Istanbul is set to host a summit with more than 30 industry professionals discussing global trends in smart payment systems, according to The Hurriyet Daily News. The Third Cardist Card and Smart Technologies Exhibition & Summit will take place May 12 and 14, with Interbank Card Center as the event’s main sponsor, and MasterCard and […]

Barclaycard has bought naming rights for London’s Wembley Arena for the next five years in a deal that will allow the company to install contactless payment points throughout the popular music venue, according to Marketing Week. The venue will now be called, “Wembley Arena, a Barclaycard Unwind Venue,” a name which refers to the company’s […]

Consult Hyperion, an independent UK-based consultancy specializing in secure contact and contactless transactions, is helping fund a NFC mobile payment project at the University of Surrey. Neil McEvoy, managing director of Consult Hyperion, states that the research will be focused on: “acquiring in-depth knowledge of the vulnerabilities of typical and specific mobile phones in order […]

Advanced Card Systems Ltd., an Asia Pacific supplier of PC-linked smart card readers, will unveil its new ACR122 Series of NFC Contactless Readers at the Cards Asia 2010 conference. In addition to NFC mobile payment, the readers support CEPAS, Singapore’s specification for electronic money smart cards being used for public transportation and micro-payment at retails […]

Apple’s newly patented mobile payment solution for the iPhone may block banks from reaping the benefits of mobile payment’s long-awaited arrival, says American Banker. While financial institutions were expecting Apple’s new system would rely on debit or credit cards, Apple had its eyes set on allowing customers to use their iTunes accounts to store credit […]

Aconite Technology Ltd. and Traderoot Africa (Pty) Ltd., its partner in South Africa, are working together to supply a prepaid contactless chip card system for South Africa’s new integrated public transit network. The project, scheduled to go live this summer, will enable public taxi-bus riders to purchase tickets using contactless smart cards or, potentially, NFC-enabled […]

Independent technology analyst Ovum has released a report urging banks to switch their focus from contactless payment to m-commerce in the short-term, according to voxy.co.nz. Ovum says we are on the cusp of a mobile payments boom – a “golden opportunity” financial institutions cannot afford to pass up. Alex Kwiatkowski, principal analyst at Ovum and […]

T-Mobile employees in the Czech Republic have begun testing handsets with NFC-enabled SIM cards, according to fiercewireless.com. A group of selected employees are using the handsets (upgraded Samsung S5230 Stars) to access the T-Mobile building and their offices, print documents on networked printers and make payments in the company’s cafeteria. T-Mobile says the goal of […]

Hewlett Packard Ireland has been awarded a contract to operate a smart ticketing system for Ireland’s Railway Procurement Agency (RPA), according to Inside Ireland. The so-called “Integrated Ticketing Scheme” will provide riders with reusable pay-as-you-go smart cards for use on Dublin Bus, Luas, Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and other privately operated services. In addition to […]

A new report from Research and Markets has found that the number of EMV payment smart cards in circulation in Canada is expected to reach 54.8 million this year, representing 43.6% of all payment cards in use. “EMV Migration in Canada: Opportunities and Challenges,” is an independent strategic analysis and forecast on Canada’s EMV migration […]