Buscor, a South Africa-based bus operator, is partnering with Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) to roll out a new contactless ticketing system in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, according to Engineering News. ACS will install its Atlas contactless ticketing system on roughly 400 buses across the province, which services about 160,000 passengers daily, says EN. […]

Demand for contactless smart cards in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is expected to take off in 2012, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. The research firm says completion of several key government-led projects will trigger the growth, including NFC, e-passports and mass transit. According to the report, shipment of contactless smart cards […]

LEGIC is partnering with Italy-based Comunicare Group to launch Bicincittà, a contacltess smart card-based bicycle sharing program. Once registered, Bicincittà users receive their own contactless LEGIC card, granting them 24/7 access to bikes stored in throughout the city at cycle-park stations. Under the system, a bicycle’s movement is tracked and transmitted to a server, allowing […]

Multicard, a business unit of Identive Group, announced that it has been selected by Rabobank to provide personalization and fulfillment services for the Dutch bank’s latest application of its MiniTix cashless e-payment solution. Multicard will manage product delivery, encoding and customer support for MiniTix, a program that allows Rabobank’s employees to make cashless payments using […]

American National Bank and Guaranty Bond Bank in Mt. Pleasant, Texas are now offering tap and go mobile payment to their customers and the community through Bling Nation. Customers with a checking account at either bank can sign up for a BlingTag, a quarter-sized microchip sticker that adheres to the back of their mobile phone […]

China Unicom has signed a $1.5 billion contract with the Chongqing Municipal Government to turn the city into the world center for NFC technology, according to The Register. China Unicom, the country’s second largest network operator, will provide the $1.5 billion, while the Chongqing government will initiate a series of tax breaks and incentives to […]

USA Technologies announced that it has delivered more than 20,000 ePort cashless payment terminals to customers under its JumpStart program. JumpStart was originally launched in January 2010 to help vending operators and bottlers acquire USA Technologies’ ePort EDGE cashless terminal at no cost, paying only a monthly service fee and avoiding the need to make […]

Transport for London (TfL) is looking into new ticketing technology for London’s bus, rail, tube and river boat network, according to transportxtra.com. Cubic Transportation, which recently signed a new three-year contract to supply all ticketing services to TfL, said it would explore newer and more convenient technology to compliment its popular Oyster cards. “TfL and […]

Spectators attending the first ever Youth Olympic Games in Singapore this month are being issued Visa pre-paid cards that act as tickets, transport passes and payment cards, according to finextra.com. The cards, which will be the only means of admittance to Youth Olympic events, come equipped with contactless EZ-link functionality, allowing holders to use free […]

Liza Landsman has resigned as Citigroup’s U.S. head of online and mobile banking after only a year of directing its consumer internet and mobile division, according to finextra.com. A Citi employee since 2000, Landsman helped Citi roll out a bevy of cutting-edge projects, including mobile banking apps, the Citi Shopper bargain-hunting app, and contactless payment […]