ContactlessNews | Iota's contactless payment device 'Tapp' unveiled at CTIA

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

U-blox will demo Iota’s not-yet-released contactless payment device Tapp at the CTIA Wireless 2011 trade show in Orlando, Florida.

All this week u-blox will be demonstrating Tapp, a device that holds personal and financial identity information, i.e. credit and debit card data, and enables secure connection and selective sharing with endpoints including contactless payment readers.

U-blox will also demonstrate how Tapp wirelessly extends the consumer voice and text ecosystem to a wide range of portable devices, including tablets and GPS devices.

Tapp is scheduled to be announced later in the year.

MasterCard certifies multiple NFC handsets

MasterCard has certified a slew of NFC-enabled smart phones for use with MasterCard PayPass contactless payment technology.

Newly certified devices include: BlackBerry Bold 9790, BlackBerry Curve 9380, HTC One X, Intel Smartphone Reference Device, LG Viper 4G LTE, LG Optimus Elite, Nokia 603, Nokia Lumia 610 NFC, Samsung Wave Y, Samsung Galaxy mini 2, Samsung Galaxy S Advance, Samsung Galaxy Nexus (GT-i9250), Sony Xperia S, Sony Xperia P and Sony Xperia sola.

Albron inks deal to accept biometric and contactless payments

Albron, an independent caterer in the Netherlands, will offer biometric- and contactless-based payments in its restaurants thanks to a newly signed agreement with pan-European payment processor Equens.

Identive's tomPAY sticker turns any mobile phone into a contactless payment device

Identive Group announced tomPAY, an NFC-enabled sticker tag that can be affixed to existing mobile phones to enable contactless payments.

Based on Identive’s tom (tag on metal) smart inlay technology, tomPAY is manufactured using the same processes as an ISO PVC card. When placed on a phone, tomPAY enables contactless mobile payments in compliance with MasterCard PayPass specifications, as well as loyalty, transport ticketing and other m-commerce services.

POS Portal to distribute Ingenico NFC/EMV readers in U.S.

POS Portal, a national distributor of point-of-sale terminal modules, has selected Ingeico’s Telium series of NFC and EMV-enabled products for sale and distribution to its independent sales organizations in the U.S.

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