There’s a surge of interest in mobile payments in Brazil at the moment if this video is anything to go by. Developed by the Nokia Institute of Technology, the application works on Nokia’s C7, N9 and the 701. There are no connections to POS terminals at the moment, instead both the customer and the vendor […]
The Czech city of Pilsen has been using contactless for some time, having implemented the technology in travel tickets several years ago. By 2009, the city had issued 235,000 plastic cards that could be used on the contactless machines on its buses and trams. But it can now boast an impressive first for NFC, thanks […]
The contactless tempo is hotting up throughout Spain, with the latest projects in the capital Madrid making a real impact on usage. It has been using contactless for its transit ticketing system since 2006, so the technology isn’t particularly new to the city. But what is new is the growing appetite for contactless and NFC, […]
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 […]
Vienna’s coffee shops are well-known internationally not only for their warmth of welcome but also their outstanding quality and good service. And the Austrian capital’s same demand for the best quality and service is now driving the city’s adoption of contactless technology. Over the past three years, Telekom Austria Group’s cell phone subsidiary mobilkom austria […]
The French cities of Aubagne and Etoile launched a six-month public transport ticketing pilot in 2007 known as TreiZEN. Around 150 commuters were given a Nokia NFC phone which they could use for transit ticketing on the Aubagne-Marseilles bus shuttle route as well as the Aubagne travel network. Scheme suppliers included Venyon (NFC OTA service […]
