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Top contactless security, payment and transit stories of 2009

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Alternative form factors for contactless payments, near field communications, and the convergence of physical and logical access peaked reader interest in 2009. Read on to find out what our 30,000 readers around the world found most compelling during the year that was 2009. Stay tuned in 2010 as our editorial team continues to explore contactless technologies in identity, security, payments and transit. Happy New Year!

Top 10 news items from 2009

Oberthur unveils sticker technology
May 6, 2009
NXP, Sony announce first chip to power contactless applications in NFC phones
February 3, 2009
MasterCard Worldwide says all chip-based payment products must be DPA-protected by Cryptography Research
May 14, 2009
Smart Card Alliance identifies best practices for promoting contactless payments
September 3, 2009
Cubic purchases ERG assets in U.S.
July 6, 2009
Olympics tickets to double as transport tickets, cash?
June 1, 2009
U.S. Bank first to offer single Visa card for ID, purchases and secure facility access
May 27, 2009
Home Depot set to deploy contactless
July 16, 2009
Contactless fare collection systems moving forward
April 27, 2009
First Data, INSIDE Contactless launch Go-Tag payment stickers
March 31, 2009

Top library items from 2009

NFC pilots and implementations
July 14, 2009
NFC is more than just payments: Ticketing, physical access and information sharing are just a few examples of other applications
February 3, 2009
The next generation electronic passport: Inspection systems and extended access control are next hurdles
January 14, 2009
Contactless payment cards next step for transit agencies
March 11, 2009
Testing the limits of new banking technology
June 9, 2009

Top podcasts from 2009

Episode 23: What’s next for FIPS 201 credentials?
October 21, 2009
Episode 41: New technology for securing payment card data
October 2, 2009
Episode 27: The U.S. passport security gap
March 23, 2009
Episode 40: Securing payments with contactless smart cards
September 18, 2009
Episode 28: Expanding contactless payment acceptance
April 6, 2009

Top videos from 2009

Dell discusses advantages of contactless for logical access

Hirsch’s Scott Howell talks about merger with SCM, demos smart card reader line

Legic demos multi-application contactless platform and new combo payWave offering

Migrating from prox to contactless: XceedID describes opportunities and challenges

Smart Card Alliance releases NFC transit report

The Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council has published a white paper examining how the transit industry can best make use of NFC technology.

“One of the major challenges facing transit agencies today is how to capitalize on the ever-growing popularity of mobile phones with a solid mobile strategy,” said Transportation Council Chairman Craig Roberts. “This white paper builds on the knowledge base developed in earlier white papers to foster a greater understanding of NFC technology, explain its role in the transit industry, and shed light on key issues facing the transit industry in developing a mobile strategy.”

Cape Town goes contactless on taxi fares

The Peninsula Taxi Association (PTA) in South Africa has launched a electronic fare collection system, granting commuters cashless fare and discounts when using the newly developed contactless-enabled transit card, according to The Cape Times.

Jacksonville transit experiences mass crowds at sign up event

The Jacksonville Transit Authority (JTA) experienced an overwhelmingly large amount of people signing up for the region’s new STAR smart payment card system, according to a local news brief.

MasterCard introduces contactless payments to the Azerbaijan financial market

MasterCard announced that it intends to present its contactless payment cards to Azerbaijani financial market in 2012.

According to abc.az, MasterCard is in negotiation with the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, as well as Azerbaijan private banks regarding the implementation of projects on non-cash payments and the introduction of contactless cards for payments for applications in transit, dining and entertainment.

Results revealed from MTA, MasterCard PayPass pilot

As some may recall back in June 2010, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York launched tap-and-go contactless payments for commuters to enter select subway stations and participating bus lines using MasterCard PayPass-enabled terminals. Well, the results are in.

Cubic responds to Clipper card exploits

Cubic Transportation Systems, distributor of the electronic transit Clipper card, has responded to the recent news of a Ph.D. student in IT Security allegedly breaking the encryption in Clipper and similar transit cards.