Asda completes electronic shelf label rollout across all UK Express stores
Asda has completed electronic shelf labels across all 517 UK Express stores, 1.2 million units for GBP 7.5 million, ending the weekly swap of 120,000 paper tickets. The VusionGroup labels…
Ohio State University launched mobile BuckID NFC credentials in Apple and Samsung wallets
Ohio State University launched Mobile BuckID on 25 August 2026, putting its campus ID in Apple, Google and Samsung wallets for students, faculty and staff in Columbus. 11,100 people had…
UK/NI dementia-safeguarding NFC Find My Loved One Expands across multiple councils
Lichfield District Council has funded 2,000 NFC identification devices for residents living with dementia, the largest order yet in a scheme now running across at least eight UK police forces…
Building an Internal RFID Centre of Excellence
Fragmented knowledge is what undermines mature RFID programmes: one team knows antennas, another knows middleware, and nobody sees the whole picture. A lean centre of excellence of three to six…
The PPWR blind spot: why your RFID tag is now the weakest link in your compliance chain
Under the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation the tag is a packaging component, not a tracking tool. If its antenna is a continuous sheet of metal, the technical file…
RFID for SMEs: Is It Finally Affordable for Smaller Businesses?
Passive UHF inlays that cost 20 to 30 cents a few years ago now sell for 5 to 8 cents, and entry-level fixed readers have dropped under $500. Add cloud…
Avery Dennison and Scouting America put NFC inside 2026 Jamboree patches
Two tap-enabled patches appeared at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in July 2026: one drove a site-wide check-in game, the other opened a video keepsake. Avery Dennison supplied the tags. Here…
Pragmatic Semiconductor wins RFID Product Gold Prize at IOTE 2026 for its flexible NFC portfolio
Pragmatic Semiconductor has taken the RFID Product Gold Prize at the IOTE 2026 Innovative Product Awards in Shenzhen for its flexible NFC chips, NFC Connect PR1301 and NFC Protect PR1311.…
Juventus takes Allianz Stadium to 100% NFC digital access, an Italian first
Juventus will run the Allianz Stadium entirely on digital access from 2026/27, with tickets issued only to the club app or a mobile wallet and presented over NFC at the…
University of South Carolina moves the CarolinaCard onto the phone for Fall 2026
The University of South Carolina switches on its Mobile CarolinaCard in Fall 2026 under a five year, $1.5 million Transact Campus contract. Students, faculty and staff can hold the credential…
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