Telefónica has announced plans to outfit some 12,500 employees at its Madrid headquarters with NFC phones – a project it calls “the first real NFC experience in Europe.” The initiative, aimed at creating an “NFC District” in Madrid, is being carried out with numerous partners, including Spanish banks BBVA , Bankinter and La Caixa, handset […]

La Caxia, Spain’s third largest financial institution, has deployed the world’s first ATMs to support contactless credit and debit cards. Equipped with contactless technology from Fujitsu, the ATMs enable customers to make cash withdrawals and other transactions by simply tapping their contactless bank card against a reader and entering their PIN. According to La Caxia, […]

Sprint Nextel Corp. is planning to launch its own contactless mobile payments service ahead of rival m-payments provider Isis, according to Bloomberg. Sprint, which used to be a part of Isis before splitting to pursue its own m-payments project, is aiming for a launch later this year, whereas Isis, the joint venture formed by AT&T, […]

Isis, the mobile commerce joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, has announced it will pilot its mobile commerce program in Salt Lake City next year. The program will enable consumers to tap and pay for goods at various merchant locations in the Salt Lake City area using only an NFC-enabled mobile phone. Isis has […]

Amazon’s Payments unit is looking to launch a mobile payments service using NFC technology, two anonymous sources close to the project told Bloomberg. Amazon has been steadily investing in mobile the past couple years, introducing a service in 2009 that lets users pay for goods on Amazon via mobile phone, and, earlier this week, a […]

On Track Innovations has announced that its contactless parking payment solution, EasyPark, has been adopted by 13 French municipalities since the beginning of the year. EasyPark, known as Piaf in France, is designed to enable drivers to pay for the exact period of time parked, while simplifying fee collection and eliminating the need for cash. […]

French payment solutions provider Ingenico has announced the acquisition of Hypercom Corporation’s U.S. payment systems business. Ingenico has agreed to pay $54 million in cash for the business, but the sum is subject to post-completion price adjustments. Ingenico says the acquisition is a “major step” in its goal to increase its activities in the U.S. […]

Motorola Solutions has released its MC75A HF RFID Contactless mobile computer, designed for businesses that require enhanced connectivity in the field and mobile capability to deliver secure payment transactions. The MC75A is essentially six devices in one: 3.5G worldwide mobile phone, 2-way radio, NFC/contactless reader/writer, bar code scanner, high resolution digital camera and GPS. According […]

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has announced plans to adopt a contactless fare payment system, according to Philly.com. The upgrade will allow Philadelphia-area residents to use contactless debit and credit cards on subways, buses, trolleys and Regional Rail. SEPTA estimates the $175 million system will be in place in three years. SEPTA, who has […]

Samsung has announced plans to introduce its new Samsung Olympic and Paralympic Games mobile handset with mobile payment technology from Visa. The handset will enable consumers at the London 2012 Summer Games to make contactless mobile payments at more than 60,000 merchant locations. To make payments, customers simply select the Visa mobile contactless application, select […]