Category: NFC News

First Gas Pumps Accept MasterCard® PayPass

GREENSBORO, NC, March 31, 2003–Gilbarco Veeder-Root, http://www.gilbarco.com, retrofitted the nation’s first gasoline dispensers to accept MasterCard® PayPass “contactless” payment cards in late February. Working with MasterCard, Chevron, and Panasonic, the first four sites now accept the new MasterCard payment card that eliminates the need for swiping the card through a reader. Consumers simply tap or…

ERG Announces Sale of Proton World

March 26, 2003–ERG Group of Australia (ERG) today announced it has finalised an agreement with micro-chip manufacturer STMicroelectronics (ST) for the sale of ERG’s 100% interest in Belgian-based Proton World (PW). Pursuant to the transaction, ST will grant ERG global rights to use the Proton technologies in ERG’s transit smart card systems for 20 years…

Test Phase Completed on Cubic-Developed Smart Card System for Washington, DC, Buses

SAN DIEGO & WASHINGTON, (BUSINESS WIRE), March 17, 2003–Cubic Transportation Systems Inc., a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corp. (AMEX:CUB), and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) have completed final tests of the new smart-card-enabled fare processing system for Washington Metro area buses. During the 90-day test period, which ended Feb. 10, riders of…

Leading Technology Vendors Support MasterCard’s US$1.99 Multiapplication Smart Card Program

Smart Card Costs Lowered by 33 Percent Singapore, March 14, 2003–MasterCard International today announced that a number of technology vendors will be supplying smart cards in support of its new US$1.99 multiapplication smart card program. MasterCard’s US$1.99 smart card program is part of its overall OneSMART MasterCard strategy to provide members with greater technology choices,…

Visa, Sony and Infineon form Strategic Alliance for Smart Cards to develop a single-chip for GlobalPlatform multi-function smart cards that support FeliCa and other industry standard contactless interfaces

SINGAPORE and TOKYO, March 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/–Visa International today announced the establishment of a joint working relationship with Sony Corporation and Infineon Technologies for the joint development and promotion of a single-chip GlobalPlatform multi-application chip product that supports Visa Smart Debit/Credit (VSDC) payment and contactless applications based on FeliCa. Visa aims to complete development of the…

JCB to Provide Public Transport Postpay Service for MLIT Project in Sapporo

Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 20, 2003–(JCN Newswire)–JCB Co., Ltd. has developed a postpayment settlement scheme for transport fares in Japan, and has begun to provide payment services for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport sponsored trial project in Sapporo City from January through March 2003. Approximately 1,000 trial participants will use a contactless smart card…

Sagem and Gemplus Sign Cooperation Agreement Aiming to Strengthen Offer of Secure Identity Applications

/PRNewswire-FirstCall/–Gemplus, leading provider of smart card solutions and Sagem, leader in biometrics based identity applications, today announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with a view for both companies to jointly pursue development and activities in the field of biometrics and smart card technology for secure identity solutions. Sagem provides advanced biometrics technology and system…

Datacard Group and LogicaCMG to Implement World’s First National Multi-Application Smart Card Program

Minnetonka, MN, February 3, 2003–Datacard Group today announced the implementation of the Datacard® Affina™ life cycle management system through a partnership with LogicaCMG, who have been appointed by Luottokunta to provide Finland’s first national smart card payment program. Datacard Group will implement the Affina™ life cycle management system which will provide all the card management…