Smartrac has announced the introduction of its new ultra-high frequency (UHF) EPC compliant WebLite with Impinj Monza 5 IC, a well suited solution for item-level retail, logistics, and supply chain applications. With an antenna size of only 46 x 15 mm (1.8″ x 0.6″) and a 128-bit EPC, 48-bit serialized TID, the Smartrac WebLite enables […]

McDonald’s Ireland is working alongside Visa Europe for the anticipated roll out of contactless payments in its 83 hamburger fast food restaurants dispersed across the country, according to Business and Leadership. Customers with contactless-enabled Visa credit and debit cards will be able to pay for transactions of €15 or less in all McDonald’s Ireland restaurants […]

MasterCard Europe announced the 2012 milestones for MasterCard PayPass showing that consumers are embracing the Tap&Go payment experience in 26 counties across Europe – including eight new countries in 2012. Since January 2012 growth in cards enabled with PayPass is up more than 50% and top PayPass countries, such as Poland, have more than 50% […]

Arnotts, one of the oldest and largest department stores in Dublin, has become the latest to offer contactless payments in its retail stores, according to Silicon Republic. The contactless system was deployed in partnership with AIB Merchant Services and Visa Europe, enabling shoppers to simply touch their contactless cards against a terminal on the counter […]

HID Global announced it has accredited the Swedish IT infrastructure integration company Cygate as the first Northern European implementation partner in its Identity Assurance Implementation Partner Program (IPP). This new accreditation recognizes Cygate’s expertise and experience in managing the deployment of HID Global’s multi-layer strong authentication and credential management solutions. With this accreditation, Cygate is […]

QuikQ LLC, a privately held software development company based in Franklin, Tenn., announced it has been awarded North American VAR Partner of the Year by Impinj Inc. Impinj, a provider of ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID solutions used to identify and authenticate items, has awarded QuikQ this honor for it’s SmartQ cardless fueling system and DFConnect […]

The New South Wales (NSW) Government and the Department of Transport (TfNSW) have begun trials in Sydney of the new Opal smart card system for public transport, being installed by the Cubic-led Pearl Consortium. The NSW Minister for Transport, Gladys Berejiklian, said the trials would be used to fine tune the system, which would then […]

Cross that crazy cat person off your holiday gift list. The folks over at Gatefeeder have just what you need with the recent debut of the RFID-equipped Gatefeeder cat feeding system. The controlled feeding solution for cats uses a Gatefeeder developed collar mounted Smart ID equipped with RFID sensor technology to enable one designated cat […]

Cubic Transportation Systems, Transport for London’s (TfL’s) partner for ticketing, gating and revenue management, is celebrating a milestone in a project to enable the city’s entire transport network to accept payment via contactless debit and credit cards. Prior to the launch on Dec. 13, each of London’s 8,500 buses was equipped with a contactless-enabled reader, […]

Precision Dynamics Corporation (PDC) has been chosen to launch its SmartBand RFID wristband system for keyless access, in addition to enabling contactless payments at the newly opened Schlitterbahn South Padre Island Beach Resort in Texas. PDC’s patented RFID system provides Schlitterbahn Waterparks and its guests an added measure of convenience and security. It enables guests […]