NFC World » London Underground http://www.nfcworld.com The near field communication news source - NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and more Fri, 25 May 2012 07:43:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Transport for London delays arrival of new ticketing technology http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/23/315867/transport-london-delays-arrival-new-ticketing-technology/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/23/315867/transport-london-delays-arrival-new-ticketing-technology/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 13:14:17 +0000 Mike Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15867 A new ticketing infrastructure designed to support payments via open-loop contactless cards and NFC phones won't now arrive in time for the Olympics, TfL has revealed.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/23/315867/transport-london-delays-arrival-new-ticketing-technology/feed/ 0 Barclaycard expands Quick Tap NFC service and offers PayTag stickers to Visa credit card holders http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315174/barclaycard-expands-quick-tap-nfc-service-and-offers-paytag-stickers-to-visa-credit-card-holders/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315174/barclaycard-expands-quick-tap-nfc-service-and-offers-paytag-stickers-to-visa-credit-card-holders/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:16:51 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=15174 The UK-based financial institution has announced two enhancements to its mobile payments offering, increasing the reach of the Quick Tap NFC service it runs with Orange and announcing plans to provide all its Visa credit card customers with a free mobile contactless sticker.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/04/19/315174/barclaycard-expands-quick-tap-nfc-service-and-offers-paytag-stickers-to-visa-credit-card-holders/feed/ 2 Transport for London to accept NFC payments from 2012 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/12/38537/transport-for-london-to-accept-nfc-payments-from-2012/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/12/38537/transport-for-london-to-accept-nfc-payments-from-2012/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:17:37 +0000 Heather McLean http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=8537 TfL has agreed to relax its transaction speed requirements to allow payments on London's bus and underground network to be made via NFC phones and contactless cards from next year — and expects faster NFC phones and contactless cards to arrive in the near future.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/07/12/38537/transport-for-london-to-accept-nfc-payments-from-2012/feed/ 2 Transport for London confirms plans to accept contactless cards in time for Olympics http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/27/36204/transport-for-london-confirms-plans-to-accept-contactless-cards-in-time-for-olympics/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/27/36204/transport-for-london-confirms-plans-to-accept-contactless-cards-in-time-for-olympics/#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:39:10 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=6204 London is to be the first city in the world to convert its entire public transport network to accepting contactless payment cards, Transport for London has announced. "By the end of 2012 card readers across the...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/02/27/36204/transport-for-london-confirms-plans-to-accept-contactless-cards-in-time-for-olympics/feed/ 0 Orange and Barclaycard set date for UK’s first commercial NFC service http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/27/35762/orange-and-barclaycard-set-date-for-uks-first-commercial-nfc-service/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/27/35762/orange-and-barclaycard-set-date-for-uks-first-commercial-nfc-service/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:01:09 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5762 British consumers will be able to use NFC phones to make payments at stores across the country from the second quarter of this year, Barclaycard and Everything Everywhere have announced.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/27/35762/orange-and-barclaycard-set-date-for-uks-first-commercial-nfc-service/feed/ 4 NFC news in brief • 24 Jan 2011 http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/24/35716/nfc-news-in-brief-24-jan-2011/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/24/35716/nfc-news-in-brief-24-jan-2011/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:04:10 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=5716 News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: MasterCard wins Oyster deal • PayPal nears 100m accounts • Proxama buys Hypertag • Palm tablets to include NFC? • Contactless grows in the UK • NTT Docomo, KT and China Mobile tie up.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/01/24/35716/nfc-news-in-brief-24-jan-2011/feed/ 0 NFC news in brief • 18 Oct 2010 http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/18/34712/nfc-news-in-brief-18-oct-2010/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/18/34712/nfc-news-in-brief-18-oct-2010/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:24:00 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4712 News in brief from the NFC world and beyond: Mass transit aims for contactless standard • O2's location-based ads • Mobile barcode usage up 700% • RF-SIM supplier set for IPO • Proximity advertising to net $6bn in 2015 • UK leads US in coupon interest • and more...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/18/34712/nfc-news-in-brief-18-oct-2010/feed/ 0 London’s transport network could be NFC-ready for the Olympics http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/01/34555/londons-transport-network-could-be-nfc-ready-for-the-olympics/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/01/34555/londons-transport-network-could-be-nfc-ready-for-the-olympics/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:04:02 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=4555 Transport for London (TfL) will have converted all London buses to enable them to accept payment for fares via contactless bank cards by early 2012 and will complete conversion of the London Underground network by...

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/10/01/34555/londons-transport-network-could-be-nfc-ready-for-the-olympics/feed/ 1 Transport for London buys Oyster brand name, plans extra services and move to mobile ticketing http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/04/13/33348/transport-for-london-buys-oyster-brand-name-plans-extra-services-and-move-to-mobile-ticketing/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/04/13/33348/transport-for-london-buys-oyster-brand-name-plans-extra-services-and-move-to-mobile-ticketing/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:31:09 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=3348 "Oyster has the potential to be used for so much more than simply getting around the capital, and the technology is there to make it even more convenient for Londoners to use by integrating it into mobile phones or bank cards," says the Mayor of London's transport advisor.

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]]> http://www.nfcworld.com/2010/04/13/33348/transport-for-london-buys-oyster-brand-name-plans-extra-services-and-move-to-mobile-ticketing/feed/ 1 London Underground signals move to NFC http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/01/19/3552/london-underground-signals-move-to-nfc/ http://www.nfcworld.com/2009/01/19/3552/london-underground-signals-move-to-nfc/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:34:13 +0000 Sarah Clark http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/?p=552 Transport for London's new ticketing contract will drive the switch to next generation ticketing, London Underground's managing director has confirmed.

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