NXP and RioCard Launch New Contactless Payment Wearable for Multimodal Transportation Network in Rio de Janeiro
August 18 2016 - 8:00AM
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) in partnership with RioCard,
Brazil’s smart card system for transportation in the state of Rio
de Janeiro, today announced the launch of a contactless wearable –
adding a new form factor to RioCard’s NXP MIFARE contactless fare
collection and payment solutions.
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With Brazil amidst hosting several regional and international
events, the RioCard multimodal, contactless wearable is an
important milestone that introduces a new model of transportation
that simplifies payment, enables higher efficiency across all
different transportation modes (buses, ferries, metro and train)
and gives people the freedom to choose between modes of traveling.
This technology will be made available to more than ten million
local and foreign commuters in Rio, the second largest city in
Brazil.
“The new RioCard wearable, powered by NXP, shows our commitment
to creating a better, faster and more secure travel experience to
all of Rio de Janeiro’s population and visitors,” said Mr. Cassiano
Rusycky, RioCard Executive Director. “Continuous success stories
based on NXP contactless technology were the motivation behind this
implementation, which creates a technological heritage focused on
simplifying access to public transportation and bringing more
satisfaction to the general population.”
The initial rollout of the waterproof wearable, powered by NXP’s
MIFARE contactless ICs, offer security and convenience to RioCard
fare collection operations. NXP’s wearable solutions offer true
convergence across different payment modes with a mature EMVCo
certified platform, with approved open payment applications (Visa,
MasterCard, American Express, Discover) and full access to NXP’s
MIFARE contactless ICs.
“At NXP, we always strive for technological leadership. This
partnership underscores our vision to deliver secure connected
payment experiences to cities around the world,” said Suresh
Palliparambil, Americas head of payments and identification for NXP
Semiconductors. “A wearable bracelet as an alternate to a card
form-factor allows faster throughput and offers public commuters a
whole new level of smart, sheer convenience.”
NXP’s MIFARE contactless ICs has been in use in RioCard since
2004 and powers all contactless devices being used and deployed in
the RioCard transportation system, providing security and
convenience to millions of passengers.
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advancing solutions that make lives easier, better and safer. As
the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded
applications, NXP is driving innovation in the secure connected
vehicle, end-to-end security & privacy and smart connected
solutions markets. Built on more than 60 years of combined
experience and expertise, the company has 44,000 employees in more
than 35 countries and posted revenue of $6.1 billion in 2015. Find
out more at www.nxp.com.
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Tate Tran
Tel: +1 408-802-0602
Email: tate.tran@nxp.com
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Esther Chang
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Email: esther.chang@nxp.com
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