AT&T Inc., Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA are reportedly teaming up to launch a contactless mobile payment pilot in Atlanta and three other cities, according to bloomberg.com. Bloomberg calls the venture, which is expected to include the support of Discover Financial Services and Barclays Plc, a “threat” to Visa and MasterCard, the world’s largest payment […]

New England Conservatory of Music of Boston, along with campus card service provider CardSmith announced the launch of the new multi-functional Penguin Pass ID card program for the NEC community. The program will be powered by CardSmith’s SaaS transaction processing platform and card program management solution and enable student cardholders to use their Penguin Pass […]

By Autumn C. Giusti, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications Imagine jet-setting from L.A. to Boston to Paris, catching the subway in all three cities, and only having to buy a single transit pass to get around. If four smart card powerhouses achieve their goal, this could one day be the reality for transit users. In January, […]

Aconite announced that it will provide Trans Link Systems (TLS) with software and consulting services to assist TLS in the migration to a more secure card platform for e-ticketing. TLS, a joint venture set up by the five largest Dutch public transport companies, designed, implemented and now operates a single, national payment system for public […]

Bristol, UK is expanding its smart card fare system on city buses following a successful trial of the technology, according to BBC News. The new cards, which get the user a 16% discount on fares, will be introduced August 30 on Wessex Connect bus routes into and around the city, with a possible future expansion […]

Hong Kong e-payment service provider Octopus Holdings has admitted to selling its customers’ personal information for a total of $5.7 million over the past four years, according to ZDNet. Since January 2006, Octopus, which provides Hong Kong with the popular Octopus contactless smart card used on public transit and in various stores, has sold the […]

Chicago is set to roll out the first phase of its new bicycle sharing program, according to NBC Chicago. The new system, Chicago B-cycle, allows residents to rent bikes by the hour at various stations throughout the city using a credit card or contactless membership card. According to NBC, similar systems are already operating in […]

Bangkok Smartcard System (BSS) has announced a partnership with Australia’s Vix ERG for the design and delivery of a smart card clearing house solution for micropayments in Bangkok, Thailand. “The system will initially provide support for an integrated payments solution for the Bangkok Mass Transit System Company Limited (BTSC) and Bangkok Metro Company Limited (BMCL) […]

The Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Boston have helped a number of leading telecom and e-payment companies reach a consensus on several issues dividing the mobile payments industry, according to Digital Transactions. The Feds have to date hosted three of these meetings consisting of about 20 industry representatives, including software companies, processors, merchant and […]

Singapore American School, providing American-based curriculum for pre-school through grade 12 to 3,800 expatriate students in Singapore, has selected the CS Gold one-card solution from CBORD to manage card-based purchasing, security operations and more. Singapore American School uses CS Gold to manage a variety of functions including dining purchases, printing, bookstore purchases, library privileges, and […]