A Chinese couple who used stolen identity information from students at Simon Fraser University in Canada to obtain TransLink U-Passes, have been deported. Siyuan Gu and Jing Wang pleaded guilty in December to using the forged documents. When police raided their apartment they found “some retail PIN card terminals, a pinhole, wireless remote transmitter and […]

UK mobile operator O2 is delaying the launch of its “O2 Wallet” mobile contactless payments, loyalty and transit app due to concerns that it is “not yet offering an adequate customer experience,” reports MarketingWeek. Originally slated for launch in the second half of 2011, O2 Wallet will undergo further internal trials ahead of a wider […]

A pilot program is in the works to replace the New York City MetroCard with a chip-enabled smart card, according to the New York Times. Unlike the current MetroCard, which use magnetic-stripe technology, smart cards are waved in front of a sensor, rather than swiped. This aims to eliminate any delays at the turnstiles, where […]

The Province of British Columbia, the University of British Columbia and the Alma Mater Society have negotiated a plan to prevent students from dropping out of courses but still keeping their subsidized U-Pass, according to The Ubyssey. In the past students received their U-Pass twice a term, but under the new agreement students will get […]

By Kamran Yazdanjoo, Director of Open Payments, Cubic Transportation Systems Diversity, accessibility and convenience are the watchwords of transport ticketing in 2012, with the momentum building for bank cards and mobile phones to offer options to traditional transit-issued fare media. Recent developments in mobile technologies such as mobile banking, near field communications (NFC), Bluetooth and […]

German automotive supplier Continental has announced that it will showcase its new NFC-enabled vehicle access control solution this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. According to Continental, the “Simplify your Drive” system uses a virtual key that is stored on the SIM card of NFC-enabled phone. To unlock a vehicle, the user […]

Boston-based Revosys has announced that it will implement NFC payment processing in its upcoming “Interactive V5 In-Taxi” advertising system. According to Revosys, the upgraded Interactive V5 will allow passengers to pay for fares with NFC-enabled mobile phones, contactless credit and debit cards, and traditional magnetic stripe cards. The solution also features a touch screen for […]

UK train operator, First Capital Connect’s proposal to extend the Oyster Travelcard and Pay As You Go schemes to St. Albans has been shot down by the government’s Department for Transport. According to stalbansreview.com, the government department wants to focus on another form of smart card technology, Integrated Transport Smartcard Organization (ITSO). Currently, Oyster is […]