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. […]

At the Intel Developer Forum, MasterCard announced its intention to partner with the chip-maker to provide NFC-enabled laptops, enabling them to act as credit card terminals. The initiative would allow for an online shopper to simply tap their card or phone to the computer to complete a transaction. In effect, this means that shoppers would […]

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 […]

DeviceFidelity is partnering with Vincento Payment Solutions and MasterCard to bring its moneto NFC wallet service to the European market. Later this year, UK iPhone users will be able to sign up online to receive an iCaisse4X protective case that attaches to the iPhone to enable contactless payments. Moneto uses a prepaid MasterCard, which can […]

The Water Emergency Transit Agency (WETA), operator of San Francisco Bay Ferry, announced it will bring Clipper Card into acceptance on the Alameda/Oakland and Harbor Bay ferry routes. Beginning October 1, Clipper will be available on three San Francisco Bay Ferry routes: the South San Francisco/ Alameda/Oakland, the Alameda Main Street/Oakland/San Francisco, and the Alameda […]

OC Transpo said the “root cause” leading to Ottawa’s Presto card problems appears to be fixed, according to a local news report. The Presto system was originally scheduled to go live July 1, but due to technical problems with the system the transit decided to push the launch back. OC Transpo says its “cautiously optimistic” […]

EMVCo, the EMV standards body owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, has signed an agreement with the NFC Forum to improve the development and testing process of NFC-enabled mobile devices. Under the partnership, the two organizations will synchronize their specifications, test plans, test tools, laboratory accreditations and the management of contactless product certifications. […]

MasterCard Worldwide has qualified one of the first card personalization validation (CPV) test tool to meet its latest CPV requirements v5.5, which were released in April 2012. This test tool, which has been brought to market in a joint collaboration between Barnes International and FIME, enables issuers to accurately and efficiently prepare for the MasterCard […]