French payment solutions provider Ingenico has announced that shipments of its contactless payment terminals with NFC technology doubled in 2010. According to Ingenico, 21% of the company’s terminals sold in 2010 were equipped with contactless technology, twice the rate of 2009. Ingenico’s Telium terminals support NFC ISO18092 and are capable of accepting value added services […]

STMicroelectronics and Gemalto announced a partnership to develop digital security services for NFC applications. According to Gemalto, the partnership aims to address the industry’s need for a secure element, such as the widely adopted SIM-based NFC solution, for NFC products. The partners plan to develop a number of packaged solutions that include the ST33 EAL5+ […]

Oberthur Technologies has been selected by its long-term partner Sygma Bank Polska to support the migration to DDA EMV cards, as well as provide additional personalization services. Oberthur Technologies will provide Sygma with a VISA and MasterCard certified local service center to personalize magnetic stripe, SDA, DDA, CDA and many other form factors card such […]

Frost & Sullivan has awarded its 2011 European Customer Value Enhancement Award in NFC Smart Cards Services to France’s Twinlinx for its MyMax NFC sticker solution. MyMax enables users to transform virtually any phone into an NFC handset by simply tagging it with a MyMax NFC sticker. The sticker can be used as a payment […]

Contrary to recent rumors the iPhone 5 may come equipped with NFC technology after all, according to Forbes blogger Elizabeth Woyke. An unnamed entrepreneur in the NFC industry told Woyke that NFC is still on the table for the iPhone 5, citing a good friend at Apple. Although second-hand, Woyke says the source is reliable. […]

HUAYUAN has announced the launch of its new Mifare Mini PVC White 13.56 MHz Card. According to HUAYUAN, the MIFARE Mini is tailored to applications that require small memory size, such as public transportation, access control or event ticketing. The device can also be used as a loyalty card, offering the same security features and […]

Brunner Mond has announced it will deploy Crown Computing’s workforce management system, Open Options, across its two UK chemical plants. The system will replace existing paper-based processes with electronic clocks and contactless ID badges for access control, time and attendance, and activity tracking of some 500 staff, 300 contractors and visitors. Staff will use the […]

The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), operator of Bangalore, India’s forthcoming Namma Metro system, has finalized its Contactless Smart Card (CSC) transit pass, according to Deccan Chronicle. Once the Namma Metro is up and running, passengers will be able to pay for journeys by simply flashing their CSC in front of a reader upon […]

Databac has announced that it will display its new environmentally friendly ID solutions at IFSEC 2011 in Birmingham, UK. Databac, a provider of contactless, biometric and rewritable card technologies, says it will hand out samples its new rewritable smart cards, which are biodegradable and made of recycled plastic. The company will demonstrate the cards with […]

Google is reportedly planning to test contactless mobile payments at stores in New York and San Francisco, says Bloomberg. According to a source close to the project, Google will begin installing thousands NFC-compliant terminals from VeriFone at retail locations throughout the two cities within the next four months. The leak follows Google’s recent introduction of […]