i-Free, a developer in mobile and NFC technology, has produced mobile wallet app for use in Russia with new added functionality that enables users to load contactless transport cards, according to mobilepaymentstoday.com. The i-Free mobile “Wallet” app enables public transit customers in 13 regions pay fares by touching their mobile phone to a validator device. […]

The Chicago Transit Authority’s legacy fare-payment system, the Chicago Card, will work past the original November 15 deadline, according to NBC Chicago. The new Ventra system has had a bumpy rollout, plagued with reports of poor customer service, activation issues, card-reading problems and overcharged cards. CTA said that more than 50% of riders have transitioned […]

Merseyrail, a British train operating company in Merseyside, England, will soon launch contactless payment technology at its rails stations to ease congestion for its passengers, according The Liverpool Daily Post. The network has worked with MasterCard and Global Payments to introduce the system, which will be unveiled beginning in November and will enable commuters to […]

Rio de Janeiro is set to be one of the first cities in Brazil to launch a pilot program enabling mobile NFC for public transportation. This initiative is a partnership between RioCard Tecnologia da Informação, Gemalto, Motorola Mobility and mobile operators – Claro, Oi, Telefónica and TIM, supported by the GSMA. Two hundred users of […]

Gemalto announced that it is working with PCCW-HKT, one of Hong Kong’s major mobile network operators and contactless smart card payment service provider Octopus Cards Limited (OCL) to bring mobile NFC ticketing to Hong Kong. Gemalto’s UpTeq multi tenant NFC SIM will enable PCCW-HKT subscribers to load Octopus payment functions onto their mobile NFC device […]

The Utah Transit Authority will soon unveil a new electronic payment card and with it take another step toward doing away with cash fares on all buses and trains, according to standard.net. The transit agency will introduce its prepaid, reloadable electronic FAREPAY card, which will require riders to tap on an electronic reader before boarding […]

The Metropolitan Transportation is more than a year behind schedule in its plans to extend Clipper cards for commuters using transit systems in both Solano and Napa counties, according to the Times-Herald. Solano and Napa transit agencies had hoped to get the Clipper cards in place in 2013, but the forecast is now the latter […]

Kyros Soft Tech Ltd., a Hyderabad-based Indian company provider in smart card and embedded technology, has joined the Open Standard for Public Transport (OSPT) as a Full Member. Kyros has been delivering smart card solutions – contactless smart card, reader, and terminal technologies – for a wide range of customers and applications in India for […]

Cubic Transportation Systems announced the launch of its NextWave Mobile Business System, a platform that enables transit operators to rapid and securely provide new mobile services to its customers. NextWave simplifies the complexity of deploying mobile services by providing a cloud-based platform that integrates with both closed- and open-loop contactless fare systems, payment processors, mobile […]

Non-payment applications may drive the adoption of NFC technology, according to a report from IDTechEx. NFC has, since its inception, been viewed as a technology that could revolutionize payments, but implementations of the technology beyond payments have been sparse. IDTechEx’s report, entitled “Near Field Communication (NFC) 2014-2024,” points out that mobile phones not only possess the […]