Niles P. Dally, Vice President Sales, NuVision Networks Corp So much of what any of us say about what will happen in the future is based on what we know now; however technology, business relationships, and consumer needs are constantly changing. Who would have foreseen this time last year the tragedy at Virginia Tech and […]

The Paradies Shops, an airport concessionaire in most of North America, has selected ViVOtech contactless payment terminals for their 500+ retail stores in over 60 airports and hotels across the U.S. and Canada. The Paradies Shops will now be able to offer quicker payment options and greater convenience to more than half-a-billion travelers it serves […]

Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech’s ViVOnfc infrastructure software for Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile phone payments is starting to be used by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in its first NFC mobile phone payment launch in conjunction with MasterCard at the Masters Golf Tournament in Australia. According to ViVOtech, this deployment marks Australia’s first NFC mobile phone […]

Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech’s ViVOnfc infrastructure software for Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile phone payments is starting to be used by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in its first NFC mobile phone payment launch in conjunction with MasterCard at the Masters Golf Tournament in Australia. According to ViVOtech, this deployment marks Australia’s first NFC mobile phone […]

Oberthur Card Systems predicts the smart card will become a mainstay of American wallets in 2008. Oberthur claims to be the largest producer of contactless cards in the U.S. and currently 17 of its top 20 customers, as well as the federal government, have embraced microprocessor chip cards. The company feels that this will put […]

USA Technologies is increasing the number of contactless card readers ordered from ViVOtech for implementation in USAT’s e-Ports. The company has already ordered 2,000 card readers from ViVOtech, and is following up with another order of 8,000 to be delivered in 2008. Both companies see the the emerging self-service market as a great place to […]

ASEC, a subsidiary of On Track Innovations Ltd (OTI) based in Poland, will provide the Transport Department of the City of Warsaw with additional public transportation and street parking contactless tickets. Following Warsaw, the program is expanding to other cities in Poland including Gdynia, Plock and Rybnik. The orders will exceed $500,000 and delivery is […]

MasterCard recently issued its 20 millionth PayPass contactless card, a milestone the company says is consistent with a recent worldwide survey showing consumers are using less cash than they did five years ago. The 13-country survey shows that an increasing majority of consumers believe that eventually cash will simply be an afterthought. Video included. 20 […]

MasterCard Worldwide has released a prepaid reloadable travel card with travel industry data and financial solution provider Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC). The MasterCard Travel Card, as it is called, is available at ARC’s network of more than 20,000 U.S. travel agent locations, and features MasterCard PayPass functionality in addition to the traditional magnetic stripe. “It […]

Convenience store chains Kum & Go will now accept MasterCard PayPass across its entire fleet of more than 450 store locations. This will provide customers with an even faster and more convenient store visit. Kum & Go customers can quickly pay for their purchases by simply tapping their contactless MasterCard card or device on a […]