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 message. A working authentication chip adds…
Vietnam’s Bình Điền Gives Every Fertiliser Bag a Digital ID with RFID and QR Codes
Bình Điền Fertilizer JSC started trialling bag level RFID and QR code identification at its Long An plant in Vietnam on 17 September 2026, with full rollout due in early…
Autentico NFC – Anti-counterfeiting for wine, oil, and fashion
Sardinian firm Autentico Srl puts an NFC tag inside the adhesive label a producer already uses, so a shopper can tap a wine or olive oil bottle with a phone…
NFC Authentication for Trading Cards and Collectables
Ask a serious buyer of graded cards what worries them and the answer is rarely the grade. It is whether the item inside the holder is what the label claims.…
Embedded NFC Zipper integration
For years, the fashion industry has relied on sewn-in labels, hang tags, and printed barcodes to carry product information. These methods work, but they have well-known limitations. Labels get cut…
Deploying ultra-miniaturised RFID tags in glasses for frame inventory management
The eyewear industry has long struggled with inventory headaches. Between the sheer variety of frames on offer, the compact size of high-value products making them easy to misplace or steal,…
Identiv Expands ID-Safe NFC Tag Portfolio to Enable Secure Product Authentication, Tamper Detection, and Traceability
Identiv, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE) has announced a significant expansion of its ID-Safe product family, introducing a new range of HF and NFC tags built specifically for product authentication, tamper detection,…
Newsletter
Never miss a story in this category
One email every Thursday: implementations, hardware and tag launches, and analysis. Free, and you can leave whenever you like.
