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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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Mobile World Congress

Feb 27 2012 - Mar 1 2012
Fira Montjuïc
Barcelona
Spain
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