Motorola Solutions has released its MC75A HF RFID Contactless mobile computer, designed for businesses that require enhanced connectivity in the field and mobile capability to deliver secure payment transactions. The MC75A is essentially six devices in one: 3.5G worldwide mobile phone, 2-way radio, NFC/contactless reader/writer, bar code scanner, high resolution digital camera and GPS. According […]

Galitt, Applus+ LGAI Technological Center and RFI Global have all achieved GlobalPlatform qualified status, allowing them to test a product’s compliance to GlobalPlatform Card Specification v2.2 UICC Configuration for the mobile services sector. GlobalPlatform, the organization which standardizes the management of applications on secure chip technology, has provided the quality stamp to the Galitt KaNest-ICC […]

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has announced plans to adopt a contactless fare payment system, according to Philly.com. The upgrade will allow Philadelphia-area residents to use contactless debit and credit cards on subways, buses, trolleys and Regional Rail. SEPTA estimates the $175 million system will be in place in three years. SEPTA, who has […]

The March meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]

Barclays is reporting a 150% increase in the number of contactless transactions made through its UK payments network, according to Squidcard.com. Barclays says contactless card distribution has grown 90% since 2009, with over 1.7 million transactions processed using the technology last year. There are now 52,000 Barclaycard contactless payment terminals in the UK at major […]

A 1,000 consumer survey by card payments specialist The Logic Group has revealed that the majority of UK shoppers are “clueless” about contactless payments. According to the survey, 21% of consumers think a contactless transaction is a payment made online and 18% think it’s a payment where no human contact is involved – i.e., using […]

While the lack of near field communication handsets may be hampering widescale deployments of the payment technology, there are some companies carving a niche in supplying solutions that enable NFC payments on existing handsets. DeviceFidelity’s microSD solution is being used in the Bank of America pilot in New York, says Deepak Jain, co-founder, CEO and […]