Category: Contactless Payments News

Cubic Receives Contactless EMV Bank Card Type Approval for Next-Generation Tri-Reader 3

Smart Fare Payment Using Open Payment Contactless EMV Bank Cards, Account-Based Cards and Existing Closed-Loop Transit Smart Cards, All on One Innovative Device San Diego, CA, Oct 17, 2011–Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., the transportation unit of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB), has received approval from the top four bank card brands for the Tri-Reader 3 to…

Public Transit Riders Around the World Get on Board Faster With New Ticketing System From ACS, A Xerox Company

Abu Dhabi, Casablanca and Mexico City to Install New Customer Transit Payment Systems Dallas, October 12, 2011–Abu Dhabi, Casablanca and Mexico City are turning to ACS, A Xerox Company (NYSE: XRX), to make their public transit payment systems more efficient and convenient for millions of riders. ACS is modernizing the commuter payment systems in all…

APTA Attendees to Determine Front Runner Award Winner in Cubic’s “I Heart My Card” Video Contest

Voters can also win an Apple iPad2, taking place in Cubic’s Booth 721, Hall D APTA Expo, New Orleans, Oct. 3, 2011–Attendees at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) EXPO 2011 will determine the $2,000 Front Runner Award winner in the “I Heart My Card” video contest, sponsored by Cubic Transportation Systems, a subsidiary of…

ACS, A Xerox Company, Speeds Up How Riders of New Jersey’s Transit System Pay for Travel

Dallas , Sept. 28, 2011–Building on a successful first-of-its-kind program, NJ TRANSIT riders can now simply wave or tap their credit or debit cards on twice as many bus routes, including buses traveling to different zones in the system. This “contactless” payment system is now available on buses covering six different routes, including travel into…

UniCredit Uses Gemalto’s Contactless Sticker for Mobile Payment in Slovakia

Amsterdam, July 7, 2011–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces the selection by UniCredit Slovakia, to provide Optelio contactless stickers for its first commercial mobile payment deployment. The bank, part of the major financial institution UniCredit Group, is the first to market with a contactless debit payment service in Slovakia. UniCredit…

Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), A Xerox Company, Hires Open Fare Payment Expert

May 11,2011–Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), A Xerox Company, has hired Steve Frazzini, the former vice president for Automated Fare Collection and MetroCard Operations for the MTA in New York City, as vice president of fare payment solutions, as ACS advances its transit sector open payment business. In his 25 year career in public transit, Steve…