26 Nov, 2007More vending machines to accept card payments
USA Technologies has engaged in another pact with MasterCard that will put USA Technologies’ e-Port G6 magnetic-stripe and contactless payment card readers in 4,000 more vending machines. This is the fourth deal between the two companies in the past 18 months bringing the total number of vending machines already or soon to be equipped with […]
12 Nov, 2007Motorola invests in ViVOtech
Motorola announced that it has made an equity investment in ViVOtech. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Unlike other contactless technology offerings available on the mobile application market today, ViVOtech’s platform is designed for easy collaboration among issuers, mobile operators and technology providers to deliver the most intuitive and integrated consumer experience across […]
12 Nov, 2007Motorola invests in ViVOtech
Motorola announced that it has made an equity investment in ViVOtech. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Unlike other contactless technology offerings available on the mobile application market today, ViVOtech’s platform is designed for easy collaboration among issuers, mobile operators and technology providers to deliver the most intuitive and integrated consumer experience across […]
09 Nov, 2007LEGIC embeds badge and purse into NFC phones
09 Nov, 2007LEGIC embeds badge and purse into NFC phones
Since May 2007, LEGIC has been involved in a joint NFC pilot project with Swisscom and Selecta. An NFC-enabled mobile telephone and the embedded LEGIC solution make payments at Selecta vending machines child’s play: easy, safe, and contactless. LEGIC is pursuing new directions with its card-in-card solutions. In the form of a virtual card, LEGIC […]
05 Nov, 2007Nova Southeastern completes implementation of new Shark Card
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has just successfully completed the deployment of their new “Shark Card” campus wide smart card program. The NSU Shark card program, provided by SmartCentric in conjunction with Siemens Communications Inc, combines the latest in leading edge smart card technology using both contact and contactless chip technologies and allows for fast and […]
31 Oct, 2007Heartland’s new micro-payments division partners with OTI for “cards” and readers
On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI), has been selected by Heartland Payment Systems, to provide universities, students and merchants with a unique and innovative solution of making – and accepting – contactless payments by cell phone. Heartland has completed the first full deployment at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, PA. Payments by cell phone are […]
13 Oct, 2007Smart Card Alliance Conference day 2 roundup
The vigorous take up of contactless payment in the United States and its future in mobile phones, plus a Mount Sinai Medical Center initiative to give patients control of their own health and hospital registration information, highlighted day two of the Alliance annual conference. Included are highlights of the following main topics: Contactless payments, Near […]
04 Oct, 2007Asia’s first SIM-based NFC trial begins soon
Gemalto is partnering with Taiwan’s Far EasTone Telecommunications Ltd. to start Asia’s first mobile contactless SIM-based NFC (Near Field Communications) trial. The trial, which starts in November, is part of the GSM Association’s ‘Pay-Buy Mobile’ initiative which seeks to define a common global approach to using NFC technology to link mobile devices with payment and […]
04 Oct, 2007Asia’s first SIM-based NFC trial begins soon
Gemalto is partnering with Taiwan’s Far EasTone Telecommunications Ltd. to start Asia’s first mobile contactless SIM-based NFC (Near Field Communications) trial. The trial, which starts in November, is part of the GSM Association’s ‘Pay-Buy Mobile’ initiative which seeks to define a common global approach to using NFC technology to link mobile devices with payment and […]
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