Cubic Transportation Systems has introduced Nextaccount, an account-based open payment platform that offers travelers the convenience to use contactless bank cards, student IDs and mobile phones as their smart ticket, in addition to transit issued smart cards. The new platform gives travelers the ability to pay transit fares directly at the point of travel with […]

The Smart Card Alliance is offering a certification program dedicated to smart card-based payments – the Certified Smart Card Industry Professional/Payments (CSCIP/P) credential. Designed for Industry professionals interested in supporting the U.S. move to EMV and NFC contactless mobile technologies, CSCIP/P certification covers EMV migration, mobile and NFC contactless payments, secure remote transactions and smart […]

Ingenico has announced that it will integrate First Data’s TransArmor data encryption and tokenization technologies across its line of Telium point of sale terminals. According to the partners, the addition of TransArmor will provide greater security to U.S. retail customers making EMV, NFC and magnetic stripe payments on Telium reader products. In 2012, beginning with […]

MacKay Meters announced that it has partnered with Uniform Industrial Corporation (UIC) to provide the first single-space wireless parking meter capable of contactless and NFC payments. With the integration of UIC’s contactless card payment and NFC technology, the MacKay Guardian SOLO meter will be able to support most major contactless credit cards, including MasterCard PayPass […]

BWG Foods, an Irish wholesaler and retail grocery franchise operator, is expected to roll out contactless technology in the majority of its 900 stores after a recent deal announced with Visa, according to The Irish Times. Customers at BWG’s Spar, Eurospar, Mac and XL stores will be able to pay for purchases under €15 (~ […]

ROAM Data has announced a new point of sale (POS) reader that can handle both traditional magnetic stripe cards and NFC-enabled contactless devices. According to ROAM, the “NFC Swipe” reader can connect via audio jack to hundreds of different smart phones, tablets and PCs, turning them into secure state-of-the-art mobile POS devices. The device will […]

Paymark, New Zealand’s largest electronic payments provider, has announced that it will form a joint venture with mobile operators Vodafone New Zealand, 2degrees and Telecom New Zealand to deliver NFC-based mobile services. The four companies intend to launch a trusted service manager (TSM) that will enable New Zealanders to make payments, collect loyalty points and […]

PATCO, the high speed rail line that runs between Philadelphia and Camden County, N.J., is preparing to shift into Phase Two of its open payment trial. Phase Two will enable riders to make secure transit payments at station gates and parking terminals using any contactless Visa, MasterCard or Discover card, or a virtual card in […]

viaForensics, the company hired by Channel 4 News to crack the Barclays card, has apparently demonstrated that it can also lift data from any Visa-branded card, according to The Register. Previously, the mobile security company exhibited how it could extract data from Visa cards issued by Barclays. Now, viaForensics claims it can lift the customer’s […]

GuestLogix, a provider of retail and payment technology solutions to airlines, has upgraded its XPDA onboard handheld point of sale device to accept contactless, NFC and EMV payments. Customers on any flight using GuestLogix readers are now able to tap and pay for in-flight snacks and services using their NFC-enabled mobile phones, contactless credit or […]