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TfL prises £30m savings out of new Oyster deal

Cubic takes over running of Oyster card network The cost of running London's Oyster card system has... Read more

18 August, 2010 by Nick Heath

Met police requests to TfL for passenger data hit 22,000

...The Metropolitan Police has requested Oyster card data and other personal data from Transport for London more than... Read more

10 February, 2012 by Sade Laja

TfL plans contactless payment system

...network in 2012. The new system would act as an alternative to Oyster cards. "Once introduced, contactless payment using credit and debit cards would make... Read more

4 October, 2010 by Kable

Oyster card contract moves to Cubic

...London has signed Cubic Transportation Systems as sole provider for London's Oyster travel smartcard, after exercising its right to break a contract that involved... Read more

18 August, 2010 by Tom Espiner

TfL promises '100-percent safe' contactless payments

...enabled Eurocard, Mastercard or Visa cards the ability to pay using existing Oyster card readers. This payment option will be extended to the tube, London... Read more

7 September, 2011 by Sade Laja

London targets contactless travel payments by 2012

...be able to pay for journeys by swiping their contactless card across Oyster card readers for its bus, tube, tram and train services. The new... Read more

25 February, 2011 by Nick Heath

TfL confirms contactless payments for 2012

...be able to pay for journeys by swiping their contactless card across Oyster card readers for its bus, Tube, tram and train services. The new... Read more

24 February, 2011 by Nick Heath

TfL expands app site for developers

...station locations; River Thames pier locations; Findaride (licensed private hire operators); and Oyster Ticket Stop locations. It said that further releases of its data are... Read more

15 December, 2010 by Kable

NXP launches energy-metering chip

...Mifare Classic chip used in travel smartcards, including Transport for London's Oyster card, was cracked by researchers in 2008. German ID cards, for which... Read more

11 October, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Government plans national travel smartcard

...Department for Transport is working with transport operators to introduce a national Oyster-style public transport card. Londoners have been using the pre-pay Oyster... Read more

14 September, 2010 by Kable

NXP wins German ID card contract

...paying by swiping a card on a reader. MiFare underpins London's Oyster travel cards, but since being cracked in 2008, the MiFare Classic version... Read more

23 August, 2010 by David Meyer
<endeca_term>Oyster</endeca_term> Info App 1.9

Oyster Info App 1.9

The best rated Oyster card app on the App Store. A must have for commuters in... Read more

3 May, 2012
<endeca_term>Oyster</endeca_term> Balance 4.8.4

Oyster Balance 4.8.4

The AppStores Best Selling & First Oyster Card App! View your Oyster Card Balance and Information Live, Instantly, Anywhere... Read more

3 May, 2012
<endeca_term>Oyster</endeca_term> Bar Locator 1.1

Oyster Bar Locator 1.1

Oyster Bar Locator Find Oyster Bars Nearby and Across the USTheres something refreshingly... Read more

29 October, 2011
<endeca_term>Oysters</endeca_term> The Great British Oyster Tasting Guide 1.0

Oysters The Great British Oyster Tasting Guide 1.0

Eating raw oysters is a uniquely invigorating experience. No other food conjures up a taste... Read more

27 August, 2011

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