List of applications of near-field communication

From HandWiki

(As of April 2011), several hundred trials of near-field communication have been conducted. Some firms have moved to full-scale service deployments, spanning either a single country or multiple countries.

Multi-country deployments include Orange's roll-out of NFC technology to banks, retailers, transport, and service providers in multiple European countries,[1] and Airtel Africa and Oberthur Technologies deploying to 15 countries throughout Africa.[2]

Africa

Kenya

  • Public transport: The Nairobi-based Citi Hoppa bus company has partnered with Beba[3] to offer NFC enabled proximity cards for fare payments. Citi Hoppa staff use the Huawei Sonic NFC enabled phone to process these transactions.

Libya

South Africa

  • Public transport: Aconite, Proxema[5]
  • Mobile payments: Absa[6]

Europe

Austria

  • Public transport: Mobilkom Austria (A1), ÖBB, Vienna Lines[7]

Belgium

  • Mobile payments: Belgacom, Mobistar, Base[8]
  • Paper vouchers study: IBBT, Clear2Pay/Integri, Keyware, Accor Services[9]

Croatia

  • Public transport (ZET, Zagreb)[10]
  • Payment (Erste Bank Croatia, MasterCard PayPass system)[11]

Czech Republic

  • Mobile payments: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Komerční banka, Citibank Europe, Globus, Visa Europe, Baumax, Cinema City, Ikea[12]
  • NFC Access Control: IMA ltd. developed in 2009 a standalone access control system PATRON-PRO programmed by NFC enabled phone.[13]

Denmark

  • Mobile payment vending machines: NFC & SMS payment, Coca-Cola and Microsoft, NFC Danmark.[citation needed]

France

  • Home healthcare: ADMR,[14] Extelia, Inside Contactless, Abrapa[15]
  • Field service: Orange France[16]
  • Event ticketing: Stade de France, Orange[17]
  • Museum services: Centre Pompidou[18]
  • National NFC infrastructure: Paris, Bordeaux, Caen, Lille, Marseille, Rennes, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Nice, French Government[19]
  • Nice, Ville NFC: Gemalto, Oberthur Technologies, multi-bank (BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Société Générale) with MasterCard, Visa Europe, Veolia Transport[citation needed]
  • Loyalty programs: La Croissanterie, Rica Lewis, Game in Nice[20]
  • Public transport: Veolia Transport in Nice[21]

Germany

  • Public transport (selected regions): VRR, RMV and Deutsche Bahn (combines the companies' previous HandyTicket and Touch & Travel programs)[22]
  • Mobile workforce management: ENAiKOON[23]
  • Mobile payment: Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone Germany, Telefónica 02 Germany[24]
  • Health insurance card: All public health insurance providers[citation needed]
  • NFC-based Card Game[25]

Hungary

  • Event ticketing: Sziget Festival, Vodafone Hungary[26]

Ireland

  • Loyalty program: AIB Merchant Services (Allied Irish Bank, First Data), Zapa Technology[27]

Italy

  • Mobile payment: Telecom Italia.
  • Public transport: ATM (Milan),[28] CAP autolinee (Prato).
  • Contactless payment cards: Intesa Sanpaolo, MasterCard, Gemalto.[29]
  • Anti-counterfeiting: Tag Over.[30]

Lithuania

  • Mobile payments: Mokipay[31]

The Netherlands

  • Public transport: OV-chipkaart
  • Commercial services: T-Mobile, Vodafone, KPN, Rabobank, ABN Amro, ING.[citation needed]
  • Employee payments: Rabobank, Multicard[32]

Norway

  • Airline Smart Pass: SAS Scandinavian Airlines introduces an NFC-based Smart Pass for frequent flyers, and the aviation industry's adoption of NFC is now truly underway.[33]
  • Payments with MobilePay by Danske Bank.
  • Public transport tickets in most cities.

