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 on the animal's tag rather than…
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 powered by the reader field, a…
Interview: Stefan Genser on NFC and the Future of Healthcare
The NFC Forum has launched a dedicated Healthcare Special Interest Group. In the first RFID News interview, its chair Stefan Genser talks tap-to-access care, the US$30.5 billion counterfeit medicine problem,…
NFC Forum Launches Healthcare Special Interest Group
The NFC Forum has announced the launch of a new Healthcare Special Interest Group (SIG), a move designed to push Near Field Communication technology further into the medical and pharmaceutical…
NFC Forum Launches Healthcare Special Interest Group
The NFC Forum has established a new Healthcare Special Interest Group (SIG) to drive the adoption of NFC technology across the medical and pharmaceutical sectors, with a focus on standardization,…
NFC Forum unveils Wayfinding Mark as global identifier for NFC tapping locations
The NFC Forum has introduced a new set of visual graphics known as the Wayfinding Mark, designed to show consumers exactly where to tap their NFC-enabled devices for the best…
Two NFC Forum Specifications Adopted as IEC Standards
The NFC Forum has announced that two of its key specifications have been formally adopted by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) as global standards. The move marks a significant milestone…
NFC Forum launches certification to support extended range of contactless connections
The NFC Forum, the global standards body for near-field communication (NFC) technology, has announced the launch of its latest certification programme, Certification Release 15 (CR15), alongside its earlier technical specification…
Socket Mobile S550 reader receives NFC forum certification
The SocketScan S550 contactless/wireless NFC reader designed for membership card reading and writing functions has become the first contactless reader to achieve CR12 certification from the NFC forum Certification Program.…
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