In its latest white paper, Frost & Sullivan stated that the U.S. – which is still in the planning stages for EMV – needs to seek a single migration project that will prepare the country for an EMV and NFC-enabled payment environment. The document addresses the current structure in place to accelerate EMV adoption, but […]

Secure ID and card personalization specialist Datacard Group revealed that it will add four new programs– spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia— to its passport solution. The four newest additions join a list of nearly twenty global passport programs deployed. Datacard’s passport solution integrates a wide portfolio of government technologies enabling flexibility in enrollment office […]

Gemalto and Raiffeisen, an Austrian banking group, announced the introduction of a Bio Sourced payment card for its Austrian cardholders. Visa Europe enabled Gemalto to use the Bio Sourced card material for Visa branded EMV card programs. These cards, from Gemalto’s Clarista range of payment solutions, will offer prepaid cards to end users as part […]

GlobalPlatform has expanded its compliance program to certify UICC products that meet GlobalPlatform’s contactless services specification. By standardizing its compliance platform, the company will be able to offer end users greater consistency associated with lifecycle management as well as the selection and activation of secure contactless mobile services. In term of the bigger picture, certification […]

Dates: October 22-25, 2012 Location: Milan, Italy Venue: Milano Congressi URL: Click here Description: For the past four years, Mobile Money Summit has been the premier event for the leaders and players in the mobile and financial industries. This annual event is now being expanded to showcase NFC and its many applications. In 2012 and […]

The Chicago Transit Authority and Pace unveiled a new open fare payment system, Ventra, designed to provide its customers with a flexible and more convenient way to pay for train and bus rides. With Ventra, riders will no longer need to carry multiple cards, and will not have to worry about having cash on hand […]

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has introduced a new autoload feature that will let commuters load money on their SmarTrip cards automatically, according to The Washington Examiner. Approximately 30,000 Metro riders have received the invite to help the transit agency test the new feature which can automatically replenish the plastic farecards if the […]

Hyland Hills Water World in Denver, Colo. is using the PDC Smart RFID Wristband Kiosk by Precision Dynamics for self-service locker rentals and a variety of other functions, according to selfserviceworld.com. The touch screen kiosk automatically programs and distributes a waterproof, RFID-enabled Smart Band wristband, which offers guests secure access to their assigned locker by […]

Visa has released its London 2012 Olympics NFC and contactless usage statistics, where the company offered the unique opportunity to showcase the potential of contactless payments to its partners and members from all around the globe, according to NFC World. Visa staff, partners, Visa-sponsored athletes and journalists all issued with their Samsung Galaxy S III […]

NXP, Gemalto and Ingenico are the three highest ranked vendors to sit atop ABI Research’s latest payment and banking card and contactless technologies Competitive Assessment. The Competitive Assessment comprised a total of 18 companies, all evaluated against 11 different criteria under the categories of implementation and innovation, in addition to a market share analysis for […]