Value proposition

Together, we reinvent how things connect.

With NFC Technology, all it takes is a tap.
The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry standards association, aims to bring the convenience of near-field communications technology to life. We empower organizations to deliver secure, tap-based interactions with an intuitive, reliable experience to users around the globe. Our member-led activities include the development of specifications and test cases, a certification program, and special interest groups that identify and evangelize contactless technology in an ever-growing number of industries.

To realize this mission, the goals of the NFC Forum are to:
- Develop and publicly publish a rolling three-year use case, liaison, technical, and certification release roadmap.
- Educate enterprises, service providers, and developers on how to deploy NFC technology to deliver impactful solutions and grow their businesses.
- Emphasize the feature of “user intent” through programs, messaging, marketing, and the rollout of a visual identifier to inform users where to tap for action.
- Enable NFC technology to deliver a consistently positive user experience in all NFC product form factors.
- Continue to promote the compliance program, develop specifications, test mechanisms, and tools that ensure consistent, secure, and interoperable use cases worldwide.
- Deliver increased member value for membership growth and revenue.

While almost 500 companies are members of the NFC Forum, our current Sponsor level members, which include a seat on the NFC Forum Board, are some of the most recognizable organizations in wireless technology today:
Apple, Inc
Google, Inc
Huawei
Identiv
Infineon Technologies
NXP Semiconductors
Qualcomm, Inc.
Sony Group Corporation
STMicroelectronics N.V.

Any company can become a member of the NFC Forum. To learn more about membership, please visit our website at http://www.nfc-forum.org

Specifications, Interoperability Testing, NFC Technology, Contactless Technology, Product Certification, Standards, and Industry Association