Jack Jania, vice president and general manager, Gemalto Inc. Mobile payments are fast becoming one of the most discussed, and least understood, trends across several industries. Mobile device manufacturers, retailers and banks, and even application developers are attempting to tame the mobile payment beast. But it will take more than a smart phone application or […]

By Salvatore D’Agostino, IDmachines LLC, CSCIP Identity will continue to occupy a prime position in the minds of entrepreneurs, the C-suite, IT and security professionals, regulators, Jane and General Doe. And while some people are waiting for the next revision of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace and the Federal Identity, Credentialing and […]

Visa is introducing a new card terminal in London taxi cabs that will allow passengers to pay for fares with contactless payment cards, according to tradingmarkets.com. Visa is partnering with Transport for London (TfL) for the roll out, which will initially involve 58 taxis equipped with VeriFone terminals, with Ingenico, CabCard, and CabVision providing a […]

VeriFone Systems and Gemalto today announced further developments in their broad strategic partnership for the development of EMV solutions. First announced in October 2010, the partnership entails cooperative efforts in EMV chip card solutions, the handover of Gemalto’s point of sale (POS) solutions business to VeriFone, and Gemalto’s appointment as the preferred supplier of Machine-to-Machine […]

First Data has announced that it is partnering with Poland’s Gospodarczy Bank Wielkopolski to deliver contactless payment to KKS Lech Poznan soccer fans. First Data will provide card issuing and processing services for the deployment of MasterCard’s new PayPass Fan Card, which can be used to make contactless payments and ATM cash withdrawals, pay for […]

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has begun accepting proposals from tech firms to replace its SmarTrip fare system, according to tbd.com. The Metro, which provides rapid transit services to Washington D.C. and its suburbs, is looking for an open fare system that uses “contactless, chip-enabled debit and credit cards, federal ID cards, or […]

Last year there were 944 million EMV cards in circulation worldwide, according to EMVCo, virtually none of which were issued in the world’s largest payments market: the United States. With the rest of the world now upgraded to a higher security standard, the U.S. has a critical decision to make on when, how and if […]

Turkey’s Bank Asya is partnering with smart card technology solutions provider Watchdata to launch a microSD-based mobile payment solution in Turkey. The solution, called DIT Mobil, enables customers to conduct transactions at the point of sale by simply tapping their mobile phone against a MasterCard PayPass compatible reader. The new solution is the latest member […]

London black cabs are introducing a new payment scheme that allows passengers to pay for fares up to £15 with a tap of their Visa contactless debit or credit cards, according to uk.autoblog.com. Customers will also be able to pay for fares with EMV cards at terminals located in the back of the cab, meaning […]

Gemalto announced a milestone in Canada: its Optelio dual interface debit card is the first to be certified as compliant with the Interac Flash specification. The card contains both contactless and contact payment functionality to add more security and convenience to the payment process in Canada. Gemalto’s Interac Flash-compliant debit card is ready and available […]