According to Hospitality Technology, only 9% of U.S. citizens carry contacless credit or debit cards, but with an increasing number of restaurants and services now accepting contactless technology, that may be set to change. Leading the way are fast food giants such as McDonald’s and Dairy Queen, who have installed contactless readers in their combined […]

The Infocommunication Union (ICU) has announced that it will establish an NFC test zone at select railway stations in Russia by spring 2010. The Infocommunication Union is a non-profit organization whose board members include representatives of the four leading mobile operators in Russia: VympelCom, MegaFon, MTS, Moskovskaya Sotovaya Svyaz. ICU has been working up to […]

Vienna’s Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB), one of the 100 largest banks in the world, has announced the deployment of LEGIC’s multifunctional employee badges, which combine functions such as time and attendance, access control, ID, parking and an electronic wallet. Money can be added onto the badges at special stations either by using cash or credit, which […]

Avery Dennison announced that its RFID inlays have successfully passed specifications and system tests to meet performance requirements for the tagging of luggage and bags at airports, as established by the International Air Transport Association. Avery Dennsion, through its partnership with Motorola and Print-O-Tape, will begin by supplying Hong Kong International Airport with AD-833 inlays […]

Gaming Partners International announced the delivery of its casino gaming tables, gaming chips, precision dice and other table game equipment to the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The order consisted of 190 custom-built gaming tables and GPI’s popular Paulson line of gaming chips, which are equipped with high-frequency 13.56MHz microchips. The technology offered […]

EMV and smart card technology will be the topic of a January 2010 webinar from the Smart Card Alliance, featuring speakers from Aite Group, Bank of Nova Scotia, KeyPoint Consulting and Visa on the reasons behind the global migration to this technology, and the possibilities for U.S. adoption. Speakers will discuss the current rate of […]

Nigeria is issuing contactless smart cards to students, parents and administrative staff in the hope of empowering educational institutions in the country, according to squicard.com. The cards, created by SugarAnt Technologies and Idenizen Smartware, are currently being used at more than 100 educational institutions across India. Nigeria saw it’s first cards deployed in July with […]