When Nokia introduced its 6612 Classic phone to European and Asian markets last week, there was fanfare over the device that doesn’t have the glitz of an iPhone or look much different than most ...

Through technology trials, consumers in Amsterdam, France and Finland have been learning to use cell phones with near-field communication (NFC) technology for electronic payments and data exchange.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4c4987/nfcenabled_phones) has announced the addition of the "NFC-Enabled ...

Banks, credit card issuers, telecommunications providers and cellular-phone manufacturers all are battling to carve out a role in the nascent mobile-payments market. In May, Google unveiled plans to ...

Barclaycard reportedly plans to deploy mobile phones enabled with Near Field Communication payment technology in conjunction with France-based mobile-network operator Orange during the second half of ...

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands and IRVINE, Calif., March 29, 2012 – NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) and HID Global, both trusted leaders in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today ...

NFC mobile payments use Apple Pay and Google Pay through contactless card readers. By 2026, 60% of people globally will use ...

You’ve probably seen the acronym NFC but might not be clear about what it is and why there’s been so much hullabaloo about it. NFC stands for near field ...

Taiwanese handset maker HTC wants to increase its foothold in the island's mobile banking space, via a partnership with a local bank and two card companies to drive mobile payments nationwide.

The other week I was working at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona and, not surprisingly, I found myself surrounded by thousands of examples of the latest wireless technology. The other week ...

There are many services now that use Tap to Pay via NFC (near-field communication), and Alaska Airlines has recently announced that it is adopting it to use on flights for an easier experience. One of ...