Poland

  • Mobile payments: Polkomtel, Bank Zachodni WBK;[34] PTC, Inteligo;[35] Orange, Bank Zachodni WBK[36][37]

Romania

  • Public transport: Metrorex,[38] RATT[39] and RATB[40]
  • Guard patrol monitoring: nLogix[41]

Russia

Slovenia

  • Mobile payments, marketing: Banka Koper, Cassis International, Inside Contactless, System Orga, Mobitel[44]

Spain

  • Mobile shopping: Telefónica, Visa, La Caixa (Sitges)[45]
  • Public transport: Bankinter, Ericsson, Empresa Municipal de Transportes (Madrid);[46] Vodafone, Entidad Publica del Transporte (Murcia)[47]
  • Event product payments: Mobile World Congress, GSMA, Telefónica, Visa, Samsung, Giesecke & Devrient, Ingenico, ITN International, La Caixa[48]
  • Employee payment, building access: Telefónica Espana, La Caixa, BBVA, Bankinter, Visa, Samsung, Oberthur, Autogrill, Giesecke & Devrient[49]

Sweden

  • Airline Smart Pass: SAS Scandinavian Airlines introduces an NFC-based Smart Pass for frequent flyers, and the aviation industry's adoption of NFC is now truly underway.[33]
  • Hotel keys: Choice Hotels Scandinavia, Assa Abloy, TeliaSonera, VingCard Elsafe, Venyon (Stockholm)[50]
  • Transportation: Pay as you go in Southern Sweden with NFC enabled "Jojo cards"[51]

Switzerland

  • Phone service kiosk: Sicap, Swisscom[52]
  • Mobile wallet[53]

Turkey

  • Yapı ve Kredi Bankası and Turkcell, NFC is used on mobile payment all over Turkey with Yapı ve Kredi Bankası credit cards via mobile phones using Turkcell sim cards[54][55]
  • Mobile payments: Yapi Kredi, Turkcell, Wireless Dynamics;[56] Avea, Garanti Bank, Gemalto[57]
  • Device testing: Visa Europe, Akbank[58]

United Kingdom

  • Contactless payment: Transport for London[59]
  • Transport study: Department for Transport, Consult Hyperion[60]
  • Mobile payments: Waspit, Yates;[61] Barclaycard and Everything Everywhere (Orange, T-Mobile)[62]

North America

Canada

United States

  • Device trial: Bank of America, Device Fidelity;[66] US Bank, Device Fidelity, FIS, Montise[67]
  • Mobile payments: AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile;[68] Adirondack Trust;[69] Community State Bank;[70] Bankers Bank of the West;[71] PayPal;[72] Bank of America;[73] US Bank;[74] Wells Fargo;[75] Blackboard;[76] Google Wallet;[77] Apple pay.
  • Community Marketing and Business Rating: Google Places: Portland, OR; Austin, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Madison, WI; Charlotte, NC.[78]
  • Public transit: Visa, New York City Transit, NJ Transit, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Chicago Transit Authority, LA Metro (Los Angeles, CA)[79]

Asia

China

  • Mobile payments: China Unicom, Bank of Communications, China UnionPay[citation needed]
  • Mobile transport ticketing: China Unicom[80]

Hong Kong (China)

  • Contactless Payment/Public Transit: Octopus card

India

  • Mobile banking: A Little World;[81] Citibank India[82]
  • Tata Docomo, MegaSoft XIUS (Hyderabad)[83]
  • PayMate have partnered Nokia to deploy NFC payment solution for mass market in India through Nokia NFC enabled handsets.[84]
  • Tagstand partnered with Paymate to deploy an NFC marketing campaign for Nokia and the movie Ra-One in priority partner stores across India.[85]
  • jusTap! has tied up with CineMAX to implement NFC campaign using nfc enabled smart posters at the movie theaters in Mumbai[86]
  • jusTap! partners with Game4u to launch the first of its kind retail in‐store experience using NFC across India[87][88]

Japan

  • Consumer services: Softbank Mobile, Credit Saison, Orient Corporation[89]
  • Consumer services: KDDI, Toyota, Orient Corporation, Credit Saison, Aiwa Card Services, MasterCard, Nomura Research Institute, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Toho Cinemas, Dai Nippon Printing, NTT Data, T-Engine, IBM, Japan Remote Control Co., Hitachi, Gemalto[90]
  • Consumer services: NTT Docomo and KT[91]
  • Social networking: Mixi[92]

Malaysia

  • Clixster
  • Maxis FastTap
  • Touch n Go

Philippines

  • Consumer and commercial services: Jollibee Happyplus Card
  • Xcite Republic: J Centre Mall

