The powers that be have released the agenda for the Contactless Intelligence Spring Conference 2011 and we have great pleasure to be putting this out on the weblog and twitter feed first. Having cast my eye over the topics I think that next years event is shaping up to be the best ever held. But… Read More
EAT. and Subway launch in-store contactless campaigns in UK
Barclays have announced that both EAT and Subway have re-affirmed their commitment to contactless payments through the launch this week of in-store and point-of-sale campaigns aimed at raising awareness (and hence usage) of the contactless transactional feature found on their Barclaycard. This is of consequence to the contactless payment market as both companies are in… Read More
Krowne gets down to monkey business – contactless awards won in London
The awards, sponsored by Visa Europe, have grown to become a highlight of the contactless industry’s calendar, and are attracting an even greater number of entrants each year. “2009 was a pretty tough year for many businesses, so it was encouraging to see so many developments in the contactless arena over the past 12 months,”… Read More
London, here we come – with Contactless Intelligence!
After all the months of planning, I can’t believe that it’s the week of our CI Spring Conference. We’ve had a tremendous response to the event and are really excited about the mix of implementors attending from local authorities, retailers and transport operators. This year we wanted to focus on the driving forces for contactless… Read More
Meet the Monkey Awards Nominees – Trailblazing & Innovation
This is it – the last award category; Trailblazing and Innovation. This award is granted to those companies who the judges feel have done their best to look at this wonderful (and whacky!) world of contactless technology and give it a boost. Perhaps. Or a spin. Must be a new one though. Either way, we… Read More
Meet the Monkey Awards Nominees – Transportation
We’re almost at the end of our categories now. Just a couple more to go, and the 29th will be upon us and we’ll be finding out who the lucky winners will be. Until then – it’s category 8 – Transportation. Buses, public transport, mobile ticketing – we have it all here. We’re bouncing around… Read More
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