Scandit wins the GMIC Silicon Valley G-Startup competition!

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We are totally stoked to announce that Scandit has won the G-Startup competition for growth stage startups at this weekend’s GMIC Silicon Valley conference!  The competition comprised two categories: seed-stage and growth-stage startups.  We competed against 9 other companies in our category, and emerged victorious! Our CEO Samuel pitched the crowd and a panel of …

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5 Reasons why NFC will never replace the barcode

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  Today we’re excited to release a brand new blog series that will take an in-depth look at why NFC will never replace the barcode on product packaging. NFC has been the talk of the mobile payment world for the past two years now, ever since companies like Google and Isis—the joint venture between AT&T, …

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Coop@Home creates Tesco-like shopping experience using the Scandit SDK

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Coop@home, the highly popular app of the Swiss national retail chain Coop, is disrupting the world of grocery shopping by combining mobile shopping with home delivery. In extending the traditional supermarket experience with virtual shelves, the experience of grocery shopping is completely transformed and waiting in line is no longer necessary. The grocery store is …

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Mobile Money takes the Stage at the Mobile World Congress

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This year’s Mobile World Congress is just getting started in Barcelona and Mobile Money is taking the stage in a big way.  GSMA has highlighted the theme by dedicating a website and a web channel to the topic, and the news has just begun to flow in.  Just yesterday Visa and Vodafone announced the world’s …

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APPNATION III conference – highlights and key take-aways

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Last Wednesday and Thursday Scandit was present at the APPnation 3 conference in the San Francisco Design Center concourse. It was an exhilarating get-together of some of the leading developers, ad companies, and investors in the mobile industry. This blog post summarizes our key take-aways and provides some pictures (see link below). The first highlight …

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