by Steve Atkins

NXP and Gemalto Sign Licensing Agreement for Adding MIFARE to UICC Cards

NXP Semiconductors N.V. and Gemalto, have announced a global strategic licensing agreement for NXP’s MIFARE™ technology, enabling Gemalto to integrate MIFARE into its UICC cards. This cooperation aims at spurring the usage of NFC mobile devices in the MIFARE infrastructure, therefore accelerating worldwide deployments of mobile contactless services. The agreement enables Gemalto to complement its… Read More

by Steve Atkins

Over 80% of contactless transactions in the UK are now processed by Commidea

Commidea, a UK card payment processing solution provider, has announced that one million contactless transactions with a total value of more than £4 million have been processed using Commidea solutions so far this year. This means that over 80% of contactless transactions in the UK are processed by Commidea. As Commidea and industry numbers indicate,… Read More

by Steve Atkins

SUBWAY restaurants to Use FaceCash Mobile Payments in California

Doctor’s Associates Inc., the parent company of SUBWAY(R), the largest single-brand restaurant chain in the world, and Think Computer Corporation announced  that FaceCash will now be accepted at certain SUBWAY(R) locations in California. FaceCash is a mobile payment system that allows consumers to use their cell phones to make purchases at the point of sale.… Read More

by Steve Atkins

Ingenico Receives Signature Authorisation in Germany for its Health Insurance Card Terminal

With over 25,000 units sold, the ORGA 6041 L eGK eHealth BCS is already the most successful terminal in the public health sector throughout Germany. Within the North Rhine Associations of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, over 50% of physicians use this terminal following its rollout in 2009. Now that it has been approved as a signature… Read More