Dynamics Inc. announced its Triple Interface payment device, a battery-powered piece of plastic that ties together all three primary payment technologies – magnetic stripe, EMV and contactless – into a single, rewriteable format. A user can select a desired payment option by simply pressing the different buttons on the card. When different payment options are […]

A new payment card with three functions – traditional payments, public transportation and collecting bonus points – is available on the Georgian market, according to The FINANCIAL. The new Express Card, issued by The National Bank of Georgia, enables cardholders to perform banking transactions, pay transit fare on the Tbilisi metro, buses and mini-buses, as […]

Cubic’s open payment system run by the Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) will be on display and featured at the Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council Meeting, nearly one year after its launch. The PATCO Speedline is a rapid transit system that runs from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden County, New Jersey. The open payment system accepts […]

Confidex announced that it has exceeded the 300 million pieces delivered in limited use contactless tickets, compliant with NFC Forum Type 2. Confidex’s limited use contactless tickets enable mass transit passengers in more than 30 cities on all continents to conveniently and reliably commute while experiencing the benefits of contactless ecosystems. In addition, Confidex introduced […]

The Regional Transportation District (RTD) of the Denver Metro Area is introducing a new smart card fare payment system, which is expected to replace all general bus passes and punch cards throughout the system late next year, according to The Daily Camera. The smart card – dubbed MyRide – is equipped with a chip that […]

ABI Research has updated its 2012 market forecasts for the smart card and secure IC market from 261 million to 540 million units. The drivers behind this growth are increased demand for secure microcontrollers with high security and authentication capabilities for the anti-counterfeiting and NFC secure element sectors. While this quarter’s information has remained the […]

Unified Payment and Dejavoo Systems announced that new point-of-sale terminals based on the V Series POS product line are now shipping for both the Unified Payments line of business and their Process Pink brand. These specially configured V8 units from Dejavoo Systems have traditional swipe capability as well as EMV, contactless, and dual-communication capability. The […]

Repsol, an integrated Spanish oil and gas company, has installed PIN pads with contactless technology in 140 services stations across Barcelona and Balearic Islands. The contactless deployment follows “la Caixa” and its announcement that the bank has already issued more than 950,000 contactless cards and has 19,000 PIN pads in operation which are adapted to […]

Hong Kong and Shenzhen citizens will soon be offered a convenience with intercity commuting and spending with the introduction of the “Hu Tong Xing” smart card, according to China Daily. Octopus Cards Ltd and Shenzhentong Co Ltd together launched a two-in-one co-named smart card that combines a Hong Kong dollar e-purse and a yuan e-purse. […]

Cubic Transportation Systems announced that travelers now can take the Metrorail to and from the Miami International Airport (MIA), including paying their fares using the EASY Card smart card system. Cubic extended the EASY Card system to MIA Metrorail Station under an approximately $1 million option in the original contract with MDT, including new fare […]