NFC Forum

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA - March 5, 2013 - The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced that Google has upgraded its NFC Forum membership from Principal to Sponsor level. Ten other organizations have joined the Forum since late November, bringing total membership to a record high of over 180 companies and non-profit groups... Read More

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA - Jan. 8, 2012 - The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, announced today that it has signed collaboration agreements with three industry consortia. The goal of the alliances is to facilitate joint work to further the adoption, reach, and impact of NFC technology in key markets and industries, including mobile communications, air travel, and... Read More

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA - Nov. 8, 2012 - The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, has published the NFC Controller Interface (NCI) specification, which is available to the public for download at no charge. NCI is a major new specification, created from the ground up, that defines a standard interface within an NFC device between an NFC controller and the device's... Read More

Sept. 5, 2012 - EMVCo and the NFC Forum have agreed to work together to optimize the development and testing processes of Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled mobile devices for vendors, through exploring alignment of the two organizations' specifications, and cross-recognition of test results. The alliance will offer significant benefits to stakeholders involved in EMV-related NFC use cases and products in the contactless payments industry by... Read More

The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, and GS1, a not-for-profit organisation that develops global standards and solutions for supply chain efficiency and visibility, including the EPCglobal standards for RFID, today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore synergies between NFC technology and the use of GS1 standards to better... Read More

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA April 12, 2012 The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC), and WIMA, a worldwide event dedicated to NFC technology, have announced the winners in their Tap Into Innovation: NFC Global Competition 2012. Travel was the common theme in the judges' selections, while the audience voted for NFC badges that support non-profits. The winning entries were named... Read More

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA - March 26, 2012 - The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, and WIMA, a worldwide event dedicated to NFC technology, today announced the nine finalists in their Tap Into Innovation: NFC Global Competition 2012. Created to recognize the development and deployment of innovative and exemplary NFC solutions around the world, this year's competition... Read More

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA - Jan. 12, 2012 - The NFC Forum today announced that three of its members -  INSIDE Secure, Kovio, and ViVOtech - are demonstrating applications that will change the way consumers with NFC-enabled mobile phones interact with the retail community. The NFC Forum is a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, which gives retailers and manufacturers unique... Read More

WAKEFIELD, Mass., USA - Dec. 19, 2011 - The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the trade association responsible for the development, promotion and protection of the Bluetooth specification, today announced the publication of Bluetooth Secure Simple Pairing Using NFC. The new document provides developers with examples of... Read More

Beaverton, Ore. October 18, 2011 Continua Health Alliance, an industry organization of healthcare and technology companies dedicated to improving the quality of personal healthcare, and the NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, today announced that they will work together to expand standards-based connectivity technology in the health IT industry. Both Continua... Read More