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Brighton, Hove Albion's new stadium to be cashless

Monday, August 9, 2010

Fans at Brighton and Hove Albion F.C.’s new stadium in Falmer, England will soon be able to pay for merchandise, food and drink with contactless smart cards, according to The Argus.

The new cards can be loaded with credit in the same way that mobile phones are topped up, and also contain loyalty data that tells ticket administrators how many home and away matches the holder has attended.

Every fan in attendance at the American Express Community Stadium will be issued their own personal smart cards at the inaugural league game next August.

Additionally, season ticket holders will have tickets to each league match automatically loaded onto their cards.

UK-regional bus group Bluestar has launched a new transit card for discounted weekly and monthly travel on its network, according to Southern Daily Echo.

The new card enables cashless fare for any service on the Bluestar Network in Southampton, Eastleigh and Winchester. It also supports travel on Wilts & Dorset buses and Southern Vectis on the Isle of Wight, both of which are owned and operated by Go-Ahead Group.

Identive acquires majority stake in German cashless payment provider

Identive Group Inc. has announced a deal to acquire a majority stake in Hamburg, Germany-based payment solution AG, a cashless payment system provider for stadiums, arenas and other types of entertainment venues.

Survey: Germans coming around to NFC, contactless payments

A new survey from Euro Kartensysteme shows that Germans are starting to embrace the idea of contactless and NFC payments.

Out of 1,040 Germans aged 18-59, 43% responded that they would like to make contactless payments if given the opportunity, of which 58% percent would make their payments with a debit card card, 41% with a credit card and 50% with an NFC phone.

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.

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