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Natwest Launches TouchPay NFC Contactless Payment Trial
Mobile banking customers can sign up for the trial which lets them make payments with their iPhone
Report: iPhone 5 To Feature NFC Chip
Prototype Apple iPhone 5 handsets are sporting NFC controllers, according to the latest rumour
Samsung Programmable NFC Labels Dubbed TecTiles
Samsung has introduced programmable NFC tags for Android - and they are an anagram of "testicle"
Post Office To Become Biggest User Of Contactless Tech in Europe
Post Office will rollout contactless 30,000 payment terminals from June
Worldwide Mobile Transactions Worth £109bn In 2012
SMS and web to remain dominant, NFC won't impact until 2015, says Gartner
Everything Everywhere And Stagecoach Hold NFC Bus Ticket Trial
Select passengers in Cambridgeshire are to test Everything Everywhere contactless payments ahead of a possible national rollout
MasterCard Certifies More NFC Devices For PayPass
Samsung, Sony, LG, HTC, RIM, Nokia and Intel sign up to payment system
Visa Sets The Date For V.me UK Launch
Another digital wallet is hungry for your money
O2 Wallet Offers Money Messaging And A Lot More
After 18 months in development, O2 has launched its all-in-one mobile payment service
Barclaycard PayTag Turns Ordinary Mobiles Into NFC Wallets
Barclaycard is offering its users a NFC sticker that will transform their phone into a new payment device
Contactless Cards Put Barclays Customers At Fraud Risk
Investigation reveals that 13 million Barclays contactless card users may be at risk of fraud
Orange To Launch 4G Networks Across EU By 2015
Orange makes commitment to roll out 4G, NFC and reduce carbon emissions to the EU in Brussels
EE, Vodafone And O2 Submit Plans For Mobile Wallet Joint Venture
Shared mobile payment scheme needs European approval
Apple Secures NFC iWallet Patent
Patent defines primary-secondary account relationship and suggest iTunes will be used as billing system
MWC 2012: PayPal Criticises NFC Payment Systems
PayPal warns against NFC while Intel gets behind the technology
O2 And Isobar NFC Competition Touches Developers For Cool Ideas
Isobar Create London is an upcoming free competition for developers of Near Field Communication apps
Academics Develop Electronic Chequebook
Cheque payments could receive a new lease of life if banks adopt digital alternatives
Google Defends Mobile Wallet Security
Google has demanded users stop their efforts to hack Android smartphones to test the security of the Google Wallet payment service
Google Wallet Security Risk Flagged By Researchers
Google Wallet poses a possible security risk after researchers found a problem with its encryption process
Google Wallet Enters For The Olympics
Google Wallet, the contactless mobile payment system, could reach London in time for the Olympics
Visa,Barclaycard Bring Contactless Payment To O2
Payments of up to £15 can now be made by contactless cards and mobile phones at the O2
Near Field Gains Momentum With Standards Support
Electronic NFC technology is gaining traction as telecoms providers offer applications and agree standards
Linux Kernel Released With Virtualisation Boost
Linux 3.1 includes support for OpenRISC, NFC, Wii controllers and advanced virtualisation features
Brits Fret Over Potential ‘Mobile Wallet’ Hacks
Brits remain uneasy at the potential security risks posed by paying for goods with their mobile phones
Symantec: Mobile Malware Follows The Money
The malware threat in smartphones is only just beginning as criminals seek to find financial benefits
Samsung Launches Phones And ChatON IM Service
Samsung has released details of its new Bada-based Wave handsets, as well as the ChatON IM service
Increasing Availability Of Contactless POS Terminals
ABI Research reports NFC providers and smartphones are stimulating the contactless payments market
Isis Grows Into Serious NFC Payment Contender
Isis has signed up all four major credit card providers to challenge Google on NFC payment technology
Google’s Schmidt Bullish On NFC Payments
Google expects retailers to embrace NFC mobile payments, but the consumer sentiment doesn't bear this out, says Clint Boulton