In a recent survey conducted by ACI Worldwide, an international provider of payment systems, 76% of respondents do not currently issue payment cards with EMV technology, and of that group only 15% have plans to do so within the next 24 months. However, 94% of respondents believe that EMV will reduce fraud on card-based transactions, […]

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is adopting MasterCard’s PayPass contactless payment technology in over 400 of its stores across Australia, according to franchise.net. The new payment option will allow 7-Eleven customers to tap-and-pay for items up to $100 without having to sign or enter a PIN. According to franchise.net, 7-Eleven is the first convenience store chain […]

West Midlands County, England is launching a £14m smart card system for its public transit network, according to BBC News. Modeled after London’s Oyster Card and funded by Centro regional transport authority, the system will first be installed on 2,500 buses in the region before making its way to the Midland Metro. Read more here.  […]

Payment solutions provider Ingenico has signed an agreement with McDonald’s for the provision of a PCI DSS compliant payments infrastructure across McDonald’s restaurants in Australia and New Zealand. The end-to-end, PCI DSS compliant solution encompasses the i3070 contactless EFT PIN pad, the AXIS global transaction processing management system, reporting capability via the Ingenico e-Portal, and […]

SNCF, France’s national state-owned railway company, has chosen XIRING to provide its mobile teams with contactless card terminals as part of a greater initiative to develop e-ticketing in the Ile-de-France region. SNCF has ordered 1,400 of XIRING’ Xi-Check handheld terminals, allowing ticket agents to check and validate contact and contactless travel cards on the fly. […]

South Africa’s ABSA Bank has chosen Oberthur Technologies to supply its new prepaid MasterCard contactless payment card. Already in use in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Canada, dual-interface payment technology has yet to land on the African continent until now, says Oberthur. Compatible with MasterCard’s Paypass technology, the card has been designed for use […]

Bangalore and Pune are vying to be the first city in India to deploy a contactless smart card fare system on city buses, according to idsuperstore.ca. Bangalore’s smart card program is nearing completion, according to transit officials. The system is expected to provide commuters easy tap-and-go style payment on the city’s 1,000 buses. Pune, on […]

The Clarion Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden is partnering with ASSA ABLOY, Choice Hotels Scandinavia, TeliaSonera, VingCard Elsafe and Venyon to test the use of NFC-enabled mobile phones as room keys. Guests using the new system will be able to check into the hotel and receive the hotel room key directly onto their mobile phones prior […]

Oxford Bus company’s changeover to its new Oyster-style contactless smart card system was a bit bumpy on Sunday, as hundreds of bus passengers were told their cards were ‘invalid’ by the buses’ contactless readers, reports The Oxford Times. Some passengers carrying refused cards were told to pay the fare and reclaim the cash later. In […]

Waspit has announced the launch of its open-loop BuzzPay contactless mobile payments system in the UK with the help of pub chain Yates’s. BuzzPay, which works with NFC capable handsets as well as with contactless stickers that can be affixed to non-NFC phones, can be used to conduct purchases anywhere MasterCard PayPass is accepted. According […]