Orange, France’s largest mobile operator, has partnered with Gemalto to roll out NFC-enabled SIM cards nationwide. Acccording to Orange, the wide-scale deployment of Gemalto’s UpTeq NFC SIMs will enable service providers, such as banks, transport operators and retailers, to deploy mobile contactless services on a massive, nationwide scale. Orange will offer service providers a secure […]

Talk about getting them young…That’s what the College 4 Kids program sponsored by Metropolitan Community College in Omaha is all about. Elementary students ages 5 to 11 can enroll for a maximum of three classes in the week-long program and even receive a Metro student ID card, just like college students. Classes include H2O Science […]

The Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council invites transportation agencies and council members to discuss directions and trends in fare payment at an in-person meeting in Philadelphia, Sept. 18-19, 2012 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The meeting is an invitation to small, medium and large transportation agencies to attend an interactive event with two days of […]

Discovery News‘ Mark Peroraro recently took Google Wallet for a spin in the Bay Area and came away less than thrilled with the “future of mobile payments.” Peroraro first tried the app at a San Francisco coffee shop, where he swiped his phone only to be told the reader wasn’t working. He then went on […]

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is going paperless, doing away with its disposable paper transit passes and replacing it with Clipper card, according to Mountain View Patch. Beginning July 1, all VTA customers will be required to pay for rides on VTA bus and light rail using the new reloadable, all-in-one transit smart […]

Starting this summer, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) will pilot a system that would enable riders to pay their transit fares with their mobile device or contactless credit and debit card, according to The Toronto Star. Metrolinx, who is under pressure to launch similar technology in Ottawa, will begin to test the new open payments […]

The Board of Directors of Cubic Corporation has reported the passing of Walter J. Zable, age 97, the corporation’s founder, chairman, president and CEO. Zable had guided Cubic since he founded the company in 1951, leading it to global prominence in providing defense systems, mission support services and transportation systems and services to customers worldwide. […]