A new survey co-sponsored by a market research company and one specializing in small payments technology, show consumer willingness to use contactless cards in lieu of cash for everyday items such as coffee or newspapers. But some still question the card’s safety or ease of use, meaning more education is needed. Survey Finds Young, High-Income […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor Ireland-based smart card solutions provider SmartCentric Technologies has chosen the partnership route to add more functions to the services it offers clients. Its recent agreement with Texas-based QI Systems is intended to provide SmartCentric’s university and corporate campuses with new unattended card readers capable of handling both contact and contactless […]

Some 1,000 Coca-Cola vending machines in Philadelphia will soon be accepting MasterCard PayPass using USA Technologies’ radio frequency-enabled e-Port payment terminal that was developed specifically to accept MasterCard PayPass and other forms of contactless payments. The roll-out follows successful trials in vending machines in New York City and Atlanta. PURCHASE, N.Y.–MasterCard International has teamed with […]

QI Systems, a developer and marketer of contact and contactless chip-based card payment and tracking solutions, has joined with campus card provider SmartCentric Technologies, to provide universities with more opportunities for expanded use of the SmartCity smart cards for on-campus and off-campus use. The agreement will also allow for remote data collection and hot-listing of […]

Thanks to a contactless LEGIC all-in-one-card, students and faculty at a Switzerland college can buy food in the canteens or from seven on-campus vending machines, and obtain copying and printing services. Students also can use their personal contactless ID card to open their lockers, which they use to store their laptops and other valuable equipment. […]

By Rhea Wessel, Contributing Editor, RFIDOperations This article originally appeared in a 2005 issue of RFIDOperations. A pen that was first used on Apollo 7 in 1969 and made famous again 3 decades later on the Seinfeld sitcom because it could write upside down, is now able to do much more. Fisher Space Pen of […]

Electronic payment technology provider MagTek, addressing the need for contactless support, has released its newest hybrid mag stripe/contactless/smart card reader designed for kiosks, vending machines and fuel pumps. San Francisco, CA–MagTek Inc, a global leader in electronic payment technology, announced at the 2006 annual CardTechSecurTech conference the IntelliStripe 65 hybrid reader, designed for self-service applications […]

By Rhea Wessel Joe Banker rides this city’s subway every morning from his apartment outside of the city to his office high rise. Each month, he pays roughly €100 ($128) for his transport ticket. This month, however, he was sent to London on short notice for two weeks. Banker has grossly overpaid for riding the […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications Global systems operator Thales is more than just a transit/transport integrator utilizing smart cards. Lots more. Try aircraft carriers, global positioning systems, air traffic control, contactless payments, passports, unmanned aircraft, and … well, the list goes on. Even Louvre security has a spot on Thales’ menu of services. […]

Asian payment card leader, JCB, will join MasterCard and Visa using a common protocol for contactless payment transactions. The PayPass protocol, developed by MasterCard, supports ISO 14443 standard contactless technology. According to the announcement, “the use of a common communications protocol … will enable vendors to streamline product development, leading to reduced implementation costs and […]