Just more than 10-years ago Visa USA made a hard push for smart cards in the U.S. A handful of banks were issuing the cards and big-box retailer Target was on board to roll out the card, new point-of-sale systems and a loyalty program that would take advantage of the chip technology. Around the same […]

SmartDebit, the UK direct debit payment processor, has responded to the recent news that one million bus journeys in London have been paid for using a contactless debit, credit or charge card. According to Transport for London (TfL), up to 10,000 people per day are using their contactless card to pay for a fare in […]

RR Donnelley, a provider of print, digital and supply chain solutions, announced the introduction of new RFID and NFC production capabilities as part of its printed electronics initiative. These new capabilities enable the company to provide customers with unique printed NFC and RFID tags that can be embedded in an extensive range of products that […]

AXON Energy Products has closed on an agreement to acquire the RFID technology and assets of Merrick Systems, through its subsidiary, AXON Tubular Products. Currently, AXON engineers, manufactures, and provides thread connections for drilling tubulars, as well as, RFID tag products, asset management services and software for the oil and gas drilling sector. AXON’s RFID […]

CARTES America is gearing up for this year’s annual exhibition and conference in Las Vegas, where it will focus on topics, trends and technologies – among them the discussion on the future of contactless payment for open-loop transit in the United States. In “Open-Loop in U.S. Transportation Systems”, a new white paper now exclusively available […]

NXP and Gemalto have been awarded first place rankings within ABI Research’s latest transportation and ticketing smart cards and ICs Competitive Assessment. The ABI assessment consists of full year 2011 and first half 2012 market shares and two vendor matrices, one for secure ICs and the other smart card vendors. The Competitive Assessment provides a […]

NFC mobile wallet and mobile marketing provider Proxama has revealed that it will join forces with sign designer and manufacturer Signbox to construct smart poster marketing campaigns. The marketing campaigns will merge Signbox’s suite of Enlighten, back-lit NFC-enabled smart posters with TapPoint — Proxama NFC marketing management platform. TapPoint will give advertisers the ability to […]

The finalists for the 2013 Contactless & Mobile Awards, sponsored by Visa, have been announced. These awards recognize those companies, organizations and retailers who have done the most to embrace and implement contactless and NFC technology into their day-to-day operating practices. The competition is open to all implemented contactless applications within the relevant sectors, regardless […]

Proxama has partnered with The Logic Group to create an NFC-based service for its retail clients. The Logic Group wants to distribute vouchers and coupons via NFC-enabled in-store smart posters. Proxama has been chosen to be its NFC partner. Proxama will provide the NFC technology and platform to enable branded incentives to be delivered to […]

Omni-ID has filed a complaint in the United States District Court against Xerafy and one of its distributors. The complaint asserts that Xerafy is making, using, offering for sale, selling, and/or importing RFID tags that infringe Omni-ID’s patents. The lawsuit asserts claims under the Patent Laws of the United States for infringement of United States […]