Tag Archive for 'Visa Paywave'
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In the last week or so we have seen announcements from PKO Bank Polski and Intesa Sanpaolo about their plans to roll out contactless to their customers, with PKO Polski reporting that 6 million cards will be replaced in the project. |
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Poland's PKO Bank Polski is upgrading six million customer Visa debit cards to contactless chip and PIN, according to local press reports. |
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Beginning last year, Best Buy gradually began to halt acceptance of the Visa payWave contactless card. The reason given for this change is Visa’s requirement that contactless transactions be processed only via the more expensive signature debit networks rather than via PIN debit. What’s behind this business decision? Visa says the choice was for tactical reasons: contactless transactions are – by design – supposed to be fast. |
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia said today that it intended to extend its network of contactless payment terminals by 15,000 before the end of the year. |
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Is contactless payment technology spreading throughout hospitality? Yes, and no. Consumers haven't yet embraced the trend, but many operators are ready and standing by. Quick-service and drive-thru restaurants are proving to be fairly early adopters, with roll-outs by the thousands, says payment industry consultant Tom Dailey, especially in large metropolitan areas. However, according to 2008 research conducted by Smart Card Alliance, just nine percent of the U.S. population carry a contactless credit or debit card. |
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From : BWCS |
30-Nov-09 8:52:00 PM |
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Spanish train operating company RENFE is to trial a new system of mobile ticket purchasing in conjunction with mobile operator Vodafone. Passengers will be able to pay for fares using specially equipped handsets which can be read by on-platform NFC equipment. According to a statement from RENFE this morning, the system will be put on trial at suburban stations before rolling it out further. The pilot scheme in Spain follows the successful introduction of similar systems in Japan. |
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The biggest annual card trade show, CARTES & Identification Exhibition in Paris, is now successfully over. Thank you for visiting our stand and taking the time to meet with us. CARTES has proved to be one of the most outstanding international gatherings in the smart card industry.
This year Cartes 2009 is special for Watchdata as [...] |
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Ingenico, a leading provider of payment solutions, announces that its brand new Payment Personal Digital Assistant (PayPDA), the iPA280, is now PCI PED 2.0 certified. Ensuring the highest level of security, this major certification comes after the EMV one received in June, the Visa payWave Contactless one received October 1st, and the MasterCard PayPass Contactless [...] |
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The National Australia Bank (NAB) has decided to use contactless technology over the Christmas break to help consumers pay for purchases more easily during the busy festive season. |
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As mobile phones become more like digital Swiss Army knives, credit card companies, banks and telecom carriers believe that one day in the not-too-distant future, consumers will use their devices pay for items at the cash register. |
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