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TfL confirms contactless payments for 2012

...the ease of using this technology." TfL is upgrading software in the Oyster smartcard system to allow electronic readers to recognise near-field communications-enabled... Read more

24 February, 2011 by Nick Heath

London transport to take contactless credit cards from 2012

...as early as 2012. Such contactless cards would not replace the existing Oyster smartcard system but would stand alongside it as an alternative payment method... Read more

5 October, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

Transport of not much delight

A new smart ticketing scheme may have the tech bells and whistles, but is new technology always an improvement? Read more

2 October, 2003 by Rupert Goodwins

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

Could Saddam's salvation lie in 802.11a? This, oysters, Galaxians and disposable cameras have distracted Rupert from paid work all this week Read more

7 March, 2003 by Rupert Goodwins

Court rules university can publish Oyster crack

...service attack. Transport for London, which is in charge of implementing the Oyster smartcard, was unavailable for comment at the time of writing Read more

18 July, 2008 by Tom Espiner

NXP sues university over 'Oyster crack'

...halt the publication of a paper detailing the cryptographic cracking of the Oyster smartcard, used widely on the London transport network. The case is to... Read more

8 July, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Dutch researchers release Oyster-hack details

Vulnerability details for the Oyster smartcard have been published by Dutch and German researchers, but Transport for... Read more

7 October, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Qualcomm builds NFC into mobile chipsets

...field communications (NFC) is already used in travelcards such as London's Oyster smartcard, as well as in some bank debit cards, but the mobile... Read more

11 February, 2009 by David Meyer

TfL salvages Oyster brand in deal with EDS, Cubic

...for London has signed a new deal for the running of its Oyster smartcard scheme, gaining control of the Oyster brand in the process. The... Read more

19 November, 2008 by David Meyer

Oyster contract in limbo after EDS legal move

Cubic, a member of the Transys consortium that runs London's Oyster smartcard public transport system, has been legally restrained by EDS, the other... Read more

13 August, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Mystery surrounds wiped Oyster cards

...the publication of a research paper detailing the cryptographic cracking of the Oyster smartcard. NXP produces the Mifare Classic chips used in the smartcard Read more

14 July, 2008 by Tom Espiner

EDS offers retirement to quarter of US staff

...providing IT systems for the Ministry of Defence to administering London's Oyster smartcard scheme Read more

14 September, 2007 by David Meyer

Oyster e-money shelved amid cost wrangling

...A Manger is one of the retailers that expressed interest. Commercial director Oyster smartcard ticketing system told silicon.com that the chain of 50 UK... Read more

10 May, 2006 by Jo Best

Contactless payment system crash probed

...Underground is investigating the cause of a computer glitch that caused its Oyster smartcard ticketing system to crash during the peak rush hour this morning... Read more

10 March, 2005 by Andy McCue

Computer glitch crashes Tube's Oyster card network

...Underground is investigating the cause of a computer glitch that caused its Oyster smartcard ticketing system to crash during the peak rush hour this morning... Read more

10 March, 2005 by Andy McCue

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