South Korea

  • Consumer and commercial services: KT solo and with NTT Docomo[93]
  • Cross-border services (with Japan): SK Telecom, KDDI, Softbank[94]
  • Mobile payment: SK Telecom, Hana SK Card[95]
  • Guided shopping: SK Telecom[96]

Singapore

  • Mobile payments:MasterCard, DBS Bank, StarHub, EZ-Link, Gemalto[97]

Sri Lanka

  • Public transport: Dialog Axiata[98]
  • Public transport: Mobitel[99]
  • Contactless Payment Cards: Hatton National Bank & Airtel[100]Dialog Axiata[98]
  • Contactless Payment Cards: Sampath Bank[101]

Thailand

  • Mobile payments: Kasikorn Bank, AIS, Gemalto,[102] AIS mPay Rabbit

Vietnam

Australasia

Australia

  • Mobile payments: m Payments Pty Ltd[citation needed]
  • Contactless Micro Payment Cards: m Payments Pty Ltd[citation needed]
  • Contactless Payment and Loyalty: m Payments Pty Ltd[citation needed]
  • Mobile payments: Visa and ANZ Banking Group[103]
  • Mobile payments: PayPass and Facebook and Commonwealth Bank Australia by Commbank Kaching[citation needed]

New Zealand

  • Full real time Multi-Currency NFC system linked to New Zealand, Tonga, Australia, Fiji and Samoa, including BPay: (KlickEx, Digicel and Verifone)[104]

Middle East

Israel

  • Rav Kav - An electronic ticket used in all public transportation companies over Israel. was first introduced in August 2007 by the Ministry of Transportation of the state of Israel, first offered on August 28, 2007 by Kavim bus company, and since January 2009 used as nationwide payment method in all public transportation companies, includes: all bus companies, Israel Railways and the Jerusalem Light Rail.
  • The First NFC news&shop website[105]

South America

Brazil

  • Mobile payments: Oi Paggo, Paggo from Oi, Germalto's Upteq N-Flex[106]

