It’s that time of year again: shoes are being polished and best suits are being squeezed into as the industry heads to Paris for the annual Cartes show.

NCP is one of the UK’s biggest parking lot providers. C-IQ caught up with Rohan Bloice, head of Parking Technology at the firm, to find out his views on the future for contactless in the industry.

Contactless technology could provide security and convenience advantages to motorists using car lots. Manny Rasores de Toro, chair of the equipment manufacturers, suppliers and operators’ organization, at the BPA, talks to C-IQ about the opportunities.

The parking lot industry provides some interesting opportunities for the contactless industry. Tim Jefferson, director of The Human Chain, chaired CI’s Parking Roundtable. C-IQ caught up with him after the event to discover some of the hot topics discussed during the day.

IDO is one of the largest mass transportation companies in the world and is running a new contactless ticketing program called Sea&Miles with DenizBank. Cem Duran, Business Development executive, IDO, Kerem Pamuk, department head Credit Card Marketing, DenizBank and Sinem Soğukçay, SVP Credit Card Marketing, DenizBank tell C-IQ about the success of the scheme.

Turkey has been one of the fastest countries in the EMEA region to embrace contactless technology. Osman Inegöl, senior relationship manager, Visa Europe tells C-IQ about his company’s experience of deploying the technology in Turkey.

Change is rapidly sweeping through the Turkish telecoms market as some unlikely players grab a share of the action. The latest to get in on the act are Turkey’s biggest sports teams, which are using the power of their brand to encourage their supporters to use their telecoms services.

Football stadiums are becoming increasingly attractive to the contactless industry. Sinem Sogukcay, SVP Credit Card Marketing, DenizBank tells C-IQ why her firm is targeting this burgeoning market.

Tim Jefferson, director of The Human Chain, chaired the Talking Contactless in Turkey Roundtable earlier this year. