SNCF, France’s national state-owned railway company, has chosen XIRING to provide its mobile teams with contactless card terminals as part of a greater initiative to develop e-ticketing in the Ile-de-France region. SNCF has ordered 1,400 of XIRING’ Xi-Check handheld terminals, allowing ticket agents to check and validate contact and contactless travel cards on the fly. […]

Bangalore and Pune are vying to be the first city in India to deploy a contactless smart card fare system on city buses, according to idsuperstore.ca. Bangalore’s smart card program is nearing completion, according to transit officials. The system is expected to provide commuters easy tap-and-go style payment on the city’s 1,000 buses. Pune, on […]

Oxford Bus company’s changeover to its new Oyster-style contactless smart card system was a bit bumpy on Sunday, as hundreds of bus passengers were told their cards were ‘invalid’ by the buses’ contactless readers, reports The Oxford Times. Some passengers carrying refused cards were told to pay the fare and reclaim the cash later. In […]

The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority’s (MBTA) new Charlie Card payment system is up and running on MetroWest Regional Transit Authority’s buses, according to The Boston Herald. MetroWest bus customers using the Charlie Card will now be able to transfer seamlessly to the MBTA’s Green Line service, says MBTA General Manager Richard Davey. Transit Authorities see […]

Thirteen French cities are receiving government support to launch NFC-enabled mobile contactless payment and information services, according to scottrade.com. The initiative is backed by the Ministry of Industry, which will provide consultancy and engineering assistance for a number of NFC projects ranging from public transit mobile ticketing to m-payments for school lunches. Among the cities […]

Japan’s Toppan Printing is working on a sleek new NFC-enabled device that costs a mere $25, according to intomobile.com. The new device, which is only 3.9 mm thick and about the size of a business card, features a built in 2.2 inch 320 x 240 pixel screen and interactive button controls that allow users to […]

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) has released a report predicting that Cabcharge’s recent adoption of contactless technology for taxi-fare payments will put pressure on banks to offer contactless payment cards, according to Business Spectator. The Australian taxi company will soon outfit approximately 20,000 taxi cabs, limos and water taxis with contactless payment technology, pending regulatory […]

Indian Railways (IR), the state-owned railway company of India, is looking to introduce an Oyster-style contactless transport ticketing card in Mumbai and Delhi, according to NDTV. IR has already started converting its railway ticketing smart card into a city transport card that can used for several modes of transportation. According to NDTV, IR has already […]