Chip maker INSIDE Contactless and Connecthings, a provider of tags and location and time-based content management systems, have announced a partnership to drive NFC deployments beyond payment and transit applications. The two companies intend to develop, promote and commercialize the Wave-Me NFC services platform, a solution carriers and third-party service providers can use to give […]

With students flocking back to campus this month, many of them, particularly freshmen, are unaware of the advantages and, possibly discounts, tied to their student ID card. Often called the (name of university) OneCard, the new breed of campus card offers much more than declining balances, a meal plan or dorm access. For example, Sacramento […]

The latest research from the Smart Card Alliance’s Contactless and Mobile Payments Council has identified issuer and merchant best practices for driving consumer use of contactless payments. The council studied the effectiveness of certain issuer and merchant activities in marketing, promotion and consumer and employee awareness to determine the best way to make consumers more […]

Roncari Express Parking, an off site airport valet on the east coast, has begun providing its patrons with the new electronic GOPASS membership card from Digital Identification Solutions, Piedmont, S.C. The new membership card is designed to eliminate waiting for their customers while they are dropping off or picking up their vehicle. The new system […]

UPM Raflatac, a manufacturer of RFID tags and inlays and Hansaprint, a Finnish printing house specializing in marketing solutions, are launching an NFC tag portal that will enable customers to create and buy NFC-integrated print products online. The products that can be ordered from TagAge include labels, patches, stickers and posters. All products can be […]

Students, faculty and staff at North Carolina State University in Raleigh will be able to use their AllCampus debit account at concession stations at the school’s Carter-Finley Stadium this fall. Card readers have been installed at three concession stands near the student sections. The university’s meal plan option, called Board Bucks, can also be used […]

The University of Arizona’s car sharing program, introduced prior to the fall semester, is starting to gain adherents. Some 70 people signed up for the program before the semester began and nearly 200 more joined after only the first week. Rental car giant Hertz is providing the cars and the service, which allows students, faculty […]

Revenues from smart posters and mobile coupons are likely to drive NFC growth over the next few years, according to a new report from UK-based Juniper Research. The study, “NFC Mobile Payments & Marketing Opportunities: Forecasts & Analysis 2009 – 2014,” predicts NFC mobile payments will exceed $30 billion within three years. Vendors are developing […]

About 250 more volunteers are needed to test Maryland Transit Administration’s new contactless fare system called the CharmCard, which is expected to eventually be compatible with the system used by the Washington DC Metro system. The test will run from Oct. 1 to Nov. 30. After the test period participants will have to return their […]

Brussels’ transport agency, theSociété des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles (STIB), has chosen smart card company Gemalto to provide contactless transportation cards to its 400,000 citizens who ride the city’s subway, buses and trams. Deployment for the MOBIB cards, which started in April, will eventually be extended to cover all of Belgium. The MOBIB card is […]