Dynamic Card Solutions, a provider of instant issuance and PIN selection solutions for magnetic strip, EMV and contactless cards, announced it has expanded the capabilities of its mobile payments personalization platform, CardWizard Perso-to-Go, to support personalization of NFC Micro SD cards. DCS’ Perso-to-Go platform is a solution that personalizes cardholder information onto various NFC payment […]

USA Technologies announced it has reached $8.3 million in small-ticket wireless transactions for August 2010, representing a 72% increase over August 2009. According to USAT, the company also reached a record 200,000 transactions processed in a single day on Sept. 2 via its ePort Connect Service. Additionally, as of June 30, USAT had approximately 82,000 […]

Likewise, a provider of software for integrating Linux, Unix, and Mac OS systems with Windows, announced the release of its new Likewise Enterprise 6 software, featuring newly added smart card support and a Microsoft Active Directory (AD) command-line interface (CLI) administration tool for Linux, Unix, and Mac OS. Likewise joins desktops and servers running Linux, […]

Canada’s Nephsystem has announced the release of its new 13.56 MHz contactles reader/writer, which the company claims is one of the smallest stand-alone contactless smart card devices in the world. Weighing in at only 15 grams, the N330 also features wireless communication capabilities via Bluetooth, USB interface and is compatible with all the 13.56MHz protocols, […]

St. Louis is looking to adopt a smart card fare system for its public transportation network, according to stltoday.com. Metro, operator of St. Louis’ transportation system, is working on the new program, which would see passengers paying for bus and metro fares with the tap of a single smart card. Metro has already received federal […]

Sweden’s The Handheld Group has released its new Nautiz eTicket Pro rugged PDA with an integrated Mifare-compliant smart card reader for transport ticketing applications. Developed and designed by Arcontia, the ISO 14443 A/B, ISO 18092-compliant reader also supports NFC mobile applications, such as smart posters and tickets, and features both passive reader mode and active […]

Starbucks Corp. is introducing its mobile payment app to BlackBerry smart phones, according to American Banker. First developed for the iPhone, the app allows customers to load their prepaid Starbucks cards directly onto their smart phones. At the register, the phone produces a bard code on its screen, which is then read by special scanners […]

Ingenico has announced the launch of its new iPP300 line of contactless-compliant PIN pads. The iPP320 (monochrome screen) and iPP350 (color screen) PIN pads are designed to manage hundreds of thousands of transactions every day with numerous payment card formats, including credit cards, debit cards, loyalty cards, electronic purses, contactless cards and more, says Ingenico. […]

Hypercom Corporation announced that its L5300 and L5400 multilane payment terminals are PCI approved and are now available for shipment. The L5000 family consists of customer-facing, multipurpose, multimedia terminals featuring a range of functional communications capabilities for multilane retailers. Supporting both NFC and contactless card technology, The L5000 features an integrated ADA compliant keyboard, a […]

Singapore has expanded its contactless fare card system, ez-link, to 42 automated car parks in the city, including the Changi Airport and Marina Bay lots, according to motoring.asiaone.com. The car parks are now updated to accept CEPAS (Contactless e-Purse Application Standard) cards, including the ez-link card and the Nets FlashPay card. According to motoring.asiaone.com, over […]