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Oberthur Announces TSM Win with French Bank

Published: Feb 22 2012

France-based Oberthur Technologies announced today it has won a contract to supply trusted service management to French bank Société Générale, for the bank’s eventual roll out of NFC payment.

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Samsung Introduces Two Lower-End Android Phones with Optional NFC

Published: Feb 21 2012

Samsung today announced two new Android phones for its Galaxy line that support NFC as an option. 

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LG Announces Android NFC Phone Promoting Tags for Korean Market

Published: Feb 20 2012
Feb 22 2012 (All day)

LG Electronics today announced a new NFC-enabled Android smartphone, the Optimus LTE Tag, targeted at the South Korean market, which will enable users to change the phone’s settings with a tap of the handset on NFC tags.

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Inside Raises €69 million in Initial Public Offering

Published: Feb 17 2012
Feb 20 2012 (All day)

Inside Secure today announced it has raised €69 million (US$90 million) in its initial public offering, pricing its shares at €8.30 ($10.82) apiece.

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Google Restores Prepaid Card Issuance to Wallet after Plugging Security Hole

Published: Feb 15 2012

Google Wallet chief Osama Bedier late Tuesday said the Web giant had restored the ability to issue new prepaid cards to the wallet after implementing a fix.

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Nokia’s Head of NFC Leaves; Latest Departure from Handset Maker's NFC Team

Published: Feb 13 2012

The head of NFC at Nokia, Jeremy Belostock, has left the handset maker, the latest departure from Nokia’s NFC staff

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Taiwanese Banks Plan to Launch M-Payment on iPhone and SWP microSD Cards

Published: Feb 13 2012

Three Taiwanese banks are seeking to enable their customers to tap their mobile phones to make purchases with MasterCard PayPass using microSD cards in a full Android NFC phone from HTC, as well as an iPhone attachment with an embedded chip, as part of separate NFC mobile-payment projects.

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G&D Announces TSM Contract with Australia’s Commonwealth Bank

Published: Feb 13 2012

Germany-based Giesecke & Devrient has announced it has won a contract to serve as trusted service manager for Australia’s Commonwealth Bank for the bank’s contactless-mobile payment rollout.

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NXP Discloses Design Wins for More than 130 NFC Handsets and Tablets

Published: Feb 10 2012

NXP Semiconductors CEO Rick Clemmer said the chip maker has notched design wins for more than 130 handsets and tablets, giving it an “Intel-like” market share for the number of devices being designed with NFC chips.

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Inside Relaunches IPO; Seeks to Branch Out Beyond BlackBerrys

Published: Feb 7 2012

France-based NFC chip supplier Inside Secure has relaunched its initial public offering, planning to raise up the €79 million (US$103.4 million), as it seeks to stay competitive in an increasingly crowded NFC market.

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Inside Secure to Relaunch IPO; Announces 20 Million NFC Chip Shipments and New Customer

Published: Feb 6 2012

Inside Secure today announced it has shipped 20 million NFC chips the past 12 months and said its chips will be used by a leading phone maker on a major mobile platform–as it seeks to build interest in its renewed IPO.

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Reports Offer More Confirmation of Microsoft’s Plans for Support of NFC Wallet

Published: Feb 3 2012

Reports are citing comments from Microsoft vice president and Windows Phone manager Joe Belfiore as emphasizing an NFC-based “wallet experience” for the software giant’s planned Windows Phone 8 platform.

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Innovations, Remote Services, Cards and Payments 2012–3rd International Forum

May 21 2012 - May 22 2012
Forum Hall
Moscow
Russia

PLUS Journal will hold Innovations, Remote Services, Cards and Payments 2012–the 3rd International Forum, in Moscow. The Forum is dedicated to the analysis of the industry’s challenges in Russia, CIS and globally. The conference and exhibition will offer innovations and networking for banks, operators, retailers and governments.

http://plus-forum.com/forum_2012/may/en/index.php
http://www.nfctimes.com/