The Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council is holding a full day workshop on the importance of open bank card payments for public transportation operators and contractors. The event, slated for Sunday, March 27 at the Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel, will provide transit agencies with a detailed understanding of open bank card contactless payments technology and […]

DAILY RFID has announced the release of its new 13.56MHz HF contacltess RFID inlay. According to DAILY, the inlay is compliant with ISO 14443 and 15693 protocols, and can be easily integrated into a wide range of HF applications such as asset management, logistics and access control. Built out of PET or PVC, the inlay […]

Orange has announced plans to bring its NFC business and consumer products to T-Mobile by the end of the year. According to Mobile News, T-Mobile and Orange’s 50-50 joint venture Everything Everywhere previously said it would not launch NFC contactless payments on T-Mobile, leading critics to believe the UK-based MNO was favoring its Orange leg. […]

Sutherland Global Services has announced a partnership with Tyfone to offer mobile banking and NFC contactless payments to Southerland’s clients. According to Sutherland, the company helps financial institutions maintain profitability and reduce time-to-market. By adding advanced offerings like mobile banking and NFC contactless payments, Sutherland hopes to enable financial institutions to quickly and easily provide […]

Chicago-based start-up NFC Data Inc. has developed a new contactless key fob as a low-cost payment alternative to NFC phones, according to American Banker. Designed to be toted around on a key chain, Sqwizz houses a mobile decoupled debit card that users can link to any checking account of their choosing to make contactless payments […]

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has expanded its TNSPay solution to accept contactless payments, as well as provide additional services. Currently used in the UK and Ireland, TNSPay (formerly CommsXL) is a multi-channel payment gateway service that enables merchants to process EMV Chip and PIN, eCommerce, mail and telephone orders, and now contactless transactions. The revamped […]

Germany’s ZeitControl has announced the launch of its new Professional BasicCard ZC7.5, a dual interface contactless smart card programmable in BASIC. The ZC7.5 is the first of ZeitControl’s BasicCards to feature a contactless interface, which follows international standard ISO14443 to allow contactless communication unsing the T=CL protocol. The card also features enhanced public key encryption, […]

French contactless technology provider TazTag is unveiling its new NFC-enabled Android tablet, the TazPad, this week at CeBIT 2011 in Hanover, Germany. The TazPad will be the first NFC tablet running on Android to hit the market, says TazTag. The device is equipped with a 7-inch color screen with multi-touch capacity and an HDMI output […]

On Track Innovations has received an additional order for 100,000 MediSmart health care biometric ID cards from Kenya’s Smart Applications International (SMART). According to OTI, the MediSmart solution includes biometric cards, readers and related software that are seamlessly integrated with hospital management systems. MediSmart cards provide holders with complete medical history, biometric identification (photo and […]

Bank of America is gearing up to test its new Mobile Wallet payment service with select BlackBerry users, according to BoyGeniusReport. The service will be made available only Visa or MasterCard account holders using specific BlackBarry models, including the Curve 8520 or 8530, the Bold 9000, 9650 or 9700, and the Tour 9630. Bank of […]