Category: Contactless Payments News

ViVOtech’s NFC technology enables du and Dubai First to successfully continue roll-out first mobile payment pilot in the Middle East and North Africa Region

ViVOtech provides end-to-end NFC Payment Infrastructure including Over-the-Air(OTA) provisioning, Electronic Wallet and NFC Readers at Merchant Locations Santa Clara, Calif., November 30, 2009–Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech, the leader in Near Field Communication (NFC) and contactless payment systems, announced that its NFC mobile payment wallet, Over-The-Air (OTA) provisioning and NFC payment readers are being successfully used by…

Tailwind and ViVOtech Team Up To Integrate New Contactless Payment Reader Modules into Legacy POS Systems

Cost-Effective Chip And PIN Hardware Upgrades Allow Retailers To Deliver Better, More Secure Customer Experience By Adding Contactless Payments To Existing POS Terminals Santa Clara, CA, November 23, 2009–ViVOtech, the leader in near field communication (NFC) and contactless payment systems, and Tailwind, a leader in strategic marketing in the payments industry, have signed an agreement…

SNCF and Gemalto Present Ticketing on Contactless Mobile Phones

Cartes & IDentification, Villepinte, France, Nov 17, 2009–SNCF and Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), today presented a new service allowing travelers to purchase and recharge their transport tickets using a contactless mobile phone which incorporates NFC (Near Field Communication) technology. This innovation, in its demonstration phase, will be presented on the Gemalto booth during the Cartes…

Gemalto Boosts Rollout of SIM-Based Mobile Contactless Services

Amsterdam, November 16, 2009–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that its Near Field Communication (NFC) SIM card product range successfully operates with Nokia’s contactless mobile phones. Gemalto is demonstrating interoperability of its SIM cards with NFC-enabled Nokia 6216 classic handsets at Cartes & IDentification this week. The company is…

Gemalto and eSECURE Technology enhance payment experience with simple contactless payment upgrade in Taiwan

Upgrading existing payment terminals with SAM cards for contactless use benefits consumers with faster, easier small sum payment means Amsterdam, Nov 12, 2009–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces that it has deployed its Secure Access Modules (SAM) into existing EasyCard payment terminals in Taiwan with Gemalto Channel Partner Program…

New Products, New Partners, New Ideas Create a Diversity of Contactless Solutions

Aix-En-Provence, France, November 10th, 2009–Highlighting the growing diversity of contactless applications, INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, will present “A Contactless Universe” at CARTES & IDentification Congress 2009, showcasing a variety of contactless solutions by INSIDE partners in the areas of payments, identity, NFC and more, as well as presentations…

INSIDE Contactless Powers Innovative Taggo Card Aggregator and Storefront

Mobile Phone Stickers to Replace Membership Cards for Wide Range of Retailers Aix-En-Provence, France, Nov. 9, 2009–INSIDE Contactless, the world leader in advanced open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced it is providing critical infrastructure components to Taggo, a membership card aggregator and storefront, for the innovative service Taggo will launch in Singapore and other parts…