FIME announced membership into GlobalPlatform to contribute to the infrastructure development of smart card solutions. FIME is a global supplier of test solutions for smart cards, RFID and NFC. FIME ‘s contribution will include participating on GlobalPlatform’s CardCommittee in charge of developing technology neutral applications for cards. They will also play a role on Mobile […]

Some agencies holding out but vast majority are online By Andy Williams, Associate Editor, AVISIAN Publications TransLink appears poised to finally live up to the scenario first imagined 16-years ago of providing San Francisco Bay transit riders one card that would be good on all 24 agencies serving the area. The one card is now […]

The European Payments Council (EPC) and GSMA, a trade group of wireless operators, have launched a consultation on SEPA and mobile contactless payments, according to finextra.com. The two organizations are working to encourage cooperation among payment services providers and mobile network operators for the eventual creation of a Europe-wide mobile payment system that would allow […]

Just as the European Union is ready to unveil mobile payment technology, phone operators and customers are having second thoughts about the product. Mobile payments are drawing concerns from both parties, according to Euractiv.com. Consumers are worried about who will be tracking their purchasing history the level buying history privacy that will be exposed, while […]

Irish banks are considering offering support for mobile payment using NFC technology, according to the Irish Examiner. Representatives from Visa Europe are meeting with banks in Dublin this week to negotiate a deal that would bring the technology to Ireland. Plans are expected to be finalized by 2011. Visa Europe is also working on Irish […]

PYMNTS.com, a joint venture between Berkshire Hathaway’s Business Wire and Market Platform Dynamics that promotes the companies, products and people that drive “what’s next” in global payments, has announced the launch of the Mobile Platform Wars briefing room – a place where participants from across the payments sector can voice their views on how mobile […]

The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of NFC technology, announced the adoption and release of the Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP) specification, which supports bi-directional communications between NFC-compliant devices. The organization also announced the new NFC Signature Record Type Definition (RTD) candidate specification, which defines how to digitally sign data […]