TazTag has announced the launch of its new TazBox , a device designed to give users the ability to use contactless technology in the home or office. The new product contains the infrastructure needed to use all NFC-enabled devices such as smart phones or the TazTag’s own TazCard, as well as next-gen loyalty and payment […]

Cubic Transportation Systems, a subsidiary of Cubic Corporation, has begun installing Clipper card reader technology on fare boxes, gates and ticketing machines in the San Francisco Bay Area transportation network. Clipper cards, which were officially launched on June 16, allow Bay Area riders to pay for any type of public transportation, including buses, trains and […]

Singapore-based Cassis International says they are in talks with UAE telcom provider Du to give Dubai citizens NFC functionality in their mobile phones, according to itp.net. This means that passengers on the Dubai Metro could be able to pay at the turnstile using only their NFC-enabled mobile phones. Chua Thian Yee, CEO of Cassis International, […]

NXP Semiconductors announced that its contactless microcontroller IC, MIFARE Plus, has been adopted by the Turkish highway card-based automated toll program, Kartlı Geçiş Sistemi (KGS). This rollout, implemented by the Turkish system integrator Aselsan, will see NXP supplying over two million MIFARE Plus chips for the program annually. According to NXP, MIFARE Plus enables system […]

Some are calling for the BC Gold cards used in British Columbia’s casinos to contain software that will give gamblers an early warning before their spending gets out of control, according to CTV. Currently the smart card functions only as a kind of loyalty card, with players able to receive $1 for every $200 they […]

Entrust has announced the delivery of multipurpose global ID cards to INTERPOL officers to expedite uninterrupted travel on missions in the pursuit of transnational criminals. The solution consists of the INTERPOL Global Smart eID & eVisa, which provides secure access to INTERPOL facilities and networks. Officers only need this single multipurpose smart card for secure […]

ASEC, subsidiary of On Track Innovations, and SIX Pay have begun testing new contactless ticket vending machines in Warsaw’s metro system. The ticket machines, which are located both in the subway stations and in surrounding urban areas, will accept MasterCard PayPass credit and debit cards. Sebastian Krzyk, chief of the Acceptance Network Department of the […]

Dutch-based convenience store chain Spar has announced plans to roll out a new contactless payment system, according to retailmoves.com. The system, called SPARPoS, will enable customers to make purchases of up to £15 with contactless debit or credit cards. Spar has chosen Business Computer Projects to help develop the technology for the system, which the […]

Japanese mobile service provider KDDI has chosen Gemalto to provide its User Identity Module (UIM) cards and Trusted Service Management (TSM) solution for an upcoming NFC pilot. From May to December 2010, participants in the pilot will be able to use various types of NFC services ranging from mobile payments, transportation services, e-driver licenses, e-ticketing, […]

Dutch bank ABN AMRO is piloting MasterCard’s Maestro PayPass contactless payment technology, according to The Financial. Maestro will allow ABN AMRO customers to make cashless card payments of up to EUR 25 without entering a PIN. The Financial says that the current trial will be followed by an internal pilot among the bank’s employees in […]