See also

Notes

  1. Orange to roll out NFC services across Europe in 2011, December 10, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/12/16/35498/orange-to-roll-out-nfc-services-across-europe-in-2011/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  2. Airtel Africa to launch NFC services in 15 African countries, February 14, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/02/14/35993/airtel-africa-to-launch-nfc-services-in-fifteen-african-countries/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  3. Citi Hoppa NFC, KE, http://www.beba.co.ke/, retrieved 2012-06-22 
  4. Libyan mobile operators test new NFC solution from Nokia Siemens Networks and More Magic, February 15, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/02/15/36022/libyan-mobile-operators-test-new-nfc-solution-from-nokia-siemens-networks-and-moremagic/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  5. Aconite brings NFC to South African transport system, March 29, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/03/29/36678/aconite-brings-nfc-to-south-african-transport-system/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  6. Absa in NFC smartphone payments trial, December 6, 2011, http://www.absa.co.za/Absacoza/Media-Centre/Press-Statements/Cellphones-as-payment-devices, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  7. NFC, AT, http://www.nfc.at/, retrieved 2012-06-22 
  8. Near Field Communications World - Belgian banks and mobile operators to launch SMS and NFC mobile payments service in 2011, February 10, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/02/10/35874/belgian-banks-and-mobile-operators-to-launch-sms-and-nfc-mobile-payments-service-in-2011/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  9. Belgian Group Reports on Two Year NFC Voucher Study, March 8, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/03/08/32983/belgian-group-reports-on-two-year-nfc-voucher-study/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  10. (in Croatian) ZET kartica, http://zet.hr/cijene-i-vrste-karata/zet-kartica.aspx/, retrieved 2013-07-24 
  11. (in Croatian) Beskontaktno plaćanje, http://www.erstebank.hr/hr/Gradjanstvo/Kartice/Beskontaktno_placanje, retrieved 2013-07-24 
  12. Czech Banks and Supermarket to Test NFC with Telefónica O2, March 31, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/03/31/36771/czech-banks-and-supermarket-to-test-nfc-with-telefonica-o2/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  13. Czech NFC Access Control System development, April 2, 2012, http://www.nfctech.cz/otevirejte-dvere-pomoci-nfc/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  14. France national home care services association to roll out NFC services, March 24, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/03/24/33277/french-national-home-care-services-association-to-rollout-nfc-services/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  15. Consortium wins funding to develop specialist NFC TSM for home healthcare services, October 15, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/10/15/34701/consortium-funding-nfc-tsm-tpp-healthcare/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  16. Orange France launches NFC time and attendance service, June 14, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/06/14/33925/orange-france-launches-nfc-time-and-attendance-service/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  17. France's top sporting venue to adopt NFC ticketing, July 21, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/07/21/34175/frances-top-sporting-venue-to-adopt-nfc-ticketing/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  18. Centre Pompidou's Teen Gallery lets young people test NFC, November 19, 2010, https://www.nfcw.com/2010/11/19/35152/centre-pomidou-teen-gallery-nfc/ 
  19. "French government funds nine NFC cities". January 13, 2011. http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/01/13/35630/french-government-funds-nine-nfc-cities/. 
  20. French retailers begin the move to NFC loyalty programmes, June 17, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/06/17/33943/french-retailers-begin-the-move-to-nfc-loyalty-programmes/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  21. Veolia Transport to add NFC and 2D barcodes to 1,500 bus and tram stops in Nice region, April 21, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/04/21/33450/veolia-transport-to-add-nfc-and-2d-barcodes-to-1500-bus-and-tram-stops-in-nice-region/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  22. Transport operators Deutsche Bahn and RMV to co-operate on national NFC ticketing system for Germany, March 3, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/03/03/36340/transport-operators-deutsche-bahn-and-rmv-to-co-operate-on-national-nfc-ticketing-system-for-germany/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  23. Mobile workforce management with NFC, October 10, 2012, http://www.nfc-tracker.com/en/mobile-workforce-managment/, retrieved October 19, 2012 
  24. Deutsche Telekom details T-Mobile NFC rollout plans, February 21, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/02/21/36117/deutsche-telekom-details-t-mobile-nfc-rollout-plans/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  25. NFC-based Card Game, September 3, 2015, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appinventor.ai_mark_hefke.NFCCards, retrieved August 14, 2019 
  26. Vodafone brings NFC payments to Hungary's Sziget Festival, April 14, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/04/14/37000/vodafone-brings-nfc-payments-to-hungarys-sziget-festival/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  27. First Data joint venture to offer mobile contactless loyalty service to merchants in UK and Ireland, August 27, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/08/27/34371/first-data-joint-venture-to-offer-mobile-contactless-loyalty-service-to-merchants-in-uk-and-ireland/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  28. "Milan to get NFC ticketing system". March 28, 2011. http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/03/28/36639/milan-to-get-nfc-ticketing-system/. 
