MasterCard Worldwide to implement contactless payment technology in PATH train stations and select NJ Transit bus routes The Port Authority will partner with NJ TRANSIT to undertake an eight-month pilot that will enable customers to use contactless bank cards, key fobs, cell phones and other devices to pay for transit. The test will help determine […]

An innovative new technology that strengthens PINs and passcodes with one-time grids and Personal Identification Patterns (PIP) is explored. Executive Editor Chris Corum speaks with the technology’s inventors and corporate leaders from GrIDsure on their new pattern-based unique IDs. Download MP3. Please contact [email protected] with any comments or suggestions. A brief visual explanation A user […]

MasterCard Worldwide and USA Technologies Inc. have expanded ePort cashless payment terminals to 17,500 vending machines nationwide, adding more than 4,000 new locations that accept MasterCard PayPass contactless payments. The move to expand cashless payment in vending machines was driven by positive feedback from consumers, vending operators and soft drink bottlers, as well as increased […]

The 2008 Olympics haven’t even happened yet and Lloyds TSB, a London-based bank, has already started a multimillion-pound contactless card payment trial to evaluate how feasible it would be to have a totally cash-free environment for the 2012 Olympics. The trial was put on the fast track hoping to succeed. The plan, as of now […]

Executive Editor Chris Corum welcomes new Editor Zack Martin to the AVISIAN Team. They recap a DHS press conference that Zack attended at Chicago O’Hare International Airport regarding the DHS budget and what that means for federal ID programs such as US VISIT, WHTI, REAL ID, and TWIC. Chris and Zack also talk about the […]

In Pennsylvania, two different fare-collecting systems are both being outfitted with new technology. But two questions have arisen: Will the systems be interoperable and will they take contactless credit cards as payment? The struggle is between, the Port Authority Transit Corporation, which operates trains between Philadelphia and New Jersey and The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority […]

O2 is planning on launching the first ever fashion industry pilot of NFC technology on mobile phones at this year’s London Fashion Week. The first known designer and fashion buyer to work with O2 to bring NFC technology to the fashion industry will be up-and-coming designer Emilio de la Morena and fashion buyer, Two See, […]

INSIDE Contactless introduced the latest version of its MicroRead multi-standard NFC chip, a third-generation product the company claims will be the easiest for integration. The MicroRead suite combines third-generation silicon, a full set of host interfaces, NFC software libraries and APIs. The MicroRead chip offers the broadest range of NFC options, complying with the ISO […]

Gemalto has been chosen by Taiwan Mobile, a Taiwanese telecommunication service vendor, to provide a SIM-based mobile contactless payment system. Gemalto claims this is the world’s first commercial NFC launch using the SIM card as the secure element. The companies call this a comprehensive solution, and after multiple mobile contactless trials in Asia and in […]

Executive Editor Chris Corum discusses a number of easy do-it-yourself NFC applications, the current state of handsets and tags, and the NFC Innovation Award winners with Innovision’s Julia Charnock. Download MP3. Please contact [email protected] with any comments or suggestions. Click to view older podcasts.