25 Jul, 2011MTA chief’s exit could doom open fare system
Jay Walder’s recent departure as chairman of MTA could mean the end for a new open fare system, according to The New York Post. Walden, who left MTA for a position at private Eurasian rail company MTR, got the ball rolling on a new fare system for New York’s subway and buses that would let […]
25 Jul, 2011Sydney’s smart card system to tackle fare evasion
The new smart card system on Sydney’s CityRail transit network should help officials battle fare evasion, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Expected to launch in 2014, the system will require passengers to swipe their fare cards twice – once when getting on and once when getting off, with the fare deducted on the second […]
25 Jul, 2011SparkBase launches loyalty app for iPhone, Android
SparkBase is launching a free Android and iPhone app that will allow Chicago-area shoppers to store their loyalty cards on their smart phone, according to Fastcompany.com. Dubbed ‘PayCloud,’ the new app enables users to locate participating merchants, sign up for their loyalty programs and redeem rewards using just a smart phone – no plastic required. […]
22 Jul, 2011Nokia passes on mobile wallet for C7 and C9
Nokia’s new C7 and C9 handsets will be equipped with NFC chips, but will not have the technology necessary to support mobile payments, according to Recombu.com. Neither handset will feature an embedded secure element with payment capabilities or support for the Single Wire Protocol (SWP), says Recombu. The SWP is the specification for a single-wire […]
22 Jul, 2011Only a matter of time for NFC payments, says MasterCard
It’s only a matter of time before paying with your mobile phone becomes a reality in the U.S., says James Anderson, MasterCard’s senior vice president of mobile and vice chairman of the NFC Forum. In an interview with BGR, Anderson likened the current NFC payments situation to that of Internet-accessing smart phones in 2001: “Back […]
21 Jul, 2011CorFire launches mobile commerce suite
CorFire, the mobile commerce business of SK C&C USA, has announced the release of three new products for the mobile payments market, CorTrust, CorPay and Cor360. Designed to enable businesses to deploy a wide array of mobile commerce applications, the three solutions leverage NFC technology as well as bridge technology for non-NFC based transactions, according […]
20 Jul, 2011SMARTRAC rolls out NFC technology
SMARTRAC has announced that it is now supplying a complete collection of NFC transponders, including inlays for labels, tickets, cards and complete tags. As one of the world’s major suppliers of RFID transponders, the company says it is “well prepared” to support its global customer base in tapping the potential of NFC technology. According to […]
20 Jul, 2011RGB to launch Austria’s first contactless credit cards
Raiffeisen Banking Group Austria (RBG) has announced that it will introduce contactless credit cards in Austria. Starting in August, RBG will begin issuing MasterCard PayPass-enabled contactless cards, which can be used to tap and pay at contactless terminals throughout the country – no PIN or signature required. According to RGB, the technology has already been […]
20 Jul, 2011Proxama to launch ‘Basketball Wives’ NFC poster campaign
Proxama has announced the release of a new NFC poster campaign to support the launch of the latest season of VH-1’s ‘Basketball Wives.’ Fans of the show will be able to tap their NFC-enabled phones against the posters to instantly receive an exclusive trailer for the new season as well as a link to the […]
19 Jul, 2011Isis welcomes Visa, MasterCard, Discover and Amex to m-payments platform
Isis, the national mobile commerce joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, has announced the addition of Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express to its mobile commerce platform. According to Isis, the move makes it the first mobile commerce platform with full support of all four national payment networks. This will allow merchants and consumers […]
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