Amazon’s Payments unit is looking to launch a mobile payments service using NFC technology, two anonymous sources close to the project told Bloomberg. Amazon has been steadily investing in mobile the past couple years, introducing a service in 2009 that lets users pay for goods on Amazon via mobile phone, and, earlier this week, a […]

On Track Innovations has announced that its contactless parking payment solution, EasyPark, has been adopted by 13 French municipalities since the beginning of the year. EasyPark, known as Piaf in France, is designed to enable drivers to pay for the exact period of time parked, while simplifying fee collection and eliminating the need for cash. […]

French payment solutions provider Ingenico has announced the acquisition of Hypercom Corporation’s U.S. payment systems business. Ingenico has agreed to pay $54 million in cash for the business, but the sum is subject to post-completion price adjustments. Ingenico says the acquisition is a “major step” in its goal to increase its activities in the U.S. […]

Motorola Solutions has released its MC75A HF RFID Contactless mobile computer, designed for businesses that require enhanced connectivity in the field and mobile capability to deliver secure payment transactions. The MC75A is essentially six devices in one: 3.5G worldwide mobile phone, 2-way radio, NFC/contactless reader/writer, bar code scanner, high resolution digital camera and GPS. According […]

Galitt, Applus+ LGAI Technological Center and RFI Global have all achieved GlobalPlatform qualified status, allowing them to test a product’s compliance to GlobalPlatform Card Specification v2.2 UICC Configuration for the mobile services sector. GlobalPlatform, the organization which standardizes the management of applications on secure chip technology, has provided the quality stamp to the Galitt KaNest-ICC […]

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has announced plans to adopt a contactless fare payment system, according to Philly.com. The upgrade will allow Philadelphia-area residents to use contactless debit and credit cards on subways, buses, trolleys and Regional Rail. SEPTA estimates the $175 million system will be in place in three years. SEPTA, who has […]

The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association for the advancement of NFC technology, announced that Google is joining the organization as a Principal member. CSR and Intel, formerly Associate Members, have also raised their membership status to the Principal level. Principal membership is the second-highest level of membership in the NFC Forum, with each Principal […]

Samsung has announced plans to introduce its new Samsung Olympic and Paralympic Games mobile handset with mobile payment technology from Visa. The handset will enable consumers at the London 2012 Summer Games to make contactless mobile payments at more than 60,000 merchant locations. To make payments, customers simply select the Visa mobile contactless application, select […]

NPO Deep Springs International is partnering with the Nokia Research Center in Palo Alto, Calif. to ensure the supply of clean drinking water in Haiti with NFC technology. In order to track chlorine levels in household drinking water, the partners are distributing water treatment kits with NFC technology to families in the most rural parts […]

Barclays is reporting a 150% increase in the number of contactless transactions made through its UK payments network, according to Squidcard.com. Barclays says contactless card distribution has grown 90% since 2009, with over 1.7 million transactions processed using the technology last year. There are now 52,000 Barclaycard contactless payment terminals in the UK at major […]