Category: NFC News

E-payment with LEGIC – System provider OPC® and LEGIC® form a partnership

Zurich, Switzerland, March 2009 – As multifunctional card systems manufacturer, OPC cardsystems GmbH has been leading provider of e-payment solutions in the leisure and business sectors for several years. Through the partnership with LEGIC, the company widens its product range and services to include personal identification with contactless LEGIC Smart Card technology. The new solutions…

LEGIC® moves local public transport in city of Augsburg

Contactless customer card as electronic ticket on buses and trams of the city of Augsburg increases convenience and passenger control Zurich, Switzerland, March 2009 – The KAROCARD is already successfully being used as an annual card in the public transport systems of the city of Augsburg. Further potential areas of use for the card are…

First Data and INSIDE Contactless Launch Partnertship for go-tag Payment Sticker Technology

Denver and Aix-en-Provence, France, March 31, 2009 – INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, and First Data, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing services, today announced they have signed a three-year agreement to develop contactless payment stickers, which First Data will market as GO-Tag™ products. With this…

Gemalto Provides First Electronic Student Card in Serbia

Already in use by more than 30 percent of Serbia’s student population Amsterdam, The Netherlands, March 26, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced it is providing the first multi-application electronic student cards for secure identification and payment in Serbia. The company provided the cards to Poslovno Informacioni…

Cubic to Expand Bank Card Acceptance in Public Transit Through Exclusive Licensing Agreement with ViVOtech

All-in-One Contactless Reader Will Give Transit Riders More Convenience, Choice SAN DIEGO, California, March 17, 2009 – Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation (NYSE:CUB), and world-leading fare collection systems provider for public transportation, is providing new capabilities for the Cubic designed Tri-Reader® to enable an all-in-one reader that will process…