NoviTech, a Swiss provider of turnkey solutions for access monitoring, announced that it is using an Active Tag RFID system to automatically monitor the location of the employees in real time. The system detects the presence of the individuals in front of the access points and grants the access or not by automatically opening the […]

Near Field Communication (NFC), and its leading application, contactless payment, offer financial institutions a way to move small transactions out of the cash economy and into profitable credit-based systems as well as offer faster, easier checkout for customers that don’t want to wait. But the development of the market for the chipsets that underpin the […]

Near Field Communication (NFC), and its leading application, contactless payment, offer financial institutions a way to move small transactions out of the cash economy and into profitable credit-based systems as well as offer faster, easier checkout for customers that don’t want to wait. But the development of the market for the chipsets that underpin the […]

Transport for London (TfL) is piloting information system centers around the Blackfriars Underground (subway) station that offer maps, directions and travel advice transmitted to mobile phones. The three-month trial will see near-field communication (NFC) technology embedded in 19 ‘touchpoint’ posters around the station which can interact with NFC-enabled phones. When a NFC-enabled handset is placed […]

SkyeTek’s latest release, an RFID-based, “entry-level” high-frequency reader module is described as “a robust, low power SmartCard solution in a small space,” according to one custmer. The new SkyeModule M4 supports contactless payment applications and supports for all of the major credit card providers. It’s big selling point? A lower price. SkyeTek lowers cost barrier […]

Leading payments processor, Heartland Payment Systems, joins the ranks of campus card providers By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor Contactless technology is coming to the 8,600-student strong Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. But it won’t be a card. It’s coming via cell phone, thanks to a small tag not much bigger than a postage stamp. When […]

Gemalto and NXP Semiconductors have joined forces and are working on a SIM-enabled Near Field Communication solutions based on the Single Wire Protocol (SWP). Both companies will together define and develop SIM products for SWP-based solutions to ensure interoperability with MIFARE technology as well as other widely deployed contactless protocols. This partnership aims to define […]

Gemalto and NXP Semiconductors have joined forces and are working on a SIM-enabled near field communications solution based on the Single Wire Protocol (SWP). Both companies will together to define and develop SIM products for SWP-based solutions to ensure interoperability with MIFARE technology as well as other widely deployed contactless protocols. This partnership aims to […]

Another show of support for the contactless payment and NFC future, a group of companies and investors have pumped more than $22 million into CA-based ViVOtech. The round is led by First Data, NCR, Miven Venture Partners and “one undisclosed Fortune 500 company.” ViVOtech Closes $22.5 Million In Series C Round of Funding Investments Validate […]

Another show of support for the contactless payment and NFC future, a group of companies and investors have pumped more than $22 million into CA-based ViVOtech. The round is led by First Data, NCR, Miven Venture Partners and “one undisclosed Fortune 500 company.” ViVOtech Closes $22.5 Million In Series C Round of Funding Investments Validate […]