UK’s first commercial launch of contactless mobile payments by Everything Everywhere and Barclaycard

Everything Everywhere and Barclaycard today announced the first contactless mobile phone payment solution for UK consumers will launch by early summer. Barclaycard and Orange claim this will be the biggest revolution in payments since credit cards were introduced in the UK by Barclaycard over 40 years ago. Commenting on the announcement, Gerry McQuade, Chief Development Officer, Everything Everywhere, […]

Chicago: the winds of change bring contactless to Illinois

The windy city has been a fan of contactless for some time, having embraced the technology in its mass transit sector. Like many major cities, contactless technology is in use with Chicago’s three transport authorities: Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and Pace, and the three authorities are working to deliver a universal fare system. […]

VIDEO – SITGES: sea, sand & contactless

A look at the contactless mobile payments trial taking place in Sitges, Spain with comments from mobile operator Telefonica, innovative bank la Caixa and credit card company Visa. We also asked some of the shopkeepers taking part in the trial about their views on the project and on the rollout of contactless mobile payment technology in general.  

Poland welcomes contactless technology but Warsaw stands as beacon

Unlike other European countries that have focussed their contactless deployment efforts on specific cities, the Polish approach to NFC and contactless rollout has been more extensive, with schemes being launched nationwide. That said, the capital Warsaw still shines  as beacon for contactless in the country. The city’s residents can use contactless cards for bus, tramway […]

Sitges: Spain’s first serious move to contactless?

Cosmopolitan, artsy and internationally renowned for its film festival and carnival, the Spanish city of Sitges’ upbeat and trendy atmosphere has made it a magnet for tech-savvy beautiful people. No surprise then that it’s become a hot location for NFC watchers.  Number one Spanish telecoms operator Telefónica is involved in a pre-commercial SIM-based NFC trial […]

London: leaning towards contactless

London is a dynamic city where contemporary culture sits comfortably alongside its rich history, traditions, pomp and pageantry. It’s a city that’s looking to the future – and contactless and NFC technologies are fast becoming an intrinsic part of the lives of the capital’s inhabitants. The Oyster card – a popular plastic card that enables […]

Istanbul has no issue with going contactless

If you’re looking for innovation, you’ll be hard pushed to find anywhere more dynamic than Istanbul. Sitting at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, the Turkish capital lends its own unique influence to the contactless marketplace. The combination of a high number of tech-savvy  and increasingly wealthy young people living in a city whose total […]

Scottish showcase for contactless technology

The Scottish capital’s strong identity makes it the perfect location to showcase contactless and demonstrate the technology’s capabilities. In what was considered a pioneering move in the UK back in 2006, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and MasterCard began trialling contactless debit cards at the bank’s head office campus in Gogarburn, near Edinburgh, to […]