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RSS contactlessContactless Smart Chip Technology: The Business Benefits
White Paper Contactless smart chip technology, a form of proven smart card technology, is used increasingly in applications that must protect personal information or deliver fast, secure transactions. Leveraging many years of smart... [14 Nov 2009]
Parking in the West End goes contactless
News Drivers with contactless bank cards will soon be able to use them to pay for their parking. From next year, parking meters in the West End will accept contactless payments from motorists with wave and... [29 Oct 2009]
All change please: Your train ticket will never be the same again
News Smart ticketing, where a ticket is held on a chip rather than a piece of paper, was popularised in the UK by London's contactless Oyster card scheme, introduced in 2003. It also says contactless bank... [20 Aug 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. The retailer, which sells all stock for £1, is piloting Verifone... [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 communications),... [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 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]
