Korea’s KT and Japan’s NTT DoCoMo have announced that their international NFC coupon service will go live on April 1. The first product to come out of last year’s agreement between the two telecos, the NFC “roaming” coupon service will enable KT subscribers traveling to Japan to use NFC coupons at select stores within Japanese […]

Collis announced the release of the all-in-one Collis Brand Test Tool for a complete EMV contact and contactless solution. The Collis Brand Test Tool has been developed for acquirers, retailers and processors that are involved in the development, testing and deployment of card acceptance devices. This latest release includes all previously qualified functionalities, in additional […]

If all goes as planned a new smart card-based ticketing system could make its way onto buses in Southend-on-Sea, UK, according to echo-news.co.uk. The local council has requested £2.1 million in government funding to support a plan which includes the launch a new electronic smart card ticketing system, similar to London’s contactless fare payment card […]

Samsung is preparing to enter the mobile commerce arena with an NFC-enabled mobile payments service in the works that offers contactless, online and remote payments, a source told NFC Times. Samsung’s service will run on existing contactless payment technology, such as Visa payWave or MasterCard PayPass, and will come embedded on the handset maker’s future […]

Australia is moving towards a cashless society, with the latest trends indicating a rise in the number contactless payments, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Figures released by the Reserve Bank show decline in ATM cash withdrawals. In January, the total number of ATM withdrawals was down almost by nearly 1 million when compared to […]

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has begun piloting NFC-enabled mobile payments on the Long Island Rail Road, according to SmartPlanet. The system, which enables riders to pay for fares with the tap of an NFC smart phone, is being tested by railroad employees equipped with Nokia phones. Later this spring 100 riders will be […]

UK Department of Transport announced that the use of smart cards for rail travel will be rolled out across the state as part of the new reforms being introduced by the government, according to thisjusthappened.com. The new system will function much like the paperless, Oyster card ticketing system being used in London. Justine Greening, secretary […]

Ingenico announced that it will integrate support for Isis’ Mobile Commerce Application into its line of new Telium series point of sale (POS) devices. Retailers across the U.S. using Ingenico’s Telium POS systems will be able to offer customers Isis-powered contactless payments, loyalty and coupons, all of which can be redeemed with the tap of […]

Fingerprint scanners and healthier menus are some of the renovations for schools in the Tallmadge, Ohio City School District. The finger scanners alone speed up the lunch lines as students no longer have to juggle cash when paying for their lunch. The scanners identify students and faculty, but the fingerprints aren’t collected. The scanners also […]

Some 81% of mobile industry experts say that NFC payments will not become widespread for at least another two to five years, according to a new survey conducted by Sybase 365 at the 2012 Mobile World Congress. The survey also found that only 10% believe NFC will go mainstream within the next year, with many […]