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 […]

Dates: April 17-20, 2011 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Venue: Marriott Waterfront Hotel URL: http://www.naccu.org/2011/ Description: NACCU’s Annual Conference brings together a variety of campus card professionals from a wide array of disciplines and management perspectives. The Conference has developed into the single most important opportunity to learn about the latest technological advances, marketing innovations, and business […]

NBS Technologies has developed personalization scripts for Tyfone’s SideTap microSD memory cards to be integrated with EMV UbiQPersoMaster personalization software, enabling mobile contactless payment for NFC applications. According to NBS, the new integration will allow financial institutions and consumers to be able to personalize their data at the distribution point on their Tyfone SideTap memory […]

Payter has introduced its new Globe P45 payment terminal supporting contactless, EMV and NFC mobile payment. The ‘plug and play’ reader is a stand alone device that does not need to be integrated with a cash register, making it suitable for small retailers, according to Payter. The Globe P45 terminal comes standard with a broad […]

Samsung Electronics announced plans to mass produce a new NFC chip featuring embedded flash memory. Slated for production early next year, the chips enables contactless mobile payment at the point-of-sale or in public transit applications, as well as peer-to-peer data exchange. According to Samsung, the chips consume 20% less power than standard NFC chips and […]

Turkish motorists will soon be able to pay for tolls via mobile phone thanks to Bank Asya and Turkcell, according to todayszaman.com. The partners plan to publicly launch the system by February 2011. Anyone interested in participating can go to Turkcell Communication Centers to obtain a specially designed SIM card that lets motorists pay for […]

Discover Card announced that it has begun issuing Zip contactless credit cards and stickers to its customers. Discover’s Zip is a new payment solution that enables consumers to simply touch a payment device – in the form of either a plastic card or a sticker that can be attached to a mobile phone or any […]

Coca-Cola has hooked up with European payments specialist PingPing to upgrade its vending machines in Belgium and Luxembourg to accept NFC mobile payment, according to thenextweb.com. The new feature, to be in place by the end of the year, will allow customers to pay for drinks by simply passing a mobile phone equipped with an […]

NXP Semiconductors and Gemalto have entered a licensing agreement allowing Gemalto to integrate MIFARE into its universal integrated circuit cards (UICCs), the smart card used in mobile terminals in GSM and UMTS networks. According to NXP, the partnership’s main purpose is to encourage the use of NFC mobile devices in the MIFARE infrastructure, therefore accelerating […]