American Express and Sprint have announced an agreement to provide Sprint customers with better access to Serve, American Express’ recently launched digital payments platform. Starting this summer, Serve’s mobile wallet application will be made available in the Sprint Zone, a pre-loaded app that keeps users up-to-date on new apps and provides tips on how to […]

The Mercator Advisory Group has released a new report analyzing the transition to open-loop payments systems among transit authorities. According to Mercator, millions of public transport fares are processed every day through propriety, closed-loop smart card ticketing systems in metropolises like Hong Kong, London and Seoul – accounting for some $100 billion in annual fare […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the summer 2011 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) says it will introduce a mass-market NFC payments solution within the next three months, according to ZDNet Australia. An anonymous source at CBA told ZDNet that the bank plans to roll out special phone cases powered by a microSD card, which would contain the user’s banking information, along with […]

PayPal has developed a new Android widget that enables users to tap their phones together to exchange money, reports PCWorld. Expected to launch this summer, the widget runs only on NFC phones, like the Nexus S featured in the video above. To exchange funds, one user enters the amount to paid, and then holds their […]

Identive Group has announced the launch of an online marketplace featuring NFC solutions for system integrators and applications developers. According to the company, IdentiveNFC.com will offer a range of NFC products and educational resources, including: NFC tags for Google Places program – Pre-personalized NFC tags for local businesses participating in Google’s smart poster campaign. NFC […]

Vodafone CEO Russell Stanners has announced that the company is working with banks to potentially roll out NFC payments in New Zealand, according to Computerworld. Stanners told the Trans-Tasman Business Circle yesterday that the infrastructure for NFC payments is already in place, and the company is currently in talks with banks on how to introduce […]

Spendvision has announced the availability of its new eMoney module, allowing businesses to capture, manage and report on purchases made by employees using NFC technology. Designed to give businesses better insight into employee expenses, the module enables eMoney transactions to be integrated with all other types of transactions, making it easier for staff to record […]

Tyfone has announced that it will provide its suite of mobile wallet services to CoVantage Credit Union (CVCU). CVCU will use Tyfone’s technology to offer customers contactless mobile payments via a memory card through its nine branches in Wisconsin and Michigan. According to Tyfone, the the secure element in the memory card enables CVCU to […]

Absa, the largest consumer bank in South Africa, has concluded a nine-month pilot of contactless payment technology and says it will soon roll out contactless tap-and-go cards to customers, according to ITWeb. Absa’s cards will be available as prepaid or debit, and can be used to tap and pay for goods at retailers as well […]