A trial of the use of contactless smart cards on Bristol’s buses could be the precursor to a wider rollout on the region’s transit network. Similar to London’s Oyster card scheme, passengers will be able to use their pre-paid card, which can accommodate up to £50 credit, to pay for each journey on buses in the city.… Read More
Contactless Intelligence news feed this week: Can contactless combat fraud?
All too often we focus on payment and transport as the main applications for contactless, but we shouldn’t forget the growing market in the identification and access control sector, where contactless and NFC can bring real benefits to both customers and implementers. The events industry is closely monitoring technological advancements, hoping that new solutions can… Read More
Think that social media is of no use to business? Watch this.
It’s funny, but the number of people in industry that dismiss social media or digital PR models as just ‘fads’ or ‘nothing that is of use to this industry’ is bordering on the insane. There is a blind belief that social media is of little or no relevance to B2B markets. Especially (it seems sometimes)… Read More
RFinity Nominated for Contactless Intelligence’s Monkey Award for Trailblazing and Innovation
RFinity, a technology company specializing in secure near field communications (NFC) mobile payment transactions, has been nominated by Contactless Intelligence (CI) for its Monkey Award in the category of Trailblazing and Innovation. The award recognizes exemplary companies worldwide that further the boundaries of contactless technology through product introduction or pilot programs. The winners will be… Read More
Tamar Weinberg on How to get an Influencers Opinion
Tamar Weinberg, in her highly recommended blog – Techipedia – wrote a very interesting and relevant post yesterday. In her own words; “I contacted a number of influencers to see what grabs their attention. I selected influencers in all different “walks of life” and areas of influence, from the blogosphere to the power users of… Read More
Smart card players join to advance secure public transport smart card applications
Smart Card Makers Giesecke & Devrient and Oberthur Technologies, and Chip Providers Infineon and INSIDE Contactless Launch Initiative to Establish Open Standard Smart card manufacturers Giesecke & Devrient GmbH (G&D), Oberthur Technologies S.A., and chip suppliers Infineon Technologies and INSIDE Contactless S.A. have announced that they have launched an industry initiative to provide a new… Read More
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