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With hundreds of millions of NFC-enabled devices in the market today, NFC technology is one of the most versatile and secure technologies around. The NFC Forum and our members regularly make news with innovative products, new specifications, and life-enhancing case studies.
NFC Forum Unveils Global Identifier as “Beyond Payments” Accelerates
The NFC Forum, the global standards body for Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, unveiled today the Wayfinding Mark, a new global identifier created to indicate a device or object is NFC-enabled.
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Apple “Peek Performance” Event Officially Introduces NFC Touch-to-Pay
There’s a Tap to Pay feature for iPhones that converts the iPhone into a payment kiosk that can accept payments from any NFC-equipped form of payment, including Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and contactless payment credit or debit cards.
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NFC Forum Wireless Charging Included In Active Stylus Specification
USI integrated NFC wireless charging into its active stylus specification (USI 2.0) giving USI-enabled active styluses the capability to be wirelessly charged with a compatible smartphone or other Near Field Communications (NFC) charging device at a power transfer rate of up to one watt.
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Our mission is to bring the convenience of NFC technology to life by empowering organizations to deliver secure, tap-based interactions with an intuitive, reliable experience to users around the globe.
Membership in the NFC Forum offers organizations the opportunity to shape the direction of our work, gain time-to-market advantage, while also making the business connections to ensure market success. Annual dues start at $2,500 a year and we also offer a limited free membership as well. Apply now.