Dual-interface cards deliver on promise of flexibility
With both contact and contactless on board, the cards are finding favor with a host of global issuers
Contactless 2.0: Latest generation chips are bigger, faster
Biometrics, new apps require more memory and faster data transfer
Episode 154: John McAfee backs authentication key
Evaluating card durability
Industry standard test procedures help issuers achieve the ultimate ’10-year credential'
Fall 2016 Regarding ID
29 Aug, 2012Indentive payment solutions selected for music festivals in Norway and Switzerland
Identive Group announced that use of its cashless payment system for concessions is expanding this summer to music festivals in Europe and the Rat Verlegh Stadium in Breda, The Netherlands. Rat Verlegh Stadium in Breda is home to the Dutch first league soccer club, NAC Breda, and implemented Identive’s cashless payment solution in order to […]
28 Aug, 2012Public smoking rooms go contactless, Tokyo
In Japan, a new company called Ippuku (“puff”) is opening a new series premium smoking rooms around Tokyo that use contactless smart card technology for payments, according to The Verge. Ippuku’s pay-as-you-go rooms feature subway-style gates where customers can simply tap their cards to enter. Smokers will pay ¥50 (about $0.64) a time with their […]
27 Aug, 2012Chicago bus operator selects Cubic for open payment system
Cubic Transportation Systems has been approved by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to deliver the agency’s open standards fare system (OSFS) to suburban bus operator Pace. The open payment system will enable CTA and Pace customers to pay their transit fares with any contactless bank card that conforms to industry standards. NFC-enabled mobile phones with […]
27 Aug, 2012Audio from August 22 IAB meeting online now
The August 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 […]
27 Aug, 2012Barclaycard reveals shift towards contactless payments
New research from Barclaycard reveals that the contactless payment symbol is now recognized by the vast majority of British people. More than 80% of the public – nearly double the figure from a year ago – can identify the contactless symbol, with people in London and the North West the quickest to adopt the new […]
24 Aug, 2012Cubic achieves 3 millionth ‘go card’
Cubic Corporation announced that its public transport in the Australian state of Queensland has reached a major milestone with the sale of the three millionth go card. Designed and delivered by Cubic Transportation Systems Australia, the go card electronic ticketing system was fully deployed across TransLink in mid-2008, allowing riders to travel seamlessly on all […]
24 Aug, 2012Cabcharge reaches 2 million mark, looking to NFC options very soon
Cabcharge, a company specializing in taxi payment technologies, recently hit the 2 million contactless payment transactions milestone, according to ZDNet. The company, with payment terminals already widely used across taxis in Australia, is also expecting that number to rise exponentially. Cabcharge particularly has high hopes for MasterCard and Visa contactless payments, which have each racked […]
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