SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français), France’s national state-owned railway company, has chosen Ingenico solutions to supply 3,000 of its contactless point of sale terminals across all SNCF sales desks. Ingenico will provide the iCT250 contactless terminal and its associated PIN-pad, the iPP2xx developed with Telium technology. The new terminals will provide SNCF […]

Proxama, a UK-based developer of mobile contactless payments and NFC technology, has announced the appointments of Russell West to the company’s mobile wallet division and Stuart Williams as a product business analyst. As head of business development in the mobile wallet sector, Russell West will be responsible for growing partnerships and delivering NFC-enabled payments through […]

UK Mobile operator O2 has chosen the small village of Rhiwbina in South Wales to demonstrate its O2 Wallet mobile payments app. Rhiwbina, whose 11,000 residents have been without a single cash machine for two years, was selected from villages across the UK to gain firsthand experience O2 Wallet’s funds transfer and bar code-based price […]

Korean mobile operator SK Planet has formed a business alliance with six other Korean tech firms to support the use of NFC technology throughout the country, according to the Korean Herald. The “NFC Biz Partner Group” brings together NFC specialists SK C&C, Ubivelox, QnSolv, Mcom, Harex Infotech, AT Solution and SK Planet, which itself is […]

Netherlands Railways will phase out paper train tickets by 2013, when it will then adopt the OV-Chipkaart national public transport smart card for all fares, according to railjournal.com. Netherlands Railways will convert all its existing ticket machines to distribute OV-Chipkaarts, offering all products available through the national smartcard system, and provide credit top-ups for regular […]

The Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa is in its final phase of developing the ConnectCard electronic fare system, according to a local news brief. The Port Authority is seeking volunteers to test out the new smart card fare collection system that will enable riders on buses, the T or the Incline to swipe […]

Qatar National Bank (QNB) is encouraging its customers to use its new Tap and Pay NFC payment solution by offering redeemable cash bonuses. Customers who apply for a Tap and Pay product, which can be either a SIM card for an NFC-enabled mobile phone or a sticker, will receive two cash bonuses: one upon activating […]

Merchant Warehouse has unveiled Genius, a payment acceptance solution designed to handle every available payment type on one counter-top device. Slated to launch this fall, the Genius Customer Engagement Platform integrates all types of mobile payments, including NFC, QR codes and mobile wallets as well as loyalty, gifting and rewards programs. Genius also accepts card […]

Multicard, a business unit of Identive Group Inc. announced it is implementing a new, secure identity card platform for the Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) Campus in Denver. The new contactless smart cards initially will be utilized within the campus’s existing door access system. Students with a campus bank account can also use the IDs […]

STMicroelectronics has partnered with Wasion Group, a China-based supplier of energy-metering technology, to introduce NFC-enabled power meters to the residents of ChongQing, China. The new meters, which integrate NFC technology from ST, enables users to pay their electricity bills with a tap of an NFC phone. According to ST, the data is transmitted from the […]