Japanese mobile service provider KDDI has chosen Gemalto to provide its User Identity Module (UIM) cards and Trusted Service Management (TSM) solution for an upcoming NFC pilot. From May to December 2010, participants in the pilot will be able to use various types of NFC services ranging from mobile payments, transportation services, e-driver licenses, e-ticketing, […]

The city of Regina, Saskatchewan is planning to install new smart card fare boxes on city buses, according to The Leader-Post. Transit officials hope to have the new fare boxes in place by November, which will accept both cash and new contactless ‘R’ cards. The R cards can be loaded with cash, tickets and/or passes, […]

Innovision Research & Technology has made version two of its GEM NFC semiconductor technology available for licensing. GEM 2 is designed to enable NFC devices and global NFC interoperability with existing and emerging standards for contactless payment, mass transit ticketing, access control and smart objects, including ISO/IEC 18092, 21481, 14443A&B, and 15693. According to IR&T, […]

TagMaster has been selected by Lloyds Register Rail to provide RFID systems for the Gotcha Monitoring Systems supplied to ProRail in the Netherlands. Gotcha is an monitoring platform to measure the quality of various aspects of passing trains. It will provide real-time information about axle loads, load imbalances, the quality of wheels and train speed […]

ASK has announced the release of its new HCR318 handheld reader for transport, reload POS, ticketing and events applications. The lightweight and ergonomically designed HCR318 supports various communications via GPRS, WiFi, Bluetooth and CDMA USB devices. The reader also features 3 SAM slots and a memory size of 32 MB SRAM and 32 MB Flash, […]

Denver recently launched the B-cycle project, providing commuters and tourists with a means of zero-emission transportation. The city has 500 bikes, with more than 50 RFID-enabled B-stations throughout the city, according to a release from SourceJuice. The B-stations include locking bike racks and a kiosk similar to an ATM, which enables users to purchase a […]

New York’s MTA is now piloting a new payment system that will enable passengers to use MasterCard PayPass contactless credit and debit cards to pay on certain bus and subway lines, according to WNYC. To pay, riders must simply tap their cards against specially designed fare boxes on bus or subway turnstiles. Riders can either […]

Vancouver has selected three companies to submit proposals for the city’s multi-million dollar smart card-based fare system, according to The Province. The new system, slated for service in 2013, will be in the hands of either Thales/ Octopus International Projects, who created Hong Kong’s smart card system; Serco/Parkeon, who operates Perth, Australia’s similar program; or […]

Transit Windsor is planning to implement a contactless fare collection system for the upcoming fall, according to the Windsor Star. New contactless readers will be installed in all buses operating in the city, allowing riders to pay via photo ID smart card. According to Penny Williams, general manager for Transit Windsor, the new passes will […]

O2, a European mobile operator and subsidiary of Telefonica, has announced its strategy to launch contactless mobile payment, according to mobilebusinessbriefing.com. In 2008, O2 collaborated with Visa, Barclays and Transport for London to pilot London’s Oyster travel cards on Nokia smart handsets to kick off its O2 Wallet initiative. Then in 2009, O2 partnered with […]