Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV), Frankfurt’s regional transit authority, is merging its NFC infrastructure with the national railway operator, Deutche Bahn, to create an interoperable mobile payments network, according to The Register. Though still a ways away, the merger will allow travelers to pay for their train tickets and receive timetable and travel information with just a tap […]

Snapper, New Zealand’s smart ticketing company, has partnered with EventFinder to provide an integrated contactless ticketing solution for participants in the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames. Participants in the Outgames, a major international gay and lesbian sport, culture and human rights event, will receive contactless personalized ID cards for payment and transport around Wellington. Snapper CEO Miki […]

The Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council is holding a full day workshop on the importance of open bank card payments for public transportation operators and contractors. The event, slated for Sunday, March 27 at the Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel, will provide transit agencies with a detailed understanding of open bank card contactless payments technology and […]

ASK and IDECO announced that they have entered into an agreement for the creation of a company based in South Africa. The duo has already achieved success, playing a major part in the Gautrain ticketing project, which was launched during 2010 FIFA World Cup. The joint venture will address the transportation, access control and secure […]

Access IS has released its BGR125 boarding pass reader, combining NFC, contactless and 2D Bar Coded Boarding Pass (BCBP) read technology into one device. The BGR125 is compatible with both NFC enabled mobile phones and contactless frequent flyer cards, as well as traditional printed bar coded boarding passes or bar coded passes on mobile phones. […]

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that by the end of 2012, passengers on the city’s Tube, bus, tram or train will be able to pay for their journeys with contactless bank cards, according to Silicon.com. TfL says it will work to upgrade Oyster’s software system to accept contactless debit and credit cards in time […]

The Government of Victoria may drop the problem-plagued myki smart ticketing system altogether, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. Called “a mess” by Public Transport Minister Terry Mulder, the $1.35 billion system has weathered technical issues and rising costs on top of a three year delay. Accounting firm Deloitte says that the cost of cutting […]

AT4 wireless and Collis have partnered to offer a range of test solutions for the NFC, contactless payment, transit and ID market segments. Collis’s test solutions include the SWP-HCI Test Suites and the GlobalPlatform UICC Configuration Test Suite and Aspects Spy. AT4 will add its wireless NFC and RFID conformance and R&D test tools, including […]

Sweden’s Arcontia has announced the launch its next generation embedded processor board for e-ticketing and e-payment, the ARC1800. The high performance processor board supports contactless ISO 14443 A/B RFID readers for integration into different smart card devices, including contactless smart card validators, driver consoles, turnstiles, Add Value Machines and Ticket Vending Machines. Loaded with an […]

VeriFone Systems has announced that its taxi card payment and digital media solutions are now available in London’s black cabs. After a brief pilot conducted in December, VeriFone’s system is now offered free to all of London’s licensed black cabs, allowing passengers to pay contactlessly for taxi fares without having to hand their card over […]