contactless payment
Parking in the West End goes contactless
News Despite the increasing prevalence of contactless plastic in the UK, take up remains low - only eight per cent of Brits claim to have made a payment using a contactless credit or debit... [29 Oct 2009]
Kerching! London Poundland stores pilot contactless payments
News Shoppers in two Poundland stores in London can now pay for their purchases in under half a second, thanks to a trial of contactless payment technology. Contactless... [12 Aug 2009]
O2, NatWest cash in with prepay Visa cards
News Analysts have long been predicting a coming together of the mobile and payments markets owing to the ubiquity of mobile phones and the rise of contactless payment technologies such as NFC (near field... [16 Jul 2009]
Contactless payments hamstrung by battle for hearts and minds
News The contactless payment industry needs to change the perceptions of both retailers and consumers if the technology is to take off in the UK, according to industry insiders. Despite an increasing number... [24 Jun 2009]
Barclaycard going for contactless Gold
News Barclaycard Gold and Classic cardholders on the receiving end of a new or replacement card will now be able to make payments of up to £10 by swiping their card against a reader, thanks to contactless... [16 Jun 2009]
Olympics tickets to double as Tube tickets, cash?
News The London 2012 Olympics could be set to pioneer smart tickets that double up as contactless payment and Oyster cards. The idea of combining a contactless payment card... [29 May 2009]
Boots dispenses contactless payments
News Boots is working with RBS Worldpay to develop and implement an integrated contactless payment system within the stores. Barclaycard has also fitted contactless payment... [13 May 2009]
Contactless Payments Privacy and Security of RFID-Enabled Credit Cards
White Paper The new contactless payment devices suffer from various vulnerabilities which the paper will discuss. Finally the paper will take a look at the future: which possibilities arise when using a mobile phone... [15 Apr 2009]
Vulnerabilities in First-Generation RFID-Enabled Credit Cards
White Paper An increasing number of credit cards now contain a tiny wireless computer chip and antenna based on RFID (radio frequency identification) and contactless smart card technology. The RFID-enabled credit cards permit... [15 Apr 2009]
How smartphones, netbooks will change the future of money
News Earlier this month for example, mobile operator Orange and credit card company Barclaycard announced a strategic partnership to develop m-payments technology including mobile wallet handsets - which use near field communications (NFC) to... [30 Mar 2009]
Barclaycard, Orange share a mobile wallet
News Customers of the pair will be able to use their mobiles to make 'wave and pay'-style payments of up to £10 at retailers that have contactless payment readers installed - currently almost 10,000 outlets... [09 Mar 2009]
Barclays cards make contact with RFID tech
News Contactless payment has been rolled out but any security vulnerabilities will be pointed out after the banks can do anything about it," he told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK. Barclays Bank has rolled... [03 Mar 2009]
Brits still not that into contactless payments
News Contactless pre-payment cards were slightly more popular with consumers: 16 per cent said they would use them, compared to 19 per cent who would not. However for all the contactless... [12 Feb 2009]
Photos: Scots are sQuids in with wave and pay
Photo Dundee City Council has more than 50,000 users of its contactless payment scheme since launch in October 2008. In addition, 20 council sites used by the public, such as libraries and leisure centres in... [23 Jan 2009]
All Barclays debit cards contactless by 2011
News Barclays is to replace its entire fleet of debit cards with new plastic featuring contactless payments functionality. In addition, all new customers to the bank from March will be given contactless... [06 Jan 2009]
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