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  1. GOMCDO will offer mobile payments in 1200 McDonald’s restaurant locations across France bit.ly/KE5kSX
  2. FIME certifies Qatar National Bank for MasterCard mobile NFC PayPass specifications wp.me/pQLgk-M6
  3. "la Caixa" uses Gemalto for Spain's first large scale deployment of contactless EMV payments wp.me/pQLgk-M2
  4. i2c and KargoCard partner to power mobile payments, loyalty in China wp.me/pQLgk-LX
  5. MasterCard Predicts Early Mobile Payments Adoption in Nigeria bit.ly/LIUJmt
  6. Transport for London Blames Complexities for Missing Olympics Deadline for Open-Loop Payment bit.ly/JxqBLi
  7. Google launches ‘Beba,’ an NFC-enabled payment card in Kenya tnw.co/JxqyiL
  8. NFC at Toulouse Airport - just in in time for Summer (for 50 people) wp.me/pQLgk-LP
  9. Connecthings's amazing 4 wins at 2012 Living Labs Global Awards wp.me/pQLgk-LL
  10. VIDEO: Unveiling MasterCard PayPass Wallet Services wp.me/pQLgk-LH
  11. VIDEO: Poland – still riding high on contactless payments wp.me/pQLgk-LC
  12. Tieto provides contactless tech solution for mobile NFC project in Russia wp.me/pQLgk-Ly
  13. O2 speaks about the new Mobile Wallet wp.me/pQLgk-Lu
  14. Kadona surprises with NFC voucher redemption rates wp.me/pQLgk-Lq
  15. CMA 2012 Winners Vianet and Coca-Cola talk contactless vending at the Olympics wp.me/pQLgk-Lj
  16. Austin and Salt Lake City are first cities to have Isis merchant partnerships wp.me/pQLgk-Lf
  17. Wireless Festival 2012; music, beer, and contactless payments wp.me/pQLgk-La
  18. Canadian Telco and Bank Announce Plans for NFC Payment Launch bit.ly/IXrJpY
  19. Carrefour uses NFC and QR codes to speed up grocery shopping bit.ly/IXrF9C
  20. Nigerian banks drive electronic payments bit.ly/IVqAPV