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SecureKey Technologies has created a method to transform any computer into a contactless payment terminal. The contactless acceptance device plugs into a computer and sets up a secure channel to an issuer, enabling consumers to make transactions by tapping their contactless cards against the device. Each contactless payment made employs a one-time-use, transaction-specific code at [...]

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US card scheme Discover has begun issuing contactless credit cards and stickers, targeted at early adopters of mobile technology. The contactless technology – branded Zip – is being issued in two form factors, either embedded in a conventional plastic card or as a sticker that can be applied to a mobile phone or other personal [...]

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Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) says that shipments of its ‘Convego Air’ contactless payment cards in the US have now surpassed the 50 million unit mark. Since the introduction of its contactless payment cards in 2006 and its subsequent growth, G&D has captured the leadership position in the US among Visa and MasterCard branded contactless payment [...]

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HID Global has announced the addition of a mobile sticker format to its family of contactless payment and identification cards.  The stickers make it easier to add closed-loop payment and loyalty systems to existing automatic fare collection or retail systems, or to augment campus identification systems with new access control capabilities. They also can be affixed [...]

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Dynamic Card Solutions (DCS) has expanded the capabilities of its mobile payments personalization platform – CardWizard Perso-to-Go – to support personalization of NFC Micro SD cards. DCS’ Perso-to-Go platform is a fully integrated solution that conveniently personalizes cardholder information onto various NFC payment form factors at the branch level. This includes embedded NFC chips in [...]

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