Payment Systems
Disney Moving Beyond RFID Wristbands
After embedding radio frequency identification into its park-access bracelets several years ago, Walt Disney World now plans to begin focusing more on smartphone apps.
IoT Delivers Analytics to Fuel Stations
With shopping behaviors changing at fuel stations and their convenience stores, a cloud-based solution from PDI is tracking fuel levels and in-store sales, helping businesses automate replenishment, predict sales and provide digital purchasing experiences.
NFC Poised for Growth With Apple Acquisitions and Partnerships
The technology firm has acquired NFC payment company Mobeewave, teamed up with BMW for keyless car access, and released a feature for developers to provide easy NFC transactions without requiring an app.
An RFID Success Story
The introduction of an active RFID system by marine terminal operators at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach achieved the expected benefits—and some unexpected ones.
Sales Are Up at Neste’s RFID-Enabled Unmanned Store
The 25-square-meter Easy Deli leverages UHF RFID tags on products, as well as readers at the point of sale and exit, to enable shoppers to buy goods by placing them on the sales counter and approving the purchase without human assistance.
RFID News Roundup
Safedome offers Bluetooth-based contact-tracing tech; NXP, Mastercard, Xiaomi expand contactless payments in Europe; Kerlink, TagoIO integrate IoT technologies for cloud-based platform; Kogniz launches AI solution for safe return to work; KORE, Dexcom partner on IoT patient-monitoring system; Industrial Internet Consortium, IoT Alliance Australia publish digital transformation white paper.
NXP Expands Its MIFARE DESFire Product Portfolio
The DESFire EV3 IC is designed to provide security and connectivity to contactless smart-city services.
Clubs, Music Venues Eye RFID to Reopen Safely With Reduced Contact
Billfold POS, which provides a contactless experience that includes payments and access control, is adding RFID-enabled ID checks and touchless payments as entertainment venues reopen, as well as a wallet app for stadiums, airports and other spaces.
Mastercard Increases Limits for Non-Contact Operations in Europe
The growth in the use of NFC contactless cards and smartphones is stimulating retailers to accelerate and simplify payments.
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Is Your Hotel Room Clean? NFC Shares the Answer
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