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RTA considers cell-phone payment technology

May 27, 2009

The Regional Transportation Authority (IL) is considering a cell-phone fare payment system for the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace.

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With TransLink almost set, BART looks to payment by phone

May 18, 2009

A column in the San Francisco Chronicle questions the timing of Bay Area Rapid Transit’s interest in cell-phone payment technology.

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BART dials in to phone-pay system

May 8, 2009

James Fang, Director of San Francisco (CA) Bay Area Rapid Transit, envisions a day when his customers use their cell phones to pay for a BART ride.

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Introducing a credit card on a phone

April 13, 2009

Visa has launched the first commercial NFC mobile payment system in Malaysia, which includes an application for customers to use their cell phones to pay for transit fares, highway tolls, and parking facilities.

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MIT tries to bring NFC to everyday life

March 26, 2009

Students in the MIT Mobile Experience Laboratory have created a video showing everyday applications of NFC-compliant cell phones.

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All-in-one contactless reader will give transit riders more convenience, choice

March 20, 2009

Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., and VIVOtech have parterned to enable all-in-one reader that will process bank cards, prepaid cards and smart card-enabled mobile phones.

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Finnish company launches limited-use contactless tickets

March 6, 2009

“Confidex Ltd., a Finland-based supplier of RFID tickets and tags, has launched a new family of limited use contactless tickets with extended memory and increased security features.”

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Czech city to launch NFC mobile transit payment trial

February 23, 2009

The transit operator in Pilsen, Czech Republic, is teaming up with Telefonica O2 to launch a nine-month mobile payment trial.

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Challenges to a ‘cashless’ world

February 19, 2009

“Some believe it will be three to five years before money goes out of fashion and a truly cashless society emerges.  Experts in the Silicon Valley say many hurdles still need to be cleared to move the system into the mainstream. These include technology challenges as well as high up-front costs, security and enough of [...]

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Trial success for mobile tickets

January 28, 2009

“The Department for Transport [UK] has completed the first live ticketing trial using the government-mandated ITSO smartcard standard.  The six-month trial in the north-west of England involved two bus operators and 36 passengers using near-field communication (NFC)-enabled mobile phones to pay for bus tickets.   The first aim of the pilot was to demonstrate the viability [...]

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