SCM Microsystems has announced that its SCL011 contactless smart card reader is now compliant with the CCID (Circuits Cards Interface Devices) standard, enabling users to plug and play the device without having to install special drivers. Originally an industry standard for contact cards, CCID is now becoming a standard for a growing number of contactless […]

Gemalto announced that the Stockholm Public Transport is deploying AllAboutMe, a solution to design customized travel cards online. Gemalto is the prime contractor for this project and will provide the orgainzation with the card issuance service. Gemalto’s solution includes online purchase and Web plug-in, contactless card production, image verification, secure personalization and printing, as well […]

IMS Research is predicting 2011 will be the year that NFC “finally comes good and takes-off.” “The NFC market has encountered many false dawns from its inception almost seven years ago,” comments Senior Market Analyst Don Tait. “The launch of a number of NFC-enabled smart phones in 2011 is helping the market to gain traction. […]

eAccess, a subsidiary of Cubic Corporation, has announced the delivery of more than a million of its Limited Use (LU) contactless cards to major U.S. transit and building access customers. Designed to provide a faster travel experience, LU smart cards are placed in proximity to readers rather than inserted into ticket slots like magnetic tickets. […]

ASK has announced it will supply its CPL108 contactless couplers to be integrated into all recharging stations of MOBI.E, Portugal’s nationwide electric vehicle (EV) charging network. Introduced in December 2010, MOBI.E comprises 1,300 EV charging stations across all of continental Portugal. The service is accessible to all users and compatible with all manufacturers of EV’s. […]

Isis, the mobile payments venture by Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile, is not “scaling back” efforts to launch its own payments platform in favor of a simpler mobile wallet service, contrary to a report by The Wall Street Journal. According to Mobile Commerce Daily, Isis will continue as planned to develop its own mobile […]

Xerox’s Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), is moving forward with plans to enter the public transit sector with the hire of Steve Frazzini as vice president of fare payment solutions. A former vice president for Automated Fare Collection and MetroCard Operations for the MTA in New York City, Frazzini has worked for 25 years in public […]

The City of Calgary has selected Telvent to implement a contactless smart card based Electronic Fare Collection (EFC) system for Calgary Transit’s light rail and bus network. Calgary Transit, which services some 94 million passengers per year, has opted for a contactless system in order to provide a “more convenient method to pay for fares,” […]