Payment
Les trois opérateurs et Atos lancent une offre de paiement en ligne via le mobile : Buyster
Feb 3rd
Bouygues Telecom, Orange, SFR et Atos Origin, via Atos Worldline, leader européen dans les transactions électroniques et les paiements sécurisés, unissent leurs expertises télécom et monétique pour lancer Buyster, une solution innovante de paiement à distance, simple, rapide et sécurisée sur Internet fixe et mobile qui sera disponible en France mi 2011. More >
La clé des BMW sera peut-être aussi une carte de crédit
Feb 2nd
BMW étudie la possibilité de transformer la clé du véhicule en support sécurisé grâce à l’ajout d’une interface NFC et d’un secure element.
Nexus S first NFC payment solution
Jan 31st
Orange and T-Mobile customers will soon be able to ditch their wallets by turning their mobile phone into their cash card, after Everything Everywhere, the parent company, announced a new deal with Barclaycard. More >
News on the possible presence of NFC built-in for iPhone 5 and iPad 2
Jan 25th
After Gene Munster prediction’s another analyst reinforce the rumor of a possible presence of NFC in the next iPhone 5 and iPad2. More >
McDonald’s acceptera des paiements sans contact dans ses restaurants anglais dès cet été
Jan 25th
Les Londoniens utilisent déjà une solution sans contact avec la carte de transport NFC Oystercard, maintenant les utilisateurs peuvent réaliser des paiements sans contact chez McDonald’s avec les cartes NFC Visa.
Cette solution sera déployée sans les 1200 restaurants anglais permettant ainsi aux consommateurs de payer sans contact jusqu’à 15£ leurs consommations.
Didier Durand (AFSCM) : « 2011 sera l’année du déploiement du sans contact en France »
Dec 21st
L’Association française du sans contact mobile, fondée par Orange-SFR-Bouygues Telecom, veut monter un ecosystème NFC “ouvert” sous le label Cityzi. Premiers retours avec l’opération “Nice Sans Contact Mobile”.
Blaze Mobile announces two-way NFC sticker that works with any mobile phone
Dec 16th
Mobile payments provider Blaze Mobile has announced a new patent pending sticker that supports two-way communication between the sticker and the mobile phone it is attached to.
This sticker can be placed directly on a mobile phone and it can be used to easily store and select from multiple payment options, like credit, gift and debit cards. More >
The First Commercial Rollout of Mobile Contactless Services in Nice Paves the way for a National Deployment in France
Dec 15th
The AFSCM (Association Française du Sans Contact Mobile) draws positive conclusions from the first European mobile contactless rollout that took place in Nice last May. A qualitative survey [1] demonstrates positive user feedback, underlining a quick and enthusiastic adoption of “cityzi”-branded contactless services and mobile phones.
Google acquire Zetawire, and may add Mobile payment to the next Nexus S
Dec 15th
According to the 451group, Google may have acquired Zetawire a torronto-based start-up. The most valuable asset of this start-up is a patent that provides for mobile banking, advertising, identity management, credit card and mobile coupon transaction processing.
These features would allow a consumer to make purchases using their smartphone instead of their credit card.
Google could, via NFC chips, rebuild the complete customer cycle, from the reception of advertising up to the purchase of a product.
Via 451group