Innovation Awards 2024

Now through 30 July 2024, the NFC Forum welcomes submissions for our Semi-Annual Innovation Awards. Winners will be announced live at our European Member Meeting the week of 7-October, 2024 in Nice, France.

Get Recognized

The NFC Forum created the Innovation Awards to recognize breakthrough products, services, and experiences that showcase innovative use of NFC technology.

Winners receive global visibility, featured placement on the NFC Forum website, two free registrations to an NFC Forum Member Meeting & bragging rights.

Nominations Accepted: 30 May to 30 July
Judges review period: 31 July to August 21
Top 10 Nominees Announced: 23 August
Public voting period: 30 August to 20 September
Winners Announced: Week of 7 October, Nice, France

Submissions will be evaluated on the following criteria:

Innovation: How is this unique or innovative? Does it positively impact the user experience and the future of the industry using NFC technology?

Benefits and Competition: What kind of benefits does this product, service, or experience deliver to the end user? How does it compare to competitors if competition exists?

User experience and NFC impact: How does this product deliver a simple, intuitive, or transformative user experience? How central is NFC to the user experience and solution?

Results: Do the metrics shared by the entrant demonstrate positive results and a progressive trajectory for this product, service, or experience?

Judges

Initial Evaluation

The top 10 nominees will be determined by a selected group of judges who are well-versed in NFC technology. The judges will be announced soon.

Public Voting

For the first time, the NFC Forum is inviting the NFC technology community to provide their input on the winners of the Innovation Awards. The top 10 nominees will be profiled and voting will be opened via an online voting site.

Previous Winners

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