PATCO, the high speed rail line connecting Philadelphia and Camden County, N.J., is updating its fare system to allow passengers to manage their contactless ‘Freedom’ transit cards over the Internet, according to Philly.com. Starting next week, passengers will be able to log on to www.patcofreedomcard.org to top up their cards and view their transaction history. […]

Edenred, Commuter Check and WiredCommute have announced the launch of a new contactless Commuter Check Prepaid MasterCard card for tap and go payment on public transit. Equipped with MasterCard’s PayPass technology, the card is designed to save commuters money by enabling contactless fare payments through their employer sponsored pre-tax benefit program. The new card can […]

France’s Minister for Industry, Energy and Digital Economy, Eric Bresson, has issued a ‘request for proposals’ worth 20 million euros in funding for NFC and contactless projects that could lead to the development of more NFC cities like Nice, according to Investincotedazur.com. Bresson tendered the request after a May 27 visit to The University of […]

Taipei residents with contactless Easycards will be able to tap and pay for trips on Taiwan’s high speed rail by the end of the year, according to Focus Taiwan. The new service is expected to save the average commuter 20 minutes of standing in line, which will in turn allow the Taiwan High Speed Rail […]

Ingenico has announced the launch of a new contactless payment solution for London ‘s famous Black Cab taxis. Developed as part of a Visa Europe-led initiative to increase card acceptance in London’s taxis, the solution will eventually allow all 25,000 London Black Cab drivers to access contactless payment technology, while enhancing the consumer experience for […]

Arcontia, a Swedish provider of contactless smart card readers and terminals, is teaming up with the Handheld Group to provide contactless-enabled Nautiz eTicket Pro PDAs for Dutch Railways (NS). The Handheld Group will supply Dutch Railways with more than 10,000 of its rugged Nautiz handhelds, 6,000 of which will be the eTicket Pro featuring an […]

The New Delhi government is investing in biometric technology at its airport. The idea is to make travelers more comfortable taking taxi’s to and from the airport. In the past travelers have been mugged using taxis and the government hopes the new biometric ID system can put a stop to this. The prepaid biometric taxi […]

The city of Chennai, India is getting ready to roll out contactless ticketing on its forthcoming Metro Rail transit system, according to The Deccan Chronicle. Modeled after Hong Kong’s ‘Octopus’ system, Chennai’s prepaid contactless cards will allow commuters to quickly tap on and off of Metro trains. The fare charge is automatically deducted from the […]

New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is doing away with the old MetroCard ticketing system in favor of a new open fare contactless system, according to Yahoo! News. Expected to launch in 2015, the new system will allow subway riders to pay for fares by passing their contactless credit cards in front of a […]

The BCR Romanian Commercial Bank, and the Bucharest Autonomous Transportation Administration have joined forces to introduce the BCR Zambet card. The Zambet card is a debit card which includes contactless payment, so it may be used to pay for transit fares in and around the city of Bucharest. One major benefit of the card is […]