On Track Innovations has announced that its subsidiary PARX Ltd., provider of the contactless EasyPark payment solution, will acquire the assets of fellow parking solutions provider Ganis Systems. According to OTI, the acquisition will result in a new in-vehicle parking solution with a back-office network that utilizes city resources, delivers traffic management tools and provides […]

The Clipper card may soon make its way into Solano and Napa counties, making it easier for transit commuters to link up with BART and other bus systems, according to The Reporter. A proposal will soon go to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) board to expand the Clipper card into bus transit systems in Solano […]

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has begun accepting proposals from tech firms to replace its SmarTrip fare system, according to tbd.com. The Metro, which provides rapid transit services to Washington D.C. and its suburbs, is looking for an open fare system that uses “contactless, chip-enabled debit and credit cards, federal ID cards, or […]

The government of Victoria, Australia has begun a formal review of the region’s ‘myki’ contactless ticketing system to determine whether or not to scrap the $1.3 billion project in total, according to ABC News. The government has issued an order to cease further deployment of the system while it conducts its review, effectively doing away […]

The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), the Philippine public transport operator in charge of operating the Manila Light Rail Transit System (LRT), is considering adopting a unified contactless fare payment card, according to malaya.com.ph. The LRTA has already begun a pilot of the new technology at Roosevelt and Balintawak stations with hopes of expanding the […]

RNCOS has released a new report predicting that the worldwide shipment of secure microprocessor contactless smart cards will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24% from 2011 to 2013. According to RNCOS, the increasing application of smart cards in various industrial sectors, including mobile payments, transportation and ID, coupled with rising awareness […]

The Westmoreland County Transit Authority (WCTA) is planning to install a smart card fare system on Westmoreland County, Pa. buses in 2011, according to The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The WCTA has won $600,000 in state and federal grants for the purchase of cards, readers and computer equipment, which will allow riders to tap and pay for […]

France Telecom’s Orange has announced a large-scale commercial deployment of NFC-enabled SIM cards and handsets to facilitate the development of mobile contactless services in Europe. The new SIM cards will be introduced to Orange subscribers in the second half of 2011, and the operator says it will try to equip at least 500,000 of its […]