  29. Poland and Italy commit to contactless payments, January 21, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/01/21/32572/poland-and-italy-commit-to-contactless-payments/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  30. "Etichette NFC anti contraffazione: il progetto italiano di Tag Over". August 26, 2014. http://appnfc.it/applicazioni/etichette-nfc-anti-contraffazione-il-progetto-italiano-di-tag-over.html. 
  31. Omnitel launches national NFC service in Lithuania, July 11, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/07/11/38528/omnitel-launches-national-nfc-service-in-lithuania/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  32. Rabobank adds NFC stickers to MiniTix mobile wallet, March 28, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/03/28/36666/rabobank-adds-nfc-stickers-to-minitix-mobile-wallet/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  33. 33.0 33.1 "SAS Scandinavian Airlines introduces an NFC-based Smart Pass for frequent flyers". Future Travel Experience. June 2011. http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2011/06/sas-launches-nfc-smart-pass/. 
  34. Polkomtel and BZ WBK bank to run NFC trial in three Polish cities, April 29, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/04/29/33552/polkomtel-and-bz-wbk-bank-to-run-nfc-trial-in-three-polish-cities/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  35. PTC Inteligo and Mastercard test NFC payments in Poland, June 10, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/06/10/33916/ptc-inteligo-and-mastercard-test-nfc-payments-in-poland/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  36. Orange launches NFC payments trial in Poland, March 21, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/03/21/36546/orange-launches-nfc-payments-trial-in-poland/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  37. "Telepolis" (in Polish). PL. 3 October 2010. http://www.telepolis.pl/news.php?id=20930. 
  38. (in Romanian) Aces ultrarapi la metrou cu cardul contactless instant pay de la BRD, RO, http://www.efin.ro/stiri_financiare/produse_financiare/acces_ultrarapid_la_metrou_cu_cardul_contactless_instant_pay_de_la_brd.html, retrieved 2012-06-22 
  39. "Ratt". RO. http://www.ratt.ro/taxare/. 
  40. "Portofelul electronic este o facilitate a Cardului ACTIV ce poate fi activata prin centrele RATB de emitere si reincarcare carduri". RO. http://card.ratb.ro/. 
  41. (in Romanian) Control rond folosind NFC si smartphone-uri, RO, http://www.nlogix.ro/en/guard-patrol-nfc-control-tour, retrieved 2019-08-14 
  42. "E-Card". RU. http://www.ekarta-ek.ru/news/2012/10/02/482/. 
  43. "Mosmetro". RU. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307152711/http://engl.mosmetro.ru/pages/page_1.php?id_page=56&id_text=956. 
  44. Banka Koper begins NFC payments and promotions trial in Slovenia, February 10, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/02/11/32693/banka-koper-begins-nfc-payments-and-promotions-trial-in-slovenia/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  45. Sitges trial results: Consumers pay more often and spend more with NFC phones than with cards, January 7, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/01/07/35576/sitges-trial-results-consumers-pay-more-often-and-spend-more-with-nfc-phones-than-with-cards/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  46. NFC bus ticketing trial to take place in Madrid, February 12, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/02/12/32732/nfc-bus-ticketing-trial-to-take-place-in-madrid/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  47. Vodafone and EPT launch NFC bus ticketing service in Murcia, Spain, March 28, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/03/28/36634/vodafone-and-ept-launch-nfc-bus-ticketing-service-in-murcia-spain/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  48. NFC trial begins at Mobile World Congress, February 15, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/02/15/32738/nfc-trial-begins-at-mobile-world-congress/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  49. Telefonica staff to test NFC payments and access control, April 1, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/04/01/36825/telefonica-staff-to-test-nfc-payments-and-access-control/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  50. NFC phones replace room keys and eliminate check-in at Swedish hotel, November 3, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/11/03/34886/nfc-keys-hotel-sweden/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  51. "Jojo Pay as you go - Skanetrafiken". http://www.skanetrafiken.se/templates/InformationPage.aspx?id=13848&epslanguage=EN. 
  52. Swisscom prepaid customers top up at in-store NFC kiosks, April 8, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/04/08/36941/swisscom-prepaid-customers-top-up-at-in-store-nfc-kiosks/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  53. http://www.tapit.ch[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  54. "World Mobil Ödeme Özelliği: PayMobile" (in Turkish). TR: Worldcard. http://www.worldcard.com.tr/worldu-taniyin/paymobile/. 
  55. "Turkcell Cep-T Cüzdan". TR. http://www.turkcell.com.tr/bireysel/servisler/ceptfinans/turkcellceptcuzdan. 
  56. Yapi Kredi Bank and Turkcell to launch NFC payments service using Visa's iPhone add-on, January 31, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/01/31/35801/yapi-kredi-bank-and-turkcell-to-launch-nfc-payments-service-using-visa-iphone-add-on/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  57. Garanti Bank and Ave to launch commercial NFC service in Turkey in July, May 14, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/05/14/33657/garanti-bank-and-avea-to-launch-commercial-nfc-service-in-turkey-in-july/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  58. Turkey's Akbank and Visa Europe to test microsD NFC device, August 9, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/08/09/34266/turkeys-akbank-and-visa-europe-to-test-microsd-nfc-device/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  59. Transport for London confirms plans to accept contactless cards in time for Olympics, February 27, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/02/27/36204/transport-for-london-confirms-plans-to-accept-contactless-cards-in-time-for-olympics/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  60. UK's Dept for Transport reports on 18-month NFC ticketing project, April 13, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/04/13/33371/uks-dept-for-transport-reports-on-18-month-nfc-ticketing-project/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  61. Pub chain Yates's partners with Waspit for launch of NFC payments service in the UK, November 1, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/11/01/34842/pub-chain-yatess-partners-with-waspit-for-launch-of-nfc-payments-service-in-the-uk/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  62. Orange and Barclaycard set date for UK's first commercial NFC service, January 27, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/01/27/35762/orange-and-barclaycard-set-date-for-uks-first-commercial-nfc-service/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  63. "Tim Hortons launches NFC payments service using Host Card Emulation • NFC World". 13 December 2013. https://www.nfcworld.com/2013/12/13/327339/tim-hortons-launches-nfc-payments-service-using-host-card-emulation/. 
  64. Enstream begins Zoompass Mobile Payments Sticker Trial, March 4, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/03/04/32909/enstream-begins-zoompass-mobile-payments-sticker-trial/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  65. Clark, Mike (4 April 2012). "TapMeTags opens in Canada • NFC World". https://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/04/314998/tapmetags-opens-in-canada/. 
  66. Bank of America NFC trial to focus on customer experience, October 15, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/10/15/34687/bank-of-america-nfc-trial-to-focus-on-customer-experience/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  67. US Bank begins testing microSD based NFC payments service, November 15, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/11/19/35160/us-bank-begins-testing-microsd-based-nfc-payments-service/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  68. AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile to test NFC payments in the US, August 2, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/08/02/34188/att-verizon-and-t-mobile-to-test-nfc-payments-in-the-us/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  69. Adirondack Trust launches mobile contactless payments in New York State, March 24, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/03/24/33313/adirondack-trust-launches-mobile-contactless-payments-in-new-york-state/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  70. Bling Nation signs up additional Colorado bank for mobile contactless payments, April 27, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/04/27/33472/bling-nation-signs-up-additional-colorado-bank-for-mobile-contactless-payments/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  71. Bankers' Bank of the West to offer Bling Nation's payment services to its 330 member banks, May 13, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/05/13/33634/bankers-bank-of-the-west-to-offer-bling-nations-payments-service-to-its-330-member-banks/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  72. PayPal begins move into retail store payments with Bling Nation pilot, July 14, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/07/14/34116/paypal-begins-move-into-retail-store-payments-with-bling-nation-pilot/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  73. Collins, Hugh (2010-10-14). "Bank of America, Visa to Test Smartphone Payment Program". DailyFinance. http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/company-news/bank-of-america-visa-to-test-smartphone-payment-program/19601600/. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  74. "US Bank to test NFC to Q4 2010". June 7, 2010. http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/06/07/33866/us-bank-to-test-nfc-in-q4-2010/. 
  75. "Wells Fargo to run NFC field trial". September 2, 2010. http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/09/02/34392/wells-fargo-to-run-nfc-field-trial/. 
  76. Blackboard adds NFC and contactless support to campus card system, March 8, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/03/08/32986/blackboard-adds-nfc-and-contactless-support-to-campus-card-system/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  77. Wallet, May 27, 2011, http://www.google.com/wallet/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  78. Google chooses Identive to deliver NFC tags for Places campaign, April 24, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/04/13/36986/google-chooses-identive-to-deliver-nfc-tags-for-places-campaign/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  79. Visa lets New York commuters pay for their fares with mobile phones, October 1, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/10/01/34538/visa-lets-new-york-commuters-pay-for-their-fares-with-mobile-phones/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  80. China Unicom to Launch Commercial NFC Services in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, October 22, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/10/22/34761/china-unicom-to-launch-commercial-nfc-services-in-beijing-shanghai-guangzhou-and-chongqing-in-november/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  81. NFC bank branch developer A Little World Raises $18M from state bank of India, October 15, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/10/15/34676/nfc-bank-branch-developer-a-little-world-raises-18m-from-state-bank-of-india/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  82. Citi's Bangalore trial: Offering cardholders phone subsidies can kickstart NFC transaction volumes, March 11, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/03/11/33051/citis-bangalore-trial-offering-cardholders-phone-subsidies-can-kickstart-nfc-transaction-volumes/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  83. Tata Docomo to test NFC self-service kiosks in Hyderabad, February 22, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/02/22/36128/tata-docomo-to-test-nfc-self-service-kiosks-in-hyderabad/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  84. PayMate and Nokia starts deploying Google Wallet-like NFC payment in India, November 9, 2011, http://www.techit.in/2011/11/paymate-and-nokia-starts-deploying-google-wallet-like-nfc-payment-in-india/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  85. 2012 Will Be The Year NFC Breaks Big--Just Not In The U.S., November 15, 2011, http://www.fastcompany.com/1795224/2012-the-year-nfc-goes-mainstreamoutside-the-us, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  86. Indian Cinema Lets Users Tap to Launch Mobile Services, Nov 27, 2012, http://nfctimes.com/news/indian-cinema-lets-users-tap-launch-mobile-services/, retrieved January 15, 2014 
  87. game4u adds nfc likes, November 14, 2012, http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/11/14/321103/game4u-adds-nfc-likes/, retrieved February 10, 2014 
  88. jusTap! launches NFC based couponing engine, jusPocket!, April 16, 2013, http://www.nfcworld.com/2013/04/16/323535/justap-adds-nfc-coupons/, retrieved February 11, 2014 
  89. "Softbank to test NFC in Japan". December 15, 2010. http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/04/22/33481/kddi-to-run-multiple-nfc-tests-in-japan/. 
  90. "KDDI to run multiple NFC tests in Japan". April 22, 2010. http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/04/22/33481/kddi-to-run-multiple-nfc-tests-in-japan/. 
  91. NTT Docomo partners with Korea's KT to switch to NFC at end of 2012, February 9, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/02/09/35835/ntt-docomo-partners-with-koreas-kt-to-switch-to-nfc-at-end-of-2012/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  92. Japanese social network Mixi introduces NFC check-ins, February 11, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/02/10/35880/japanese-social-network-mixi-introduces-nfc-check-ins/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  93. KT to launch commercial NFC service with new Samsung handset, Android NFC devices to follow, October 14, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/10/14/34666/kt-commercial-nfc-service-samsung-shw-a170k-android-to-follow, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  94. KDDI, Softbank, SK Telecom begin testing joint NFC services for Japanese and Korean customers, February 9, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/02/09/35839/kddi-softbank-sk-telecom-testing-joint-nfc-services-for-japan-korea-consumers/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  95. SK Telecom and Hana launch SIM-based mobile contactless payments and promotions service, March 25, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/03/25/33318/sk-telecom-and-hana-launch-sim-based-mobile-contactless-payments-and-promotions-service/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  96. SK Telecom opens retail outlet that uses NFC to let shoppers browse in-store and buy online, March 28, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/03/28/36656/sk-telecom-q-store-retail-nfc-browse-in-store-buy-online/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  97. DBS, StarHub and EZ-Link to begin Singapore NFC pilot in December, November 29, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/11/29/35271/dbs-starhub-and-ez-link-to-begin-singapore-nfc-pilot-in-december/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  98. 98.0 98.1 TOUCH Travel Card, February 10, 2014, http://readme.lk/introducing-touch-travel-card-sri-lanka/, retrieved February 10, 2014 
  99. Pre-paid card system launched for private buses, February 7, 2014, http://www.dailynews.lk/local/pre-paid-card-system-launched-private-buses, retrieved February 10, 2014 
  100. HNB unveils NFC-enabled card, December 22, 2013, http://www.nation.lk/edition/biz-news/item/23876-hnb-unveils-nfc-enabled-card.html, retrieved February 10, 2014 
  101. Sampath pay for anything card, January 30, 2014, http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=business/sampath-pay-anything-card-launched, retrieved August 14, 2019 
  102. "Mobile payments: Kasikornban, AIS, Gemalto". July 10, 2010. http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/07/20/34170/kasikornbank-and-ais-introduce-nfc-payments-in-thailand/. 
  103. ANZ and Visa begin NFC microSD trial in Australia, March 20, 2011, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/03/21/36540/anz-and-visa-begin-nfc-microsd-trial-in-australia/, retrieved June 22, 2012 
  104. "New York Times". http://markets.on.nytimes.com/research/stocks/news/press_release.asp?docTag=201205140800PR_NEWS_USPRX____HK05569&feedID=600&press_symbol=1694716. 
  105. SemiColonWeb. "NFC Israel". http://www.nfc-israel.co.il. 
  106. Mobile payments: Oi Paggo, Germalto's Upteq N-Flex, May 28, 2010, http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/05/28/33765/oi-paggo-to-run-nfc-field-trial-in-brazil-using-gemalto-nfc-add-on/, retrieved June 22, 2012 

References

Further reading

External links