Blackboard’s new contactless cards deployed at Santa Clara University helped the university meet several needs, according to Jeff Staples, vice president of market development and strategy at the campus card provider. The university wanted to increase awareness of specials in their dining program so the school put up digital signage at the card office advertising […]

sQuid, provider of contactless eMoney solutions for campuses and The London School of Economics and Political Science announced the launch of sQuid on the LSE card. Students and staff can go online to pre-load the card with funds to spend at various on-campus restaurants, cafes, and libraries. The card also has a loyalty purse included, […]

Dublin-based AIB Merchant Services (AIBMS) has announced the launch of its new customizable loyalty program for small to medium-sized businesses, according to siliconrepublic.com. The new solution, AIBMS loyaltyplus, uses contactless tags from ZapaTechnology that combine multiple loyalty cards onto one single device accepted at AIBMS point of sale terminals. Loyaltyplus also allows retailers to send […]

eNational Payments, a provider of mobile and contactless electronic commerce and payment processing services, has a entered into a strategic partnership with Mocapay, enabling its merchants and retailers access to Mocapay’s secure mobile payments solution and mobile marketing engine to reach customers in real-time. eNational Payments currently provides financial services, including check warranty and back […]

McDonald’s has begun offering NFC mobile coupons in restaurants across Japan, according to Mobile Commerce Daily. Once a week McDonald’s sends registered members of its “Toku” promotional program – now numbering 18 million – a list of coupons directly to their mobile phones. Customers then have the choice of opening the coupon on the phone’s […]

California State University, Northridge, is encouraging students to experience the variety of campus dining locations by giving out discounts and prizes, according to the Daily Sundial. Students are issued a passport with 11 slots for participating CSUN dining locations to stamp each time the student makes a minimum purchase. The first two stamps give students […]

The recession has lead a growing number of organizations to launch smart card-based loyalty schemes in hopes of boosting profits, according to hidglobal.com. Smart loyalty cards come equipped with contactless technology to offer greater speed and security than ‘non-technology’ loyalty cards, says HID Global. The consumer end hasn’t been as quick to pick up on […]

Retail software provider ILoveVelvet has announced that it is bringing its point-of-sale solutions to the U.S. market. The technology, a mix of hardware and software, serves luxury brands as well as small and medium-sized retailers, enabling them to execute mobile point-of-sale payments, create a customized in-store experience and enhance product and customer knowledge. The system’s […]

The Smart Card Alliance has released a new report on the state of the smart card market in the Americas, “Smart Cards & Smart Card ICs – Americas – 2010,” created by IMS Research in association exclusively with the SCA. “This report is the first research of its kind to address smart cards specifically for […]

MasterCard PayPass stickers, now available for Citi credit cards can be affixed to the back of any mobile device and used to make contactless payments at merchants that accept PayPass transactions. Citi’s contactless MasterCard PayPass sticker is supplied by Oberthur Technologies. In early summer, Citi will roll out a PayPass locator app that searches and […]