credit cards readers
Photos: Accenture waves goodbye to the wallet
Photo NFC readers in phones also allow them to download data and web links for more information on posters and products by allowing the phone to read embedded RFID chips. The technology works by putting an NFC reader and transmitter into a phone that can... [31 Jan 2008]
Top 10 financial services stories of the year
News Whether or not the sector would be able to become compliant with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) by the 1 November deadline was uppermost in many silicon.com readers' minds. Half the readers responding to silicon.com's Skills... [17 Dec 2007]
TfL and Nokia to roll out 'Oyster phone' trial
News The report in The Guardian claims a specific handset is being developed which can be swiped across the Oyster card readers used at the ticket gates of London Underground stations. Upcoming trials will see passengers on the London Underground use a... [26 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... cashless concerns, battle of the OSes, iPhone fans...
Comment What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Also have people not noticed some smaller business who have minimum spends for using credit and debit cards as well as cheques because of the charges that are made? [15 Nov 2007]
'Tap and go' plastic arrives in London
News The rollout of contactless card readers has started in London, in several areas including Canary Wharf, with participating retailers in the rest of the UK set to get the tech over the course of next year. [04 Sep 2007]
Visa to kick off contactless cards this autumn
News Around 200,000 consumers are expected to use the contactless cards in the first few months, along with some 2,000 retailers deploying card readers. Visa is to launch contactless 'wave and pay' cards this autumn to replace low-value cash... [04 May 2007]
Retailers fear contactless payments
News He believes food and drink merchants will be among the first operators to accept contactless cards and cites McDonald's as a potential early adopter as it has already rolled out card readers across its outlets in the US (where it benefits from... [24 Apr 2007]
Re:Viewing 2006: The year in retail and leisure
News As the Tesco software hit the shelves last month, punters weighed in on whether the supermarket has a chance of being a software success - and a poll of silicon.com readers revealed nearly half trust Tesco to produce quality software. [18 Dec 2006]
Oyster and e-money credit cards coming to London
News Barclays customers will soon be able to use their cards in the normal chip and PIN manner; as an Oyster by placing the card on the TfL readers; or to make contactless payments at retailers around London. [13 Dec 2006]
Home chip and PIN readers 'make shoppers feel secure'
News Personal chip and PIN readers would make the majority of consumers feel more comfortable about buying over the phone using their credit and debit cards. According to a 1,000-person survey, 55 per cent of the credit and debit cardholders in the UK... [15 Nov 2006]
Photos: RFID tickets track football fans
Photo There are 46 card readers installed on the turnstiles at Fulham's Craven Cottage stadium. But installing the readers wasn't without its problems. The cards have an arial and a chip, which contains data on matches the cardholder has paid for. [15 Nov 2006]
Analysis: E-tailer credit card cover-up - California dreamin'?
Comment For more than two weeks silicon.com reporters, following feedback from dozens of readers, have been speaking to three constituencies to find out the source of the recent breach: credit card issuers, MasterCard and Visa, and, most importantly, UK e... [10 May 2006]
Privacy breach companies 'must be named'
News Companies that suffer security breaches in which customer data is put at risk should be publicly named, according to silicon.com readers. And now silicon.com readers - many of them card holders who have been affected - are calling for the retailer... [02 May 2006]
Nokia and Visa team up for credit cards
News Visa will be installing 2,500 Visa Wave readers - which can deduct payment from a user's credit card when an NFC phone linked to the account is pressed against it - across the country and enlisting 200 guinea pigs in Kuala Lumpur to try out the... [28 Apr 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Travel pains
Comment So without identifying the individual readers and/or airlines, here goes: Following a recent blog on travelling, several readers have aired their frustrations at the current state of check-in technology. [24 Apr 2006]
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