The German Banking Industry Committee (Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft) today launched its “girogo” project: a huge contactless payment trial in Hanover, Braunschweig and Wolfsburg. Over 1.3 million bank and savings bank customers will now be offered tap-and-go facilities in an array of shops and filling stations for fast and easy payment of sums up to 20 Euros. [...]

 Infineon Technologies  is the world’s leading supplier of security microcontrollers for NFC (Near Field Communication) applications. The current IMS Research study* (January 2012) shows that Infineon holds a 51.5 percent share in the NFC security microcontroller market.  NFC contactless communication technology transforms smart phones and other mobile devices into wallets, tickets and keys. As a [...]

Infineon Technologies is now offering an open high-performance interface used in its Near Field Communication (NFC) security microcontrollers. The DCLB (Digital Contact Less Bridge) interface will be freely available and usable as a globally open solution for all NFC modem, Secure Element and handset manufacturers.  The DCLB interface is an open solution offering an optimized [...]