With the London 2012 Games upon us, YESpay announced it has equipped 250 locations of the North Greenwich Arena (The O2 Arena) for accepting contactless payments. EMV secured contactless payment technology will enable customers to pay for items by simply waving their card at the point-of-sale for items worth £20 and under. Customers can enjoy […]

Visa announced that during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it will showcase the latest payments innovations designed to transform the way people pay and manage their money. The company will showcase payments via mobile phone and chip-enabled payment cards, which enable faster, more convenient and secure transactions at thousands of retail locations throughout […]

Athena Smartard’s IDProtect V6 Java Card cryptographic smart card has received three global security certifications. It’s earned the International Common Criteria certification EAL +4, the U.S. government’s FIPS 140-2 Level 3 and ICP-Brazil. This platform supports many of Athena’s products, including digital signature (SSCD) applications based on the IAS-ECC specifications issued by GIXEL and conforming […]

UK-based test lab RFI Global has been accredited by Visa to perform tests on a number of products for the mobile financial services industry, including mobile handsets, Universal Integrated Circuit Cards (UICC), microSD and embedded secure element combinations. RFI Global will test these products in compliance with the Visa Mobile Contactless Payment Specification to ensure […]

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) is updating their fare boxes to accept new smart transit cards for riders when boarding buses, according to a local news brief. The new fare boxes, funded by a federal grant, will enable residents to purchase a reloadable transit card, which allows riders to load as much […]

Isis, the mobile payments joint venture from Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, will likely launch its service this August on Android and BlackBerry smart phones with embedded NFC, as well as on iPhones with NFC sleeve attachments, an inside source has told CNET. Although it has been known for some time that Isis will debut in […]

RF Ideas announced the expansion of its pcProx product line with the addition of pcProx Plus reader now available with serial interface. This reader includes all the features and benefits that come with the standard pcProx Plus device, while adding the serial connection interface. With RF IDeas’ patented technology, pcProx Plus is the only reader […]

Precision Dynamics implemented its Smart Band RFID wristband system for cashless point-of-sale (POS) at the Hersheypark amusement park in Hershey, Pa. Following a successful trial last season, Hersheypark deployed the fully integrated cashless POS system to improve customer convenience and satisfaction, while boosting profits at the park. Guests use their Smart Band RFID wristband to […]

Australia’s Commonwealth Bank has unveiled a trio of new solutions – including a software platform, iOS add-on device, and a point of sale terminal – designed to change the point of sale experience for merchants and customers The new software platform, CommBank Pi, enables application developers and businesses to create Android apps and distribute them […]

Tursib, the local public transport operator in Sibiu, Romania, has partnered together with BRD and MasterCard to implement a payment solution leveraging PayPass contactless technology. The contactless system offers passengers the ability to pay for the current trip directly on the means of public transportation using MasterCard and Maestro PayPass cards. Payment for the trip […]