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NXP, Bank Mega brings contactless ticketing to Indonesia theme parks

Thursday, December 15, 2011

NXP and Bank Mega partnered for a collaborative venture to bring an enhanced contactless ticketing solution to Trans Studios Makassar and Bandung, two of Indonesia’s largest indoor theme parks.

The DESFire EV1 microcontroller-based technology enables visitors to securely access theme park facilities and attractions without cash or tickets, as well as make payments at retail locations and public services. Visitors also use the same card for payment of road toll and car park fees.


The card functions as an access management key and a customer program tracker. It improves the visitors stay by making their transactions quick and secure, while reducing the chances of fraud and human error.

The contactless card also provides Trans Studios and Bandung park operators with valuable insights on customers’ preference and spending habits, which will allow them to plan and effectively deploy more customer oriented programs in the future. [end] 

HSBC announced that it will begin the conversion to contactless technology this month, replacing all customer banking debit cards, according to ThinkMoney.com.

The bank will start to roll out the new contactless cards to existing customers whose debit cards are due to expire this month and then continue the process as cards expire. Customers who don’t want a contactless card can opt out by contacting their bank before their current card expires.

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Disney World is trialing a new FastPass system that will utilize RFID technology to speed up ticketing lines at Disney’s popular rides and theme park attractions, according to ITWeb.

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Barclays Bank PLC announced that the Barclaycard Wireless Festival 2012 is to be fully contactless enabled, giving attendees the ability to enjoy the experience without having to carry cash.

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