by Steve Atkins

PKO Bank Polski selects Gemalto for first large scale rollout of EMV Contactless Payment Cards in Poland

Gemalto has reported that it has been selected by PKO Bank Polski for the migration of its entire portfolio of Visa debit cards for individual clients, from magnetic stripe technology straight to EMV contactless. PKO Bank Polski S.A. is the largest financial institution in Poland serving more than 8.5 million customers, and with the largest… Read More

by Steve Atkins

Think&Go NFC to offer 300 free NFC devices for companies to test NFC Services and Profitable Business Model

NFC start-up Think&Go NFC is offering free NFC devices to companies who wish to deploy or experiment with NFC powered services. The devices will include a selection of Alternative NFC Devices (Mopho’s NFC Mobile Wallet, TwinLinx’s MyMax and WDI’s iCarte for iPhone) and best of breed NFC phones as they are released, and will be… Read More

by Steve Atkins

DBS Customers with StarHub Plans are the First to Use the New NFC Mobile Payment Solution in Singapore

Some 1, 000 DBS customers with StarHub mobile plans will be the first in Singapore to use the NFC Mobile Payment Solution trial service for everyday mobile payments. The trial will commence in December 2010 and will last for eight months. The project, which was collaboratively organised by DBS Bank, EZ-Link, Gemalto, MasterCard and StarHub,… Read More

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