--- title: "Contactless Payments News Archives - Page 33 of 41 - Secure Technology Alliance" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/contactless-payments-news/page/33/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/contactless-payments-news/page/33/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)Contactless Payments News # Category: Contactless Payments News ### Ohio Turnpike Commission Adding MasterCard PayPass Contactless Terminals to Highway Exits and Service Plazas Near Cleveland and Oberlin with USA Technologies’ e-Port Payment Solution Purchase, NY, December 21, 2006–MasterCard Worldwide today announced that it is managing a consumer trial of contactless “Tap & Go”™ payments in selected exit lanes and service plazas on the Ohio… ### Innovative Payment Trial to Use Near Field Communications Technology NEW YORK, NY, December 14, 2006–Citigroup, MasterCard Worldwide, Cingular Wireless and Nokia today announced a consumer technology trial of Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled mobile phones with MasterCard PayPass™ contactless payment capability in New York City. The goal of this trial is to evaluate the speed and… ### LONDON, December 14, 2006–With adoption driven by some of the world’s largest card associations and banks, wireless operators and merchants, spending on contactless payments hardware and software will reach $870 million by 2011, up from just $260 million in 2006, amounting to a compound annual growth rate of 27%, according to a new study from… ### December 14, 2006–RFID Journal interviews Joby Orlowsky, vice president of marketing for Discover Network, and reports that Discover Financial Services will launch field tests of contactless payment by the end of 2006. Click here to read the full article. ### Innovative Payment Trial to Use Near Field Communications Technology NEW YORK, NY, December 14, 2006–Citigroup, MasterCard Worldwide, Cingular Wireless and Nokia today announced a consumer technology trial of Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled mobile phones with MasterCard PayPass™ contactless payment capability in New York City. The goal of this trial is to evaluate the speed and… ### Passengers on public transport around London could soon be able to make quick, contact-free, cashless payments and travel around the Capital using one card. London, December 13, 2006–Since its introduction in 2003, Transport for London (TfL) has seen Oyster smartcards become a huge success with more than six million in use on the transport network…. ### Issued by MetaBank, Visa-Branded Prepaid Contactless Cards Provide Compelling Alternative to Cash, Reflect Increased Consumer Demand for Electronic Payments SAN FRANCISCO, December 13, 2006–Visa USA today announced the launch of its first contactless prepaid cards, providing consumers a faster and more convenient way to pay and offering merchants increased revenue opportunities, increased throughput and improved… ### In its 30th year of service, 41 ski buses prepared for hi-tech future Salt Lake City, December 7, 2006–After 30 years of providing ski bus service, The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) will begin accepting “contactless” debit and credit cards as payment for its service. At a Dec. 7 kick off, UTA and industry leaders will… ### New York, NY, November 28, 2006–JupiterResearch, a leading authority on the impact of the Internet and emerging consumer technologies on business, finds that the total value of transactions conducted using contactless payment tokens will grow from $500 million in 2006 to $79 billion in 2010. According to a new JupiterResearch report, “US Contactless Payments; Primed… ### OTI’s Saturn 5000 to Support Discover Network’s Fast, Secure, and Simple Contactless Payment System Worldwide Riverwoods, IL,, November 28, 2006–Discover Network, a business unit of Discover Financial Services and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS), today announced that it has certified the Saturn 5000 contactless reader developed by On Track Innovations (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV), a global leader… [ ** ](#)