Gaming Partners International announced that it has received three orders to supply casino chips and plaques totaling just under $4.7 million. The company will produce approximately 700,000 custom Bourgogne et Grasset (B&G) premium casino chips for Venetian Macau Limited’s Sands Macau and Sands Cotai properties. GPI will also produce over 80,000 B&G RFID plaques to […]
01 May, 2012GPI receives multiple orders for RFID casino currency
01 May, 2012Aukland to trial mobile wallet on transit network
Telecom NZ, Auckland Transport and Thales have announced plans to start trialling a mobile wallet system across Auckland, New Zealand’s public transportation network starting this May. Developed in partnership with Gemalto, Westpac and Paymark, the trial will involve some 30 staff from the six organizations using mobile phones to make NFC payments on Aukland’s buses, […]
01 May, 2012Survey shows 66% of retailers want mobile POS
A new survey from Motorola Solutions shows there is increasing interest from retail, hospitality and field service industries for mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) solutions, such as NFC payments and mobile loyalty programs, as a core strategy for improving customer service. According to the survey, which comprised 541 retail, hospitality and field service employees from […]
30 Apr, 2012NFC payments impact will be slight, says IEEE fellow
NFC-enabled mobile payments may not have the kind of immediate impact the likes of Google and Isis are hoping for, according to Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) fellow Jack Winters. In an interview with Network World, Winters said that he sees no reason to switch from credit cards to NFC mobile payments, and […]
30 Apr, 2012Nintendo shows off NFC with Rayman trailer
Nintendo has released a new trailer for Rayman showing how NFC will be used to enhance gameplay on the upcoming Wii U game system. In the trailer (starting at 1:20), you can see a gamer place an NFC-enabled heart figurine on the screen of her co-player’s Wii U tablet controller, prompting hearts to appear in […]
30 Apr, 2012Port Authority works towards new transit card system
The Port Authority of Allegheny County has released an update on its intended roll out of a contactless smart card transit system, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The project was originally put on hold due to issues with the new fare boxes. An internal pilot test is currently under way with some transit authority employees, […]
30 Apr, 2012Denizbank joins Cep-T Cuzdan NFC payments platform
Denizbank, a private bank with 588 branches in Turkey, has joined Turkcell’s Cep-T Cuzdan platform, enabling its customers to make contactless payments with their NFC-enabled handsets. Customers can now apply for the service via SMS, and Denizbank will provision them a prepaid mobile account that can be used wherever MasterCard PayPass contactless payments are accepted. […]