The CBORD Group, a provider of food and nutrition management and campus and cashless card systems, has added a video surveillance system to its menu of services that can oversee retail point of sale transactions. With CBORD POS Video Security, users can look up transactions in real time, or look up specific transactions after the […]

XIUS, the mobile payments subsidiary of Megasoft, has signed a deal with TATA DoCoMo to deliver its NFC-based Mobile Touch Transaction (MTT) solutions for trials in India. According to XIUS, the MTT solution provides electronic talk time recharge, bill payment and other services using NFC technology through the use of its self-service terminals, called Active […]

Germany’s COMPRION has announced the launch of its new UT³ Platform, a test solution that determines the compliance of devices as specified by the GCF/PTCRB and the NFC Forum. According to COMPRION, UT³ supports all the contact-based and contactless smart card interfaces, including ISO/IEC 7816, SWP/HCI, IC- USB or NFC. The solution can be used […]

T-Mobile, aka Deutsche Telekom, is planning to deliver NFC payments to Germany and Poland by the end of the year, says to Intomobile.com. T-Mobile is most likely going to choose the NFC-enabled Samsung Wave 578 to deploy in the two markets, which are currently under-equipped in terms of NFC supporting handsets, according to Intomobile. The […]

The Government of Victoria may drop the problem-plagued myki smart ticketing system altogether, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. Called “a mess” by Public Transport Minister Terry Mulder, the $1.35 billion system has weathered technical issues and rising costs on top of a three year delay. Accounting firm Deloitte says that the cost of cutting […]

Research in Motion (RIM) co-CEO Jim Balsillie has revealed that the next generation of BlackBerry smart phones will feature built-in NFC chips, according to Marketnews.ca. Balsillie made the official announcement last week during his keynote speech at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, though leaked specs of several upcoming BalckBerry models confirming NFC have been out […]

Watchdata has announced that more than 2.5 million units of its SIMpass mobile proximity payment solution have been delivered in China. SIMpass is an NFC bridging solution for that enables a normal mobile phone to perform a variety of contactless functions, including payment, banking, loyalty and access control. According to Watchdata, there are now more […]

NXP Semiconductors and Oberthur Technologies have signed licensing agreement enabling Oberthur to integrate NXP’s MIFARE technology into its SIM cards. Under the agreement, Oberthur will expand its existing UICC product portfolio to add MIFARE DESFire and MIFARE Plus. According to NXP, MIFARE is the most widespread contactless smart card technology in the world. Furthermore, NXP […]

ISIS, the new mobile payments venture formed by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, has announced the recruitment of U.S. merchants, according to Digital Transaction News. ISIS’s head of sales Jim Stapleton told DTN that an unspecified number of merchants are now officially on board with the program, but declined to reveal any names as of yet. […]

UK-based supermarket chain TESCO has launched a contactless payment card pilot, according to express.co.uk. Since December, trial participants in the UK have been able to pay for transactions of £15 of less with a wave of a contactless debit or credit card at the register. According to Express, Royal Bank of Scotland and payment processing […]