by Steve Atkins

Cityzi – new word for ‘Contactless Nice’ – new logos too!

OK, OK, everyone settle down. So the long-awaited Nice pilot is about to be launched on the 21st May. This we already knew, but the latest buzz is about the name under which it will be launched – Cityzi. Don’t ask us how to pronounce it. Every time we try it come out in a… Read More

by Steve Atkins

CISC 2010. Gone, but too good to be forgotten, just yet.

Posted by Karen Brindley, Managing Director, Krowne Communications (UK) Ltd. X This will read like a school field trip report, but after all those months of preparation, the CI Spring Conference (29th April) is finally over – and what a great day it was. A whopping 20% increase of registrations from last year and despite… Read More

by Steve Atkins

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

by Steve Atkins

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

by Steve Atkins

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