The Shanghai World Expo, opening May 1, 2010, will forgo traditional paper tickers in favor of “mobile phone tickets,” which event goers can purchased and carry via cell phones equipped with RFID enabled SIM cards provided by China Mobile. Shanghai will see some 70 million visitors during the World Expo period, many of whom are […]

CHARGE Anywhere, a Plainfield, N.J. provider of mobile payment solutions and a Forum Nokia member, has launched version 2.0 of its mobile payment software to allow an NFC-enabled Nokia phone to accept PayPass and Paywave contactless payments. Dr. Thami Smires, chief technology officer at CHARGE Anywhere, will introduce the solution in a joint presentation with […]

The Internet of Things will be a key topic at Cartes & IDentification 2009 in Paris Nov. 17-19. This new event is expected to provide attendees an opportunity to view future applications related to mobile payments, home automation, remote management and geo-location. The Internet of Things is expected to cover the European Casagras project, an […]

The Smart Card Alliance Contactless and Mobile Payments Council announced that it will focus on educating the public on the security benefits of chip card technology and how it can possibly reduce fraud in the U.S. The council also announced its new officers and steering committee. The council’s recent educational efforts included support for a […]

Smart card provider Oberthur Technologies has completed MasterCard certification in its Compliance Assessment and Security Testing program for its flash memory-based payment card, giving financial institutions more flexibility in card issuance. Flash memory based products reduces time to market by eliminating the “masking” phase, which is usually required to load software onto the payment card’s […]

SCM Microsystems Japan Inc., Dai Nippon Printing Co. and Japan consultant Digital Media Research Institute have launched a new digital data security solution using cloud computing technologies. The high-security data storage system developed by Dai Nippon consists of the company’s TranC’ert DNA software, a SIM card and SCM’s @MAXX lite secure smart card reader. Digital […]

GlobalPlatform has launched a Transportation Task Force to contribute to the evolution of smart ticketing solutions and to promote the benefits that GlobalPlatform’s technology can bring to the sector. The Transportation Task Force will aim to create a forum with other transportation organizations to promote the value that interoperable technology can add to smart ticketing […]