NFC / Near Field Communication stories - Page 2
2degrees lets Wellingtonians ‘Touch2Pay’
Fri, 4th May 2012
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Partnership with Snapper lets users pay bus and taxi fares by simply touching their mobile phones to a terminal.
Telecom, Westpac to trial mobile payments
Mon, 30th Apr 2012
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Telecom and Westpac join forces in NZ to pilot NFC mobile payments, testing tech for transport and retail with a consortium.
Telco deal brings NFC one step closer
Mon, 2nd Apr 2012
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Vodafone, Telecom and 2degrees agree to partner with Paymark on venture to introduce mobile payments in New Zealand.
MasterCard brings NFC to New Zealand
Mon, 13th Jun 2011
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MasterCard and ANZ launch NFC payment trial in New Zealand, allowing mobile transactions up to NZ$80.
NFC payments to reach $50b by 2014, say researchers
Wed, 8th Jun 2011
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New research by Juniper suggests payments made globally using NFC (Near Field Communications) transactions will reach close to $50 billion worldwide by 2014.
Update: Google Wallet another sign that NFC is close
Fri, 27th May 2011
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Google teams with MasterCard for Google Wallet, marking a leap towards NFC's global uptake.
Rumour: Apple to bring NFC tech to iOS?
Wed, 18th May 2011
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Apple may introduce NFC tech in iOS devices, aligning with trends in contactless payments and bolstering its retail capabilities.
Visa touts 'next-gen' payments
Fri, 13th May 2011
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Understand the plans that Visa has for NFC and it's new digital wallet payment platform.