Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has awarded the new contract for the CharlieCard program to Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) in an exclusive multiyear contract for delivery of five million contactless smart cards to MBTA in the next three years. G&D completed the first major milestone of the new contract ahead of schedule. The company has already produced and delivered 500,000 printed and encoded smart cards, this past December 2007. Under the base contract, G&D will deliver an additional 1.5 million cards in 2008 and five million cards over the next three years. G&D produces the CharlieCard in its Twinsburg, Ohio secure card development, production and card activation facility. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/archive-4.gif)
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Parkmobile USA has announced that its mobile payments solution is now available on all parking meters throughout Oakland, Calif. Oakland drivers can now pay for parking with their mobile phone using the Parkmobile app on iPhone, Android, Windows 7, and Blackberry smart phones anywhere in the city. Users can also pay for parking by tapping their NFC phone against a Parkmobile NFC-enabled sticker on the meter. read more »The Port Authority of Allegheny County has released an update on its intended roll out of a contactless smart card transit system, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The project was originally put on hold due to issues with the new fare boxes. read more »Calgary, Alberta is pushing forward with the anticipated summer launch of a new smart card payment system for public transit, according to the Calgary Herald. read more »New Jersey Transit’s use of NFC payments with Google Wallet has been an “overwhelming and resounding success,” according to NJ Transit spokesman John Durson. Introduced on the NJ Transit network in October 2011, Google Wallet enables riders to purchase tickets with the tap of an NFC-enabled phone at New York Penn Station, Newark Liberty Airport’s rail station and on 7 city bus lines. read more »Romanian bank BRD, a unit of Société Générale, has selected Oberthur Technologies to supply multi-application payment cards. These cards have payment scheme applications, as well as the ability to host transport, access control, PKI or biometric apps. read more »The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) released a statement concerning a glitch in its Clipper card system, and the blame for overcharging certain AC Transit passengers, according to SFExaminer.com. read more » |
