CMA proposes forcing Apple to open iPhone NFC to HCE in the UK
The UK regulator wants Apple to open the iPhone NFC controller to Host Card Emulation, not just Secure Element, with the choice sitting with…
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Fukui turns to NFC tags to rebuild trust in Echizen crab after labelling scandal
Fukui Prefecture is fitting tags with an integrated circuit chip to male snow crabs of 1.1 kg or more from 6 November 2026, so…
NFC Forum Announces Winners for 2026 NFC Forum Innovation Awards
A padlock that draws its power from the phone that unlocks it, a cooktop that talks to its own pans, and cattle records stored…
RFID and the Metaverse: Physical Products in Virtual Worlds
Scan a tagged handbag with your phone and your avatar can wear a verified digital twin of it. Luxury brands are already embedding NFC…
Barcelona trials NFC wristbands and keyrings as discreet alarm triggers at La Mercè 2026
Barcelona is handing out 1,500 NFC wristbands and 1,500 NFC keyrings at La Mercè 2026, letting someone tap their own phone to raise a…
The NFC Forum shortlisted ten finalists for 2026 Innovation Awards
The NFC Forum's 2026 Innovation Awards shortlist has no payment or ticketing product on it. The ten finalists cover a battery-free industrial lockout device…
Roma Digital Revolution at the Olimpico as NFC Debuts for Stadium Access
AS Roma has put entry to the Stadio Olimpico on the phone, with NFC tickets in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet plus a rotating…
Counterfeit Napoli shirts pass the same NFC authenticity check as the real ones
Counterfeit SSC Napoli centenary shirts made in Hong Kong now clone the NFC chip in the Authentic patch and return the club's own congratulatory…
Kernel runs 30 Ukrainian grain elevators paperless with NFC cards and unmanned weighing
Kernel runs around 30 grain elevators in Ukraine holding 2.2 million tonnes, and says a lorry now passes through one of them without a…
SBI Traceability’s SHIMENAWA NFC Platform First Adopted for Art Value Transmission and Sharing
A Ginza gallery gave every caption panel an NFC tag in September 2026, so visitors could tap for the painter's own account of each…
