Through its revamped mobile apps for iOS and Android, Square is looking to offer an alternative beyond NFC to pay for items via a mobile device without the need for cash or credit card. Lance Whitney ...

Samsung demonstrates that NFC can offer more than just transactions with TecTiles, NFC-enabled stickers that can be programmed to change your phone settings at a touch. Samsung TecTiles are small ...

Square unveiled new tools on Monday for both merchants and consumers to make transactions with nothing more than smartphones and tablets. As mobile platform vendors and the credit card industry strive ...

NFC requires communication between two computer chips—an initiator and a receiver. The receiver chip has data written to it, and it is typically applied to the back of a sticker. The initiator chip in ...