NFC Forum Defines Next-Generation of Contactless User Experience with Multi-Purpose Tap
July 01 2024 - 5:30AM
Business Wire
NFC Forum, the leading standards body for Near Field
Communication (NFC) technology, has published its first overview of
NFC Multi-Purpose Tap and the value this emerging concept will
bring to businesses and consumers. The concept is expected to
revolutionise the contactless user experience by supporting several
actions with a single tap, bringing unparalleled convenience to
multiple NFC use cases including point-to-point receipt delivery,
loyalty, identification, and total-journey transit ticketing.
NFC Forum brings together product, technology, and brand
communities together to advance NFC technology and ensure it
delivers a reliable and seamless experience to users globally. The
body is led by its Board members, including representatives from
Apple, Google, Huawei, Identiv, Infineon, NXP, Qualcomm, Sony, and
ST Microelectronics.
“Multi-Purpose Tap will bring even more convenience to
contactless user experiences by making it possible for multiple
transactions to be seamlessly conducted over the course a one
single tap,” explains Mike McCamon, Executive Director of NFC
Forum. “Consumers and retailers love the security, reliability, and
convenience of contactless payments – imagine also logging loyalty
points or getting your receipt over that same instantaneous tap.
The potential to complete multiple functions and link services
together is limitless.”
The innovation is expected to not only further improve
usability, but also provide the opportunity to personalize seamless
consumer experiences. Examples include simultaneously taking retail
payments while adding loyalty points and promotions; applying
concessions and best fare pricing when purchasing travel tickets;
or receiving details on how a product can be recycled and reused
when buying goods.
McCamon adds: “NFC Forum has been working to undertake
feasibility studies and define use cases. For Multi-Purpose Tap to
achieve its potential, we must understand and detail the range and
diversity of use cases will benefit. To achieve this, we encourage
all stakeholders from across the NFC value chain, from payment
acceptors and terminal manufacturers to loyalty schemes and
ticketing providers, to contribute to the development of this
technology and ensure their future ambitions are included.”
To learn more download: “NFC Multi-Purpose Tap: One Tap,
Unlimited Potential”. The document details what Multi-Purpose Tap
is, how it can integrate into existing NFC architectures, and which
ecosystems stand to benefit most.
To find out more about joining the NFC Forum community, visit
the NFC Forum website.
About the NFC Forum
The NFC Forum, established in 2004, is a non-profit industry
association comprised of leading mobile communications,
semiconductor, and consumer electronics companies. Its mission is
to advance the use of Near Field Communication technology by
developing specifications, ensuring interoperability, and educating
the market about NFC technology. The NFC Forum's global member
companies share skills, technical expertise and industry knowledge
to develop specifications and protocols for interoperable data
exchange, device-independent service delivery, and device
capability. Forum’s supporting certification program and user marks
enhance and promote a consistent, reliable, seamless and secure NFC
user experience. To learn more about joining the Forum, visit
https://nfc-forum.org/engage/join.
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