Payment Systems
Hogs for the Cause Adds RFID for Social Distancing, Contact Tracing
The New Orleans music and barbeque event will resume this summer with an RFID-enabled bracelet solution from Wrstbnd that will provide touchless entry and payment, as well as collect data regarding traffic movement and crowd behavior.
Kerlink IoT Gateways Now Compatible with Helium LoRaWAN Networks
Powered by thousands of individual hotspots providing Internet of Things coverage and mining HNT Token cryptocurrency, the indoor and outdoor gateways support a peer-to-peer wireless network based on the LoRaWAN protocol.
Swedish Transit Agency Offers NFC for Mobile Access
Passengers on trains and buses can tap to pay for rides with their smartphone or a purchased card as part of Storstockholms Lokaltrafik's payment system, using an HID Access-IS reader system.
Passive UHF RFID Readers Manage High-Speed Tolling in Turkey
Tetra HGS is deploying a system from Litum, using STAR Systems International technology, to capture vehicle IDs for toll collection as the nation's roadworks transition from active transponders to passive windshield stickers.
RFID News Roundup
Tapwow, Avery Dennison intro NFC tag kit; NXP launches secure IoT edge device cloud platform; Senet, New Cosmos USA partner on LoRaWAN natural gas alarm; Avnet Silica, Insight SiP team up for BLE, LPWAN modules; Industrial Internet Consortium offers IIoT test drives; Soracom unveils IoT connectivity pricing.
NFC Speeds Up Coffee Orders with App Clips at Tokyo Cafes
Technology and coffee company Kankak has developed a system leveraging Near Field Communication or QR codes to enable customers to order and pay for drinks within seconds.
Event Managers Plan Festivals with RFID-enabled Safety Features
Event Genius aims to help music festivals and concerts begin the process of organizing safe events once COVID-19 restrictions lift, leveraging RFID to make transactions touchless, limit interactions with staff and track attendee locations for contact tracing.
ABI Research, NFC Forum Study Sees Uptick in Contactless Technology
Although many survey respondents were unfamiliar with the term 'NFC,' a large percentage indicated they use the technology for payments nearly every day, and that the experience is mostly positive, paving the way for more applications.
Why the 2020s Will Be a Defining Decade for Smart Ticketing
As the pandemic has changed the world, cash is making way for virtual payments.
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