McDonald’s has begun testing a mobile payments service from PayPal at 30 of its restaurants in France, according to Reuters. Using a McDonald’s smart phone application, customers at these locations can place their orders remotely and pay via PayPal, then pick up the order in a separate line at the restaurant. The service also lets […]

Visa announced a new service – entitled Visa Merchant Data Secure with Point-to-Point Encryption – to increase security of sensitive personal data as well as merchant security. The new program incorporated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) which will enable merchants to protect card payment data within their systems by encrypting personal cardholder information. Accessible only with decryption […]

Sony has announced that it will upgrade several Xperia smart phones to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, starting with the NFC-enabled Xperia P and continuing with the Xperia U, Xperia sola and Xperia go. The upgrade, which will be rolled out over the next few weeks, will allow Xperia P owners to take advantage of […]

If you work with access control solutions at your company or institution, don’t miss this chance to hear from four high-profile organizations that are actually using smart phones as access credentials in their environments. At the ASIS Conference in Philadelphia – Sept. 10 from 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. EDT – HID Global will host a […]

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has installed an RFID-enabled Ready Lane at the San Luis, Arizona border-crossing station, according to a local news story. The single lane will be open between 6 A.M. until 12 A.M. enabling anyone with RFID-enabled travel documents – the U.S. Passport Card, new Legal Permanent Resident “green […]

Panasonic Corporation has unveiled a new mobile app for the Japanese market that enables users to remotely operate and monitor their Panasonic smart home appliances via Android smart phone. Slated for launch in September, the Panasonic Smart App operates with connected appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, kitchen appliances and even health care devices. Those […]

The Merto-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road, two of New York’s busiest rail services, have begun testing a new ticketing system that uses bar codes on mobile phones instead of paper tickets, according to My Bank Tracker. Developed by mobile ticketing specialist Masabi US, Metro-North’s application enables riders to purchase any kind of […]

During the London 2012 Games, Intellitix powered some of the most exclusive private after-show parties using its full suite of RFID technologies specifically designed to enhance guests’ experience. Using Intellitix systems and ID&C RFID wristbands, an online audience of 2 million was generated when ticket holders linked their bands with Facebook to check in and […]