Tyfone has been awarded its second patent this year for the company’s mobile electronic wallet technology. This new patent, US 7,805,615, entitled “Asymmetric cryptography with user authentication,” is for Tyfone’s u4ia Mobile Secure Transaction platform, which offers identity authentication and secure access to electronic wallet information even if the mobile phone is not connected to […]

GuestLogix has announced the launch of the airline industry’s first handheld contactless point-of-sale device that looks and behaves like a smart phone. According to GuestLogix, the AVATA-m enables operators to maximize sales in their on-board stores, airport lounges or departure gates with contactless payment capability and Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and RFID connectivity. GuestLogix is also unveiling […]

The Open Standard for Public Transport (OSPT) Alliance made its debut today at CARTES & IDentification 2010, introducing an open security standard to foster the next generation of transit fare collection systems. Now open to new members, the alliance will work to establish an ecosystem of transit operators, technology suppliers, consultants and integrators, government agencies […]

The NFC Forum formally unveiled its new Certification Program designed to give device manufacturers a means of establishing their products’ compliance with the NFC Forum’s technical specifications. Under the program, companies submit their devices to an authorized NFC Forum test laboratory for conformance testing using NFC Forum-validated test tools. The results are submitted to the […]

Visa announced the commercial availability of DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay mobile contactless payments solution for financial institutions in the U.S. and select markets. Following 18-months of technology development in partnership with DeviceFidelity, and trials with financial institutions in the United States, Europe and Asia, Visa has tested and supports commercialization of In2Pay microSD for use with leading […]

STMicroelectronics (ST) has announced the launch of its new NFC and RF-enabled EEPROM technologies allowing for communication between mobile phones and other electronic devices. Equipped with ST’s NFC chip, a mobile phone can upload and download data over the air from any equipment fitted with ST’s EEPROM memory, from personal health monitors to TV sets […]

On Track Innovations Ltd. is introducing a new NFC mobile payment system that enables existing mobile phones to support contactless payments. OTI’s COPNI (Contactless Payment and NFC Insert) is an add-on to mobile phones’ SIM cards that is independent of the handset type and model, allowing a wide range of mobile phone carriers to implement […]

Dates: February 15-17, 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Venue: Marriott City Center Hotel URL: http://www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/activities-next-conference Description: The Smart Card Alliance will hold the 2011 Mobile & Transit Payments Summit on February 15-17, 2011, at the Marriott City Center Hotel in Salt Lake City, UT. This important industry gathering will focus on exciting new trends […]

INSIDE Contactless announced it has changed its name to INSIDE Secure to better reflect its business strategy after the acquisition of Atmel Corporation’s Secure Microcontroller Solutions. According to INSIDE, the new name represents the company’s “100%” focus on secure semiconductors for transactions and digital identity. INSIDE Secure’s portfolio of secure semiconductors serve mobile phones, passports […]

NXP Semiconductors announced that its MIFARE DESFire EV1 contactless microcontroller IC has been chosen to power Madrid’s new contactless Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) scheme for the city’s public transit network. Operated by the Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid (CRTM), the public transportation system covers the city’s urban metro, bus and suburban rail networks, which […]