According to Hospitality Technology, only 9% of U.S. citizens carry contacless credit or debit cards, but with an increasing number of restaurants and services now accepting contactless technology, that may be set to change. Leading the way are fast food giants such as McDonald’s and Dairy Queen, who have installed contactless readers in their combined […]

The Infocommunication Union (ICU) has announced that it will establish an NFC test zone at select railway stations in Russia by spring 2010. The Infocommunication Union is a non-profit organization whose board members include representatives of the four leading mobile operators in Russia: VympelCom, MegaFon, MTS, Moskovskaya Sotovaya Svyaz. ICU has been working up to […]

Vienna’s Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB), one of the 100 largest banks in the world, has announced the deployment of LEGIC’s multifunctional employee badges, which combine functions such as time and attendance, access control, ID, parking and an electronic wallet. Money can be added onto the badges at special stations either by using cash or credit, which […]

EMV and smart card technology will be the topic of a January 2010 webinar from the Smart Card Alliance, featuring speakers from Aite Group, Bank of Nova Scotia, KeyPoint Consulting and Visa on the reasons behind the global migration to this technology, and the possibilities for U.S. adoption. Speakers will discuss the current rate of […]

Nigeria is issuing contactless smart cards to students, parents and administrative staff in the hope of empowering educational institutions in the country, according to squicard.com. The cards, created by SugarAnt Technologies and Idenizen Smartware, are currently being used at more than 100 educational institutions across India. Nigeria saw it’s first cards deployed in July with […]

PerSay, a developer of voice-based biometrics, has announced the deployment of one of its voice biometrics systems to Bank Leumi, a international business and private banking company, to be utilized as the first Web-based eBanking site that relies on voice biometrics for password reset functions. While PerSay has seen some success in the adoption of […]

The Taiwanese Government is providing funding for a slew of new applications based on NFC technology and Google’s new Android smart phone, according to ITworld. Contract electronics manufacturer Cheng Uei Precision Industry and Taiwan’s largest telecom company, Chunghwa Telecom, are developing the Android-based applications under a project called “the Android mobile device and Application Service […]

The British Government has launched a £20 million campaign that will bring contactless ticketing for public transportation to nine major urban areas, according to the Regen.net. Inspired by the success of the Oyster card in London, Transport Secretary Lord Adonis announced today that £20 million in government funding will be divided evenly among England’s nine […]

The UK Payments Council has decided to do away with paper checks by October 2018 in favor of newer electronic payment methods like smart cards and NFC, according to BBC News. The decision is based on the sharp decline in check use in the last twenty years, coupled with relatively high cost of processing a […]

Gemalto and XIRING, a security solutions provider for remote transactions, announced that they have completed exclusive negotiations and signed a binding contract related to the acquisition by Gemalto of the XIRING banking activity for more than $20 million. 
 XIRING is a provider of EMV-based strong authentication solutions for e-banking and e-commerce with more than […]