The carrier has partnered with mBank and MasterCard for the national launch of Orange Cash, a commercial NFC service that is available on nine different mobile phone models. Orange Poland has launched Orange Cash , Poland's first commercial NFC payments service. The new service is being delivered by Orange in conjunction with mBank and  MasterCard and uses Orange SIMs to store an NFC version of a prepaid MasterCard issued by mBank. Nine different models of NFC phone are available...

The NFC Forum , a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, has approved and adopted the NFC Analog technical specification, which is available now to the public for download at no charge. This new specification is a major step forward in the NFC Forum's goal of global interoperability because it makes it easier for device manufacturers to build NFC Forum-compliant devices. It addresses the analog characteristics of the RF interface of an...

Visa-free travel will be distributed exclusively to holders of biometric passports while old passport holders will still undergo the procedure of obtaining visas. After Ukraine's implementation of the action plan on visa liberalization with the EU, visa-free border crossing will only be possible for Ukrainians with biometric passports. This was stated by the Head of Information Policy Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oleh Voloshyn.    According to the law instead of...

Secure element standards organization  GlobalPlatform has expanded its compliance program to include the certification of UICCs, such as NFC SIMs, used to deliver mobile contactless services. The new compliance service is designed to ensure that UICCs meet the requirements of GlobalPlatform's Card Specification v2.2 Amendment C. "Amendment C provides the mobile contactless marketplace with a neutral platform that offers service providers the capability to directly interact with an...

NFC access control pilots conducted by HID Global at two Silicon Valley companies have proved very popular with users of the new technology, the access control specialist reports. The pilots were conducted at the premises of Netflix and Good Technology and used HID Global's recently launched iClass Seos NFC platform. Participants were issued with Samsung Galaxy S III NFC phones holding HID Global digital keys that could be used to open doors at selected locations within the two companies'...

While Apple didn’t include NFC technology with its recently-announced iPhone 5 , it seems that the company is interested in it for future use at least. It’s said that Apple finalized a deal with Australian fingerprint security startup Microlatch to bring fingerprint-recognition technology to NFC applications in iOS. This isn’t the first time Apple has been involved with security companies. The company purchased AuthenTec , a mobile security firm, for $356 million back...

An important part of running, at least if you are serious about it, is making sure your runs are optimized. Hardcore runners like to make sure that they are getting the most out of their training, and data is the key to accomplishing this goal. Garmin has rolled out a new GPS-enabled watch with that in mind. The Forerunner 10 is available now, and it looks to have many of the features runners want. “The Forerunner 10 provides runners with the most essential data,” is how Garmin...

Kuwait’s Interior Ministry will implement the second phase of its fingerprint system at all land and seaports, according to the Al-Shahed newspaper. Referencing reliable security sources, the newspaper stated the Interior Ministry decided to move ahead with next phase after evaluating the success of the biometric collection system at the Kuwait International Airport. Utilizing fingerprint technology, the airport was able to identify more than 2,000 wanted...