Transaction Network Services (TNS) has expanded its TNSPay solution to accept contactless payments, as well as provide additional services. Currently used in the UK and Ireland, TNSPay (formerly CommsXL) is a multi-channel payment gateway service that enables merchants to process EMV Chip and PIN, eCommerce, mail and telephone orders, and now contactless transactions. The revamped […]

French contactless technology provider TazTag is unveiling its new NFC-enabled Android tablet, the TazPad, this week at CeBIT 2011 in Hanover, Germany. The TazPad will be the first NFC tablet running on Android to hit the market, says TazTag. The device is equipped with a 7-inch color screen with multi-touch capacity and an HDMI output […]

ASK and IDECO announced that they have entered into an agreement for the creation of a company based in South Africa. The duo has already achieved success, playing a major part in the Gautrain ticketing project, which was launched during 2010 FIFA World Cup. The joint venture will address the transportation, access control and secure […]

Bank of America is gearing up to test its new Mobile Wallet payment service with select BlackBerry users, according to BoyGeniusReport. The service will be made available only Visa or MasterCard account holders using specific BlackBarry models, including the Curve 8520 or 8530, the Bold 9000, 9650 or 9700, and the Tour 9630. Bank of […]

Tyfone and Dexim have teamed up to launch the new Tyfone iPhone sleeve, enabling existing iPhone users to make mobile contactless payments. The sleeve, which slips over the iPhone like an ordinary protective case, houses Tyfone’s SideTap MicroSD card, the device that powers the contactless payment function. To make a payment, users open an app […]

GAO Embedded has released a new contactless reader module developed for access control, contactless payment, and product authentication and anti-counterfeiting. The module, model 713010, consists of a 9.6 to 38.4 kbps UART (TTL) host interface, four general purpose I/O ports and an intuitive API. Used with an external antenna, it boasts a read range of […]

Powermat has developed an NFC-enabled antenna for mobile phones that supports both contactless applications and wireless charging, according to Forbes. Powermat Chief Executive Ran Poliakine says the new antenna will allow a given user to tap and pay for goods at the store, then charge their mobile phone in the car on the way home […]

Research and Markets has announced the release of a new report predicting continued “rapid” growth in sales for NFC phones and contactless smart cards for at least the next ten years. In “NFC-Enabled Phones and Contactless Smart Cards 2010-2020,” R&M cites as evidence the 800 million Chinese who have acquired national ID cards in the […]

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that by the end of 2012, passengers on the city’s Tube, bus, tram or train will be able to pay for their journeys with contactless bank cards, according to Silicon.com. TfL says it will work to upgrade Oyster’s software system to accept contactless debit and credit cards in time […]

HID Global has enabled the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network to simplify the re-badging of more than 7,000 personnel following the firm’s spin-off and corporate re-branding, while also migrating to higher-security contactless smart card technology. The network’s first objective was to re-badge personnel at the organization’s four hospitals, seven campuses and approximately 50 offsite primary-care physician […]