NFC Ring was first demonstrated in 2015 in conjunction with payments provider Visa. After being successfully crowd-funded on Kickstarter, the first production units were given to athletes ...

For credit card VISA will be held in 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, a ring type device that enables settlement by simply holding over the NFC-compatible payment terminal "NFC RingWe announced. NFC ...

Visa is hoping to drive a resurgence in interest for wearables by rolling out a payment ring allowing athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games to make purchases by tapping the accessory against any ...

Near Field Communication, or NFC, is all the rage nowadays. You can find it on all the latest smartwatches, on NFC specific accessories, and even on ovens. Many people have wondered just what NFC ...

After originally launching his first-generation NFC Ring via the Kickstarter crowdfunding website back in 2013, John McLear has once again taken to Kickstarter to raise funds to take his second NFC ...

If you’ve passed out from a health condition, you’ll be pleased if you’re wearing an NFC ring that can help first responders link to critical medical information—simply by touching it to a smartphone.

Wearable payments are looking hot in Australia, where the NFC payments infrastructure is dense and several large banks including Commonwealth Bank of Australia and ANZ were among the first to announce ...

The barista in the coffee shop doesn’t flinch when Philip Campbell, founder of Kerv, pays for our drinks using a ring on his right ring-finger. Mind you, we are in London’s swanky East End and this ...

Remember that NFC Ring Kickstarter from three years ago? Well the payment ring is now finally ready for prime time, as pre-orders have kicked off today with support for mobile payments. The new NFC ...