Transport for London hopes to have a cross-border contactless transit and payment card in play by 2012 that would support access to transportation services domestically and overseas, according to the American Banker. The agency is already working with several transport operators in the U.S., Europe and Australia to “develop common standards for the technology,” says […]

Mocapay, a mobile platform for merchants that offers an integrated marketing and sales solution, and eNational Payments, a provider of mobile and contactless electronic commerce and payment processing services, have implemented a mobile wallet driven by Mocapay technology along with eNational’s location-based platform at select Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurant locations. The test launch with Maggiano’s […]

A yet-to-be named Israeli bank is expected to launch a combined NFC and mobile bar code payments system by the end of this year that will allow customers to make payments at the point-of-sale using either an NFC-enabled phone, a sticker attached to their current phone or a 2D barcode. Near Field Communications World reports […]

Tyfone, a provider of mobile banking and contactless payment solutions, announced that Orange County’s Credit Union (OCCU) is using Tyfone’s u4ia platform to provide OCCU’s customers with mobile banking services. Within the first two weeks of the service’s launch, almost 3% of OCCU’s 97,000 members have already signed up, with more than 55% of the […]

South Korean telecom giant KT Corp. and Samsung Electronics announced that they will commercially launch a new NFC-enabled handset this month capable of making contactless payments. The new Samsung SHW-A170K will operate on an NFC compatible USIM, allowing users to make everyday purchases, open electronic locks, buy and store event tickets, read NFC tags and […]

Dubai’s etisalat is postponing its plans to commercially deploy NFC-enabled mobile payment technology due to delays by handset manufacturers, reports gulfnews.com. According to GN, the delay could take over a year. In the meantime, etisalat says it will launch a second pilot using Samsung’s new NFC-enabled touchscreen smart phone. Etisalat has been partnering with Emirates […]

Collis and Toro have signed a global strategic partnership to offer mobile payment and NFC test services. According to the companies, Toro will bring its akami suite mobile platform to the partnership, while Collis will offer its various products and services for the NFC mobile payment ecosystem.   

Celent has released a report predicting a surge in mobile contactless payment usage in South Korea, according to Finextra. Celent says the country will see its contactless m-payments market skyrocket within the next few years at compound annual growth rate of more than 50%. Furthermore, Celent predicts that the number of pre-paid contactless payment customers […]

Monitise, a mobile payments provider, announced a partnership with DeviceFidelity that will enable mobile phone users to conduct contactless Visa payWave transactions. The partnership combines Monitise’s experience in mobile financial services and user interface design with DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay technology. In2Pay microSD is an innovative new technology that enables mobile users to transform a smart phone […]

The 2010 Sesames Awards finalists were recently selected as some of the best in their respective categories – hardware, software, and applications. Applications will be split into eight sectors: Identification/ID Cards, IT Security, Transportation, Banking/Retail/Loyalty, Mobility, Trusted Internet/Authentication, e-Transactions, Manufacturing & Tests. Hardware Infineon Technologies with Infineon SLI 76 “in-car” family Morpho e-Documents with ConnectSIM […]