Cubic Transportation Systems, a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation (NYSE:CUB), and world-leading fare collection systems provider for public transportation, is providing new capabilities for the Cubic designed Tri-Reader to enable an all-in-one reader that will process bank cards, prepaid cards and smart card-enabled mobile phones through an exclusive software development and licensing agreement with ViVOtech, the largest provider of point-of-sale (POS) readers for contactless and Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile phone payments.
Silicon Valley-based Vivotech, an infrastructure provider for contactless and near field communication (NFC) mobile payments and promotions, has closed an $8.6 million extension to its series C round of funding from its existing investors, bringing the total investment in its series C round to more than $40 million.
Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech, the leading infrastructure provider for Contactless and Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payments and promotions, announced today that it has been awarded a key NFC related software patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Patent number 7,469,151 was awarded on December 23rd 2008. It covers a broad range of methods, systems and products for over the air (OTA) provisioning of credit, debit, prepaid, loyalty and other payment or non-payment cards into mobile phone devices through wireless networks or the internet.
Sheetz convenience stores and Wright Express Corporation (NYSE:WXS) have announced the launch of the first multi-city trial of a ground-breaking new technology that enables drivers to make fuel purchases at Sheetz locations using their mobile phones.
Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech, the leader in contactless payment systems and Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payment and promotions, today announced that John Shap has been appointed Senior Vice President of Global Sales.
Latin America's first contactless mobile payments pilot is being launched in Guatemala by Visa in conjunction with Banco Industrial and Banco Uno.
Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech, the leader in Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payment and promotions and contactless payment systems, today announced that Don Kingsborough has been named to its Board of Directors.
A pilot scheme that allowed commuters in San Francisco to use their NFC-enabled mobile phones to pay for rail fares and make retail payments has been hailed as a success, with participants embracing the technology.
Recognizing the growing excitement around using mobile phones to pay for goods and services, the Smart Card Alliance announced today that its Contactless Payments Council will expand its focus to include this hot topic of Near Field Communications (NFC) and mobile payments.
Continuing to deliver the latest technologies for powering the most flexible and open Near Field Communications (NFC) mobile payment systems, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) and ViVOtech, two global leaders in NFC technology today announced that their respective technologies are interoperable following successfully concluded testing between their NFC products.
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