The European Payments Council and the Global System for Mobile communications Association issued a while paper on mobile contactless payments, describing the life cycle management, such as distribution, configuration, activation and maintenance, of a bank’s contactless payment application when integrated with a mobile phone. The paper also discusses the role of the trusted service manager, […]

Despite a flagging economy, Gemalto has reported a revenue increase of nearly $140 million for the third quarter of 2010. The company reported $700 million in revenue as compared to $561 million for the same 2009 period. Year-to-date (9-month) revenue stands at nearly $1.9 billion, compared with $1.7 billion for the same 2009 period. “This […]

ITSO Ltd, the organization that maintains England’s smart ticketing specification, will be conducting sessions at the bus industry exposition, Euro Bus Expo 2010, Nov. 2-4 in Birmingham. One topic will look at the “Benefits of ITSO and Implementation of ITSO-Compliant Smart Ticketing.” Participants will also be able to learn about the progress of the smart […]

VeriFone and Gemalto have announced a partnership designed to accelerate EMV payment adoption, particularly among U.S. retailers and banks, allow VeriFone to buy Gemalto’s POS solutions business and make Gemalto VeriFone’s preferred wireless module supplier. According to the announcement released by the two, they will jointly pursue new chip card solutions based on the global […]

Children in Aarhus, Denmark are now able to use a contactless payment card in stores throughout the city as a replacement for cash. Called the School Card, it can be topped up by parents or blocked if the card is lost or stolen. Parents can also set daily spending limits and even prevent the acquisition […]

Swedish company Cale Parking Systems is testing an NFC-enabled parking system in Poland based on MIFARE that will include readers, cards and charging stations. The Cale MIFARE system’s pilot project involves two Web terminals accepting contactless payment, one for parking and another for public transport, buses and trams. The terminals complement the larger standard ticketing […]

Dynamic Card Solutions, an Englewood, Colo.-based card provider recently acquired by Datacard Group, has announced that its mobile payments personalization platform now supports Tyfone’s SideTap MicroSD secure memory card for NFC payments. The CardWizard Perso-to-Go platform personalizes at the branch or back office level, cardholder information onto the chip embedded in Tyfone’s MicroSD secure memory […]

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 […]

The Smart Card Alliance, as part of its Leadership, Education and Advancement Program (LEAP), announced that its first international Certified Smart Card Industry Professional (CSCIP) preparation course and exam will be held at the CARTES & IDentification event in Paris. The certification training course and exam will take place at the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition […]

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 […]