New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is ready to start building its contactless fare payment system after nearly four years of testing, according to Digital Transactions News. MTA officials say they are finalizing a broad outline of the system and will soon receive formal proposals from vendors to begin work on a detailed design, […]

French card manufacturer Isra Cards has announced the release of its new contactless smart card, the Mifare Plus. According to Isra, the new smart card features an integrated ‘CPU’ chip designed to provide companies with advanced security and privacy without having to change their system to be compatible with new Mifare Plus technology. The card […]

BMW has revealed plans for an NFC-enabled “car key of the future,” according to computerweekly.com. “Our vision is that, in future, the key will not only mean access to the car but, inside and outside the car, will become as it were the ‘key’ to many functions,” said Thomas Kratz of BMW development access and […]

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Port Authority (SEPTA) is borrowing $175 million from the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp to implement its new electronic fare system, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. After a two year standstill in which SEPTA unsuccessfully applied for government funding, the agency is looking to hire a contractor to begin installation by early summer. […]

Clear2Pay has been selected by the South African National Department of Transport to develop functional test solutions for EMV contactless cards and payment terminals. According to Clear2Pay, the rapidly expanding number of public transport users in South Africa has prompted the government to introduce an Automatic Fare Collection system in an effort to modernize the […]

The Port Authority of Allegheny County is moving ahead with Pittsburgh’s new contactless smart card transit system after fixing a glitch with fare boxes on buses. The rollout stalled last year when buses at the Collier Garage had recurring issues with dollar bills jamming in the new fare boxes. Project manager Tim Bach says that […]

Sweden’s Arcontia has announced the launch of its new ARC2330 contactless smart card reader. According to the company, the ISO/IEC 14443 compliant reader is designed for e-ticketing and contactless payments, and features a graphical LCD display-based user interface. The reader also comes with a desktop mounting kit for use at the point of sale and […]

CreditCall has announced the addition of Contactless.LIB, a contactless payment capability, to its EMV Level 2 range of software Kernels. According to CreditCall, the upgrade enables terminal manufacturers and payment software developers to integrate Contactless Kernel technology into their solutions without the high cost of development and maintenance. The Contactless Kernel, which enables retailers to […]