German beer festival Oktoberfest will be using mobile point of sale (POS) terminals developed by Munich-based payworks in an attempt to expedite customers’ payment experience. The system being used at Oktoberfest is developed by Payworks and works with a small card-reading device that plugs directly into an iPhone. The solution enables smaller merchants to accept […]

The latest installment of the Windows Phone will feature NFC capabilities along with a host of other improvements, according to ComputerWorld Australia. By supporting NFC technologies, Windows Phone 8 will enable for two-way communication between a mobile device and an NFC terminal at a cash register or pay station. The phone will have a “tap […]

Thursby Software Systems has announced additional features to be added to its PKard Reader browsing solution. The PKard Reader v1.1 is a secure browsing app that enables users to access Web portals, collaboration sites and Web-based email accounts like Microsoft’s Outlook Web Access directly from their Apple mobile devices. The latest upgrades to the PKard […]

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 […]

Google has announced that Oct. 17 will mark the end of the Google Prepaid Card on Google Wallet. The company said that since adding support for all debit and credit cards from Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover last month, Google Wallet no longer needs a prepaid card to mimic debit-style transactions. Starting Sept. 17, […]

French supermarket chain Casino Group has launched an NFC mobile application designed to streamline the in-store shopping experience. Developed alongside NFC specialist ThinkandGo, the mCasino app enables shoppers to tap NFC-tagged items with their mobile phones to add them to a virtual shopping cart, as well as receive any discounts, coupons, or other information about […]

HID Global has expanded its ICLASS SE platform with two additions: the standards-based iCLASS Seos credential and support for the industry-standard Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP). iCLASS Seos features a standards-based card edge and is portable for use on NFC smart phones so that customers can utilize smart cards, mobile devices or both within their […]

Visa and PayPal are emerging as consumer favorites amid an ever-growing field of mobile wallet providers, according to a new report from Javelin Strategy & Research. When asked in Javelin’s online survey which mobile wallet provider they would prefer, 15% of consumers chose Visa and 13% chose PayPal. Mobile network operators Verizon and AT&T (i.e. […]

RF IDeas announced that it will upgrade its pcProx and pcProx Plus readers to support NFC and HID iClass SE Secure Identity Object (SIO) technologies. Slated for release in Q4 2012, the upgraded readers will enable employees to redeem ID and access credentials stored on their mobile phones, or any other NFC-enabled device, with just […]

New report says card or handset, smart card tech plays critical role Smart cards have long played a key role in securing physical and logical access, but now smart cards embedded in mobile devices are emerging as a new, more robust identity credential. The Smart Card Alliance released a white paper on this global trend […]