Visa is planning to launch its contactless PayWave payment service in Hungary this year, according to Realdeal.hu. When released, the new technology will allow customers to tap and pay at the point of sale, but first the number of contactless terminals in Hungary must hit the 5,000-10,000 range, says Visa’s Hungarian Director Ede Kiss. MasterCard, […]

IER has released a new RFID and NFC-enabled reader designed to simplify the airline check-in process. The IER 602 features a 13.56Mhz reader that lets passengers to check-in, credit frequent flyer miles and perform passenger identification by simply waving their NFC phone or contactless card. According to IER, the device can be deployed at all […]

Clear2Pay has been selected by the South African National Department of Transport to develop functional test solutions for EMV contactless cards and payment terminals. According to Clear2Pay, the rapidly expanding number of public transport users in South Africa has prompted the government to introduce an Automatic Fare Collection system in an effort to modernize the […]

Visa Europe and Wireless Dynamics announced the development of a mobile contactless payment solution that will bring contactless payments to iPhone users across Europe. The solution uses Wireless Dynamics’ iCarte, an attachable iPhone accessory that contains an antenna and an embedded Secure Element where the Visa mobile card is stored. To use the solution, consumers […]

Orange is teaming up with Barclaycard to deliver the UK’s first commercial contactless mobile payments service. Set to launch early this summer, the service will be available to customers of Everything Everywhere, the mobile network formed by the merger of Orange and T-Mobile. In order to use the new service, customers must have a Barclaycard […]

Proxama, a UK-based developer of mobile contactless payments and NFC technology, has announced the acquisition of proximity marketing specialist Hypertag, also from the UK. According to Proxama, Hypertag will become a division of Proxama focused on delivering proximity marketing campaigns for international brands such as Nokia, Ford, O2 and BP. It will also add NFC […]

The Interac Association, a not-for-profit organization that operates the Canadian card payments network, is introducing a new contactless debit card called Flash Card to Canadian consumers. The initial issuers are Royal Bank of Canada and Scotiabank, according to thenextweb.com. Interac, who handles 68% of all electronic transactions in Canada, says their new contactless Flash debit […]

The Port Authority of Allegheny County is moving ahead with Pittsburgh’s new contactless smart card transit system after fixing a glitch with fare boxes on buses. The rollout stalled last year when buses at the Collier Garage had recurring issues with dollar bills jamming in the new fare boxes. Project manager Tim Bach says that […]

Sweden’s Arcontia has announced the launch of its new ARC2330 contactless smart card reader. According to the company, the ISO/IEC 14443 compliant reader is designed for e-ticketing and contactless payments, and features a graphical LCD display-based user interface. The reader also comes with a desktop mounting kit for use at the point of sale and […]

Apple is planning to launch NFC mobile payment for the iPhone and iPad as early as mid-2011, according to Bloomberg. Richard Doherty, director of consulting firm Envisioneering Group, told Bloomberg that the next iPhone and iPad 2, both due to launch later this year, are expected to feature embedded NFC chips that will allow users […]