UK’s Barclaycard and mobile service provider Orange are planning to deploy NFC-enabled mobile phones by the end of 2010, according to The Register. The announcement came during a presentation by Barclaycard’s Head of Innovation Marketing, Sarah Mansfield, who stated that before the end of the year Orange customers will be able to buy NFC-enabled handsets. […]

ABI Research has released a report predicting substantial growth for the global contactless payments market, according to squidcard.com. The U.S.-based independent research firm expects point of sale contactless payment applications to grow 19% annually through to 2014. ABI also predicts that over the next few years, RFID-enabled ticketing and cargo tracking will outpace more traditional […]

Taiwan will be seeing a boost in contactless payments thanks to new capabilities added to the country’s popular EasyCards, according to squidcard.com Beginning in April, customers will be able to use EasyCards, which have been used in Taiwan for transit since 2002, at various retailers for small purchases of goods and services. Participating retailers currently […]

sQuid is launching a smart card and biometric solution that will allow students to make cashless purchases at school. With the new system, parents can load money onto their children’s smart cards or biometric devices via a secure Web portal. Students can then use them to buy school lunches, print and make photocopies, or even […]

Mumbai’s Western Railway (WR) is now accepting contactless payment via “Mumbai Go” smart cards, according to dnaindia.com. Mumbai Go cards are already accepted on Mumbai’s Central Railway and the BEST, with the Western Railway being the last piece of the puzzle. According to WR General Manager RN Verma, passengers will have to present the cards […]

IBBT, a research institute of the Flemish government, has completed two-year study on the use of NFC-enabled mobile coupons in place of paper vouchers. The research was conducted in collaboration with Clear2Pay/Integri, Keyware and Accor Services, and addressed mobile coupons’ usability, legal aspects, security and applications. The technology would enable consumers to pay at the […]

Germany’s Stollmann announced that it has integrated its NFC protocol stack into Tipro Deutschland’s NFC Money Tray. The integrated NFC Money Tray enables point of sale mobile payment and supports ticketing system applications as well as applications for access control and Web-based control systems. Stollmann revealed NFC Money Tray last week at the Embedded World […]

Miami’s new smart card-based transit system rolls out in record time By Ed McKinley, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications A new $42 million contactless smart card fare-collection system is helping Miami-Dade County Transit (MDT) boost ridership, streamline routes, combat fraud and make its service more convenient. Miami’s transit system is the nation’s 14th largest with a […]

A new smart card based fare system is in the works for the Saten Island Railway (SIR), according to silive.com. The MTA has already installed new turnstiles at the Tompkinsville and Grasmere stations, and plans to finish the transition to contactless payment within the next few years. The renovation of the once-free railway is part […]

Blackboard announced the availability of Release 3.6 of Blackboard Transact, and with it the introduction of a contactless campus system that aims to make the student experience both convenient and secure. Utilizing Sony’s Felica technology, Blackboard Transact permits equipped cards and mobile phones to make payment and grant entry with a wave or a tap. […]