How many payments professionals does it take to hire a bike? Three! (A story of Chip & PIN)

by Erin McCune | Jun 12, 2013

Bicycles are my preferred form of transportation so I was eager to explore London using the Barclay’s-sponsored bike share program. Unfortunately, you need a Chip & PIN card to rent a bike using the automated stands and all I have are U.S. issued mag stripe cards....

PRESTO Contactless Transit Solution Faces Hurdle in Toronto

by formadaadmin | Sep 13, 2010

I’m in Toronto for the EuroFinance conference which has the additional benefit of letting my try out the new PRESTO contactless fare system run by the Government of Ontario for GO Rail that brings commuters into Toronto.  The system is being rolled out as a closed...

Payments News You Can Use! (Of the Beer and Transportation Sort)

by jayd | Apr 28, 2010

If you’ve been following the blog posts and tweets from the Glenbrook crew this week, you know that a few of us have been attending NACHA’s Payments 2010 event. I’m a Seattle native, now living in Spokane, and I had the opportunity to ride the new...

Transit Moves Contactless Payment [Smart Card Alliance 2010 Payments Summit]

by formadaadmin | Feb 24, 2010

Glenbrook’s Jacqueline Chilton is in Salt Lake City for the Smart Card Alliance 2010 Payments Summit. If you have been fortunate enough to travel internationally lately, you will have noticed the efficient use of payments in many city transit systems.  From the Oyster...

Fraud and the Airline Industry: ATPS2009 Day 1

by formadaadmin | Dec 15, 2009

The pre-workshops and part of the first day at ATPS 2009 focused on fraud. Here’s a round up of my impressions after a full day of panel discussion, presentations, and breakout sessions. Once the presentations are up on the ATPS site I will provide links to each...