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RSS contactlessContactless 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 of payment cards... [24 Jun 2009]
Barclaycard going for contactless Gold
News Barclaycard is increasing the number of its cardholders that will have contactless functionality on their plastic. Barclaycard Gold and Classic cardholders on the receiving end of a new or replacement card will now be... [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 with ticketing capability is not... [29 May 2009]
Boots dispenses contactless payments
News UK health retailer Boots is to trial contactless payments at UK stores. Customers at 15 Boots shops in London and six in Liverpool will be able to use MasterCard PayPass cards to make contactless... [13 May 2009]
Mobile future: TV, power and the 'internet of things'
News One technology the chipmaker is backing is mobile TV, while others likely to make it big include banking, coupons and NFC for contactless payments. Figuring out new business models, solving the wireless power question,... [06 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. RFID technology brings a new experience to credit card payments, but it also comes with new problems. [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]
Security Analysis of RFID Tags
White Paper Advantages of contactless communication compared to chips with contact are transaction speed, durability and ease to use. Usage of Radio Frequency Identification is winning ground everywhere. A major disadvantage is that... [15 Apr 2009]
Torex tech treats Thorntons to quicker sales
Case Study Thorntons has not yet fully implemented all the functionality of the new system either - and phase two of the rollout will see features including stock management within stores, webmail, contactless payments and fraud... [06 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 The pair said they will work together to launch new products and services to enable their combined base of more than 28 million customers to use their mobiles to make payments and better manage their finances - with the aim of... [09 Mar 2009]
Barclays cards make contact with RFID tech
News Barclays Bank has rolled out a contactless Visa debit card. Contactless is designed for small transactions, while users will periodically be asked for a PIN," said the spokesperson. This... [03 Mar 2009]
Brits still not that into contactless payments
News UK consumers continue to be largely unwowed by the idea of ditching cash and using contactless technologies instead, such as mobile wallet phones and wave and pay cards. Contactless pre-payment cards... [12 Feb 2009]
Qualcomm pushes NFC a step closer to mobile
News The manufacturer, which mainly makes chipsets for mobile phones, revealed its support for the contactless, short-range wireless technology on Wednesday. Qualcomm is working with the open-standards NFC company Inside... [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. The scheme, under the Scottish National Entitlement Card (NEC) programme aims to distribute pre-loadable wave... [23 Jan 2009]
