Apriva announced the general availability of its AprivaPay point-of-sale application for Google’s Android mobile operating system, turning any Android device into a mini credit card transaction terminal. Using an Android-based smart phone – with optional reader/printer – users can accept card-based payments in the field, all while still being able to perform the same functions […]

Brookline, Mass. is launching a smart card debit program designed to boost consumer spending in local shops and restaurants, according to getdebit.com. Brookline residents can now go online to order their PXT Payments smart debit cards, which enables them to pay quickly and securely at local coffee houses, hardware stores, retailers, parking lots and more. […]

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 […]

China’s Taiyuan Xinbao Parking Metre System Co. has adopted LEGIC Identsystems’ new contactless parking meter solution. Based on LEGIC’s advant identification technology, the new system is already running in the city of Taiyuan, covering some 1,000 parking meters and over 130,000 IC cards. According to LEGIC, the system allows commuters to pay for parking fees […]

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.   

Transport for London (TfL) is in talks with its American, Australian and European partners about issuing a single contactless card for Paris, New York, Boston, Chicago, Sydney and Manchester’s local transit networks, according to telegraph.co.uk. The aim of the project is to develop a standardized single pass that would spare the millions of tourists and […]

EMVCo, the EMV standards body collectively owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, reports that over one billion EMV cards and 15.4 million EMV terminals are active globally as of September 1. Furthermore, EMVCo says that 36% of total cards and 65% of total terminals in circulation are now based on the EMV standard. […]

HID Global announced the launch of its veriCLASS payment and ticketing embedded reader platform, a solution that gives developers everything they need to speed time to market for products that support both closed- and open-loop payment schemes plus all contactless technologies and protocols in one system. The platform is based on adaptable contactless reader technology, […]

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd has announced the launch its new generation of contactless reader chips for personal identification. According to LEGIC, the new SM-4200 reader chips are equipped with the company’s advant smart card technology, making them suitable for single and multi-applications in access control, time and attendance and e-payment. The SM-4200 is also the smallest […]

Oxford’s Stagecoach services has launched an Oyster card-style contactless smart card system across its entire fleet of 160 buses, according to Whitney Gazette. To use the new system, passengers must first load cash credit onto their StagecoachSmart cards either online, on the bus, or at Gloucester Green bus station. The card can then be simply […]