The German Banking Industry Committee has partnered with Infineon Technologies to launch one of Europe’s biggest contactless payment trials in the metropolitan area of Hanover, Braunschweig and Wolfsburg. The “girogo” project will offer more than 1.3 million bank customers tap-and-go payment functionality at an array of merchants, shops and gas stations. The contactless bank cards […]

India recently opened its first RFID-based electronic toll collection (ETC) plaza at Chandimandir in Haryana’s Panchkula district. The technology enables road users to make toll payments without stopping at the plaza and, in turn, reduce traffic congestion and commuting time. With the new electronic system, toll statements can also be obtained online so that users […]

Bank customers are responsible for detecting fraud 82% of the time, according to Information Security Media Group’s 2012 Faces of Fraud Survey. Banks responding to the survey reported that the three leading causes of fraud they experienced were card-not-present – 56% – data breach at a retailer or processor – 53% – and point-of-sales skimming […]

Asda Stores Ltd., a British supermarket chain, is planning to trial contactless payment technology in 25 of its stores, according to Computerworld UK. The contactless systems will be supplied by both Visa and payment value chain Streamline. Customers will be to simply tap the reader with their contactless-enabled card to pay for goods up to […]

Barclaycard launched a new stick-on credit card application that will enable millions of its Visa cardholders to make wave-and-pay purchases using their mobile phone. A third of the size of a normal card, Barclaycard PayTag can be stuck to the back of any mobile phone. Once attached, it can be used to make payments of […]

Multicard has expanded the availability of its Cashless Betalen mobile payments solution in The Netherlands to catering and food service providers. Following the initial successful launch of the solution in Dutch sports clubs, Multicard is now signing up commercial caterers who will use Cashless Betalen to enable NFC payments in company and school cafeterias across […]

Southern Railway announced it is bringing its smart card scheme, called “the key,” to stations between Brighton and Bexhill/Eastboard via Lewes. The new smart card technology is environmentally friendly – an alternative to paper tickets – while also making it easier and quicker for passengers to buy and use tickets. The smart card is reusable […]

Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) will later this month introduce the MIFARE-based Charlie Card system to patrons in Central Massachusetts, according to a local news report. Charlie Card is the stored value smart card used for electronic ticketing as part of the automated fare collection system originally installed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). […]

New research from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows that nearly two-thirds of tech experts believe that smart phones will overtake credit cards as the dominant form of payment by 2020. Pew Internet’s survey asked more than 1,000 tech insiders and stakeholders to agree or disagree with a statement that “smart […]

Nokia is launching a commercial trial of its PagSeguro NFC payments app in Brazil, the company announced via its official blog. Starting in May, owners of Nokia C7, N9 and 701 handsets will be able to use PagSeguro to pay for items at NFC-enabled points of sale, as well as transfer funds between users. The […]