bCODE was invented and created during 2004, the same year as the launch of FeliCa and the founding of the NFC consortium, to provide the market with a software-only / SMS-only alternative to enabling Mobile Commerce in the physical world.
Our unique, patented scanning technology relies on simple text messaging to deliver secure tokens such as tickets, coupons, loyalty identities and payment credentials to more than 4 BILLION existing mobile phones on the planet.
bCODE’s Mobile Commerce platform powers Sprint Nextel, Globe, Vodafone, Virgin Mobile, Qtel, Screenvision, IKEA, Caesar’s Entertainment, Ford, MasterCard, Adidas, Carl’s Jr, SM Cinemas, SM Tickets, SM Malls, CeBIT, Singapore Airshow, Golden Village Cinemas, Commonwealth Games, as well as developer partners across 35 countries worldwide.
Originally founded in Sydney, Australia, bCODE is now headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Globe Telecom today announces the deployment of a bCODE-powered mobile payment network in the Philippines, by combining its GSM-award-winning GCash m-commerce service and bCODE’s mobile phone scanning technology. The first deployment, which went live today, is a nationwide deployment with SM Cinemas. The SM Group is the largest retail conglomerate in the Philippines, and one of the largest in the region.
http://site.globe.com.ph/web/gcash/news/news11?sid=TYaufMuxpRYAAAQAWMIAAABZe

Through the new agreement, bCODE will provide a network of their innovative, interactive, 3G-enabled terminals across Qatar, with a special first phase installed in time to support a number of exciting events in Qatar from January 2011.http://www.ameinfo.com/246429.html