ASK has announced the release of its new HCR318 handheld reader for transport, reload POS, ticketing and events applications. The lightweight and ergonomically designed HCR318 supports various communications via GPRS, WiFi, Bluetooth and CDMA USB devices. The reader also features 3 SAM slots and a memory size of 32 MB SRAM and 32 MB Flash, […]

FreeLinc has issued a new patent for a wireless system capable of detecting an NFC-enabled device’s location and orientation relative to another NFC device. FreeLinc says this technology can be used to enhance the capabilities of next-generation NFC systems by enabling such devices to sense and interact with a user’s response through motion and location […]

A unique use of a campus card is happening at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, said Wendy R. Welch, vice president of client services at CardSmith. The school has issued campus cards that correspond with each university owned and operated vehicle which can be used for fuel purchases. “As the drivers check out the […]

Namibia’s NAMPOST Savings Bank has launched a Tourist Smart Card designed to make visiting the country easier and safer, according to The Republikein. The card will enable visitors to withdraw or deposit cash, pay for gas and groceries, rent cars, book hotel rooms and buy pre-paid airtime at Post Offices, as well as transfer funds […]

Turkish Bank TEB has announced the debut of a new MasterCard payment card set to be officially issued to customers starting in July. The bank will be the first to offer the product what it is calling “the next generation debit card” which contains a built in display for control and security. The display feature […]

H Security reports that Kobil’s smart card readers have been hacked with a Windows tool and unsigned firmware, granting thieves access to PINs and other secure data. The Kobil readers in question have been tested by the German Federal Office for Information Security and certified as compliant with the rigorous German Signature Law (SigG). A […]

AIRTAG has announced the launch of its “NFC Portal Application” in Nice, France. The application, deployed by NRJ mobile through its contactless CITYZI system, enables Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to offer a user friendly NFC portal where it is possible to add, remove and manage what AIRTAG calls “Services Widgets.” Once embedded in the phone, […]

CPI Card Group and INSIDE Contactless have introduced a next-generation tag that enables mobile devices to make MasterCard PayPass and Discover Zip contactless payments. The stickers, which are manufactured by CPI and based on INSIDE’s MicroPass 4003 contactless payment processor, contain all the functionality of traditional MasterCard PayPass and Discover Zip credit, debit or prepaid […]

Banks, telcos, TSMs … Who will get paid in the NFC ecosystem? By Autumn C. Giusti, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications Will that be Visa, MasterCard or iPhone? That’s the question banks and cell phone companies are hoping to hear more of in the next few years as the contactless payment world prepares to make the […]

STMicroelectronics, NXP, Trusted Logic and Stollmann have announced that they will promote a common hardware-independent API (Application Programming Interface) for NFC applications on Android mobile devices. The NFC API will enable developers to create NFC applications to be distributed through app stores, granting Android users access to a range of contactless applications, including mobile payments, […]