GAO Embedded has announced the release of its 13.56MHz M4 development kit, specially designed to operate with three firmware variations for product authentication, access control and contactless payment. According to GAO, the development kit includes all hardware and software components required for the development of applications based on the modular firmware. It contains the reader […]

Visa is introducing a new card terminal in London taxi cabs that will allow passengers to pay for fares with contactless payment cards, according to tradingmarkets.com. Visa is partnering with Transport for London (TfL) for the roll out, which will initially involve 58 taxis equipped with VeriFone terminals, with Ingenico, CabCard, and CabVision providing a […]

UK-based cash payment network PayPoint has begun distributing free contactless pin pads to 1,000 of its nationwide retailers using the Paypoint/Lloyd’s TSB Cardnet service. According to the PayPoint, this initiative makes it the the first cash payments network in the UK to introduce contactless credit and debit card payments in stores within its national network. […]

TazTag has announced that production versions of its TazCard contactless mobile electronic wallet and TazBox NFC hotspot products will be on display at the 2011 International CES held in Las Vegas, Jan. 6-9. Based on the NFC SecuRead System-in-Package solution from INSIDE Secure, TazCard and TazBox are used to simplify the deployment of contactless applications […]

An anonymous source has revealed that Google is working on a new mobile payment service, according to businessweek.com. Google’s new project, which may make its debut as early as this year, will leverage NFC technology to enable customers to conduct contactless transactions by passing their cell phone over a reader at the point of sale, […]

China Unicom has announced the commercial launch of its Single-Card NFC solution application in Beijing. Utilizing Watchdata’s 13.56MHz NFC-enabled SIMpass SIM card, the new solution provides Beijing’s 22 million residents with mobile payment capabilities for Beijing Automated Fare Collection System (Beijing-AFCS). According to China Unicom, the Beijing-AFCS is the world largest transportation system, delivering smart […]

VeriFone Systems and Gemalto today announced further developments in their broad strategic partnership for the development of EMV solutions. First announced in October 2010, the partnership entails cooperative efforts in EMV chip card solutions, the handover of Gemalto’s point of sale (POS) solutions business to VeriFone, and Gemalto’s appointment as the preferred supplier of Machine-to-Machine […]

On Track Innovations has announced that its subsidiary PARX Ltd., provider of the contactless EasyPark payment solution, will acquire the assets of fellow parking solutions provider Ganis Systems. According to OTI, the acquisition will result in a new in-vehicle parking solution with a back-office network that utilizes city resources, delivers traffic management tools and provides […]

First Data has announced that it is partnering with Poland’s Gospodarczy Bank Wielkopolski to deliver contactless payment to KKS Lech Poznan soccer fans. First Data will provide card issuing and processing services for the deployment of MasterCard’s new PayPass Fan Card, which can be used to make contactless payments and ATM cash withdrawals, pay for […]

French contactless mobile services provider Connecthings has announced the deployment of NFC-enabled “Smart Mailboxes” in the 4th district of Paris. The solution uses NFC tags and QR codes to enable smart phones users to receive relevant information directly to their handset, such as time of post collection, nearby stamp vendors, postal codes and directions to […]