Category: Contactless Payments News

SEPTA Hosts Potential Vendors For New Payment Technology System

PHILADELPHIA, PA, December 17, 2008–SEPTA’s Request for Proposals (RFP) to design its new “smart card” fare payment technology has attracted interest from vendors as far away as France, Spain, Germany, China, Korea and Turkey. More than 80 interested parties, including leaders in the fields of telecommunications, global technology and banking, visited SEPTA this week for…

New multifunctional customer and credit card solutions thanks to the partnership between Multicard and LEGIC®

Zurich, Switzerland, December 11th, 2008–Multicard AG, renowned general contractor in the smart card project consultancy and implementation, is expanding its product portfolio. Multicard has closed on a licence partnership with LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the leading producer of contactless smart card technology. Therefore, the company is now offering highly developed LEGIC technology-based multifunctional customer and credit…

Inside and American Banknote Brazil Deliver Visa Approved Contactless Payment Cards

Flexible MicroPass-Powered Bank Cards Ready for Brazilian Economy AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, December 11th, 2008–Strengthening its presence in the Brazilian contactless payments segment, INSIDE Contactless, the world leader in advanced contactless microprocessor platforms, today announced it is expanding its relationship with American Banknote (ABnote) Brazil to produce Visa type approved contactless payment cards for this growing economy….

ASK now a MasterCard Certified Vendor

Paris, Cartes show, November 4, 2008–Today, ASK has completed the MasterCard Global Vendor Certification Program (GVCP) requirements for the plant located in Sophia-Antipolis, the headquarters of the company in the South of France. Having achieved certification allows ASK to manufacture MasterCard banking cards and embed chips for MasterCard issuers. ASK confirms its strategy to address…

LaSer selects ASK for a pilot of a contactless card combining private payment and transport applications

Paris, Cartes Show, November 4, 2008–ASK, leader in contactless technology for mass transit, keeps implementing its strategy to offer private label cards operators a contactless solutions combining transport and payment applications. LaSer, the leading European company for intermediation and customer relations services combining, in its broad approach to customer relations, the full range of cards…

LEGIC® is extending its partner network in France with Cash Systèmes Industrie

Paris, November 3, 2008–LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, leading provider of contactless smart card technology for personal identification, is announcing a partnership with the French company Cash Systèmes Industrie, which is specialised in the design and manufacturing of point of sale terminals. The partnership will allow Cash Systèmes Industrie to integrate LEGIC technology into its payment terminals….

INSIDE and FIME Team to Ensure NFC Interoperability

Technology Leaders to Solve Key Test and Certification Challenges AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, October 31, 2008–Working to ensure the continued growth and acceptance of Near Field Communication (NFC), INSIDE Contactless, the world leader in advanced open-standard contactless chip technologies, and FIME, a leading smart card and terminal testing solutions provider, today announced they are joining forces in…

Rogers Wireless Joins RBC and Visa in Mobile Phone Payment Pilot

Wave your mobile phone for the ultimate freedom to purchase TORONTO, ONTARIO, Oct 30, 2008–RBC Royal Bank of Canada, Visa and Rogers Wireless have come together for the next phase of the mobile phone payment pilot, which will ultimately allow Canadians the flexibility to make purchases securely at the point of sale with a wave…