Vianet, a wholly owned subsidiary of data management services specialist Brulines, has won a three-year contract to provide NFC and contactless payment technology to an international consumer goods firm, according to IBTimes. Under the contract, Vianet will supply telemetry payment hardware to enable the use of contactless credit cards, NFC payment and traditional closed-user-group cashless […]

Smart card manufacturers Giesecke & Devrient and Oberthur Technologies S.A., and chip suppliers Infineon Technologies AG and INSIDE Contactless S.A. announced they have launched an industry initiative to provide a new security solution for next-generation smart card-based public transport applications. The solution will build on an open standard now being implemented by the four partner […]

Poland’s PKO Bank Polska has announced that it will upgrade 6 million Visa debit cards to include Visa’s payWave contactless payment technology, according to finextra.com. PKO will begin the roll out in June and finish in 2011. The new cards will be usable at approximately 20,000 terminals, which will be installed by the end of […]

Sony has launched its new TransferJet, a technology that uses near field communication technology to transfer data between electronic devices, according to PC World. This means that to transfer pictures from a digital camera to a computer, TransferJet users need only place the camera on the TransferJet pad, and he pictures are uploaded automatically. TransferJet […]

After a fare hike, a massive subway shutdown, a ticket collectors scandal and a recent paper ticket refund debacle, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is piloting a smart card system called Presto to help restore the city’s ailing public transportation system, according to thestar.com. As of now, the TTC still functions on a token system, […]

Barclaycard customers will now have the option of adding MasterCard’s inControl service to their contacless Orange credit cards. inControl grants cardholders the ability to set spending controls and receive real-time information about their accounts. Customers can go online and set personalized controls and spend budgets, with SMS alerts or emails instantly sent to tell the […]

The Rural Development Department (RDD) of the Palakkad district of Kerala, India has announced that it will issue contactless smart cards to workers looking for jobs in the area, according to squidcard.com. The cards, which will contain biometric fingerprint data of the holder, can be used to register for work, according to Sreekantan Nair, Deputy […]

Streetcar announced its new app for iPhone and iPod touch is now available from the App Store. The Streetcar App enables users across the UK to locate, book and open a car using their iPhone or iPod touch coupled with smart card technology. Users can unlock the rentals using either their iPhone or iPod touch, […]

Mophie, in collaboration with Flight System Consulting and Focal Point Computer Inc., has announced plans to develop a mobile payment solution for FeliCa technology that will bring NFC to iPhones in Japan. Available in spring 2010, marketplace FeliCa will allow users to instantly read and write electronic money card information using only an iPhone and […]

Apriva announced that it is partnering with Visa to introduce cashless payment technologies to US-based vending machine owners and operators. Through the partnership, Apriva expects to integrate VISA payWave with Apriva’s own wireless payment processing solution, giving vending machine owner and operators a turnkey approach to conduct cashless and contactless payment processing from vending machines.  […]