Posted on 05 June 2013 by
A one-of-a-kind challenge is coming to the U.S. next week! Starting next Monday (June 10th), we’ve tasked two tech-savvy individuals from Austin and Salt Lake City to pay for most of their daily needs using just their mobile phone. In one corner we have Austin blogger, Josh Kerr (‘uber entrepreneur’) and in the other, from […]
Posted on 12 June 2013 by
Day 4 JoshKathy 117.5140.5 Day four of the Gemalto 2013 Contactless Challenge was marked by 109 people filling the Austin downtown Whole Foods (@WholeFoodsATX) and 119 attendees lining up at the Salt Lake City Sugar House @WholeFoods to see NFC in action. Our competing bloggers Kathy Dalton (@KathyDaltonSLC) and Josh Kerr (@JoshKerr), along with a […]
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Day 5 JoshKathy 633.5 After five solid days of NFC payment excitement, the Gemalto 2013 Contactless Challenge has come to a close. Both Josh and Kathy used their $250 available funds to complete their tasks throughout the week and had us on the edge of our seats each day as they each creatively completed their […]
Posted on 07 January 2014 by
It’s becoming increasingly more possible in the U.S. to use Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to make payments from your smartphone. NFC is one of the most popular and secure technologies for conducting mobile payment transactions. Over the past year we’ve seen banks, shops, and mobile operators all implementing NFC-friendly services in anticipation of the […]
