 2010, according to IE Market Research (IEMR). The surge underscores IEMR’s expectation that mobile payments are positioned to become mainstream...

Google Wallet and Retail NFC Mobile Payments Ignite Buzz, Says ABI Research

Recent developments in contactless payment technology are generating renewed interest, and suggest that the long-delayed dream of comprehensive contactless payment systems may finally be approaching reality. The introduction of Google Wallet and the expectation that several new NFC-enabled smartphones will...

NXP Lowers Outlook for NFC as Mobile-Payment Growth Slows

NXP Semiconductor NV, Europe’s third-largest chipmaker, lowered its outlook for near-field communication chip shipments in 2011 as mobile-phone operators expand wireless payment systems more slowly than expected. NXP, based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, now sees NFC deliveries at the lower end or “perhaps...

MobilePayUSA Launches Virtual Terminal for Mobile Payments–Without NFC

TechCrunch Disrupt 2010 Startup Alley Winner MobilePayUSA announces that private beta-testing of the company’s non-NFC mobile payment solution has begun at the Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt in Balboa Island, California. Instead of waiting for NFC technology to become viable, Tutti Frutti is using the...

PayPal Introduces Mobile to Mobile NFC Money Transfers

PayPal introduced its money transfer widget at the MobileBeat technology conference in San Francisco on Wednesday. PayPal’s new widget uses Near-Field Communications technology, which lets you pay for purchases with a wave of your smartphone. PayPal’s widget allows for money transfers between two...

Banks Feeling Threat of Alternative Mobile Payment Providers, Says Report

Faced with growing competitive threats from non-traditional sources, such as alternative payment providers, banks around the world have aggressively swung their attention to emerging mobile platforms to defend their payments revenues, according to a new report from KPMG International. Adding to the...

Mobile Banking Gets Riskier

“Digital wallets” that let consumers pay with the swipe of a smartphone could make the plastic credit card obsolete. But the technology also could chip away at consumers’ privacy—and tempt them to spend more than they otherwise would.Using a technology known as “near-field...

Mobile Payment Dangers

It’s been hard not to miss the steady stream of news suggesting that some time soon the U.S. will catch up with the rest of the world when it comes to using mobile phones and other devices as digital wallets. If you don’t know what we’re talking about, the idea of mobile payments is pretty simple: You...

NFC Mobile Contactless Payment Transactions to Reach $50 Billion Worldwide, Says Report

A new report from Juniper Research forecasts that global NFC mobile contactless payment transactions will reach nearly $50 billion worldwide by 2014. Following on from the Orange Mobile Payments service launch in the UK, 2011 and 2012 are expected to be banner years for NFC service rollouts. In researching...

PayPal, Apple and Nokia Lead in Mobile Payments Brand Trust

Trust and familiarity are the key drivers in consumer preference for mobile payment services, according to a new study. The survey by GfK NOP, a global market research agency, covered nine countries (US, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, South Korea, Brazil and China) and included 8,603 online...

Mobile Payments Enter A Disruptive Phase 2011

While Near Field Communication has created a lot of buzz in the mobile payment industry, it is clear that there remain significant hurdles before the technology is standard in U.S. mobile commerce. Forrester Research recently published a report: “Mobile Payments Enter a Disruptive Phase,”...

Apple and Square to Partner for iPhone 5 Mobile Payments?

One of the most common iPhone 5 rumours is about Near Field Communication (NFC), the technology that allows mobile payments with a wave or “tap” of a device. Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter and mobile payment company Square, is now officially available in the iPhone store. Radu Tyrsina at IT...

Amazon Exploring NFC Payment Service for Brick and Mortar Stores

Amazon.com Inc. is considering the introduction of a service that would let consumers pay for goods in brick-and-mortar stores using their mobile phones, according to two people with knowledge of the project. The company’s Amazon Payments unit is exploring whether to start a service based on so-called...

Visa and Samsung Partner to Offer NFC Mobile Payments

Samsung and Visa have announced plans to bring NFC payment technology to the market as part of their sponsorships of London 2012, enabling consumers to make mobile payments using the Samsung Olympic and Paralympic Games mobile handset. Samsung Electronics Visa are combining their sponsorship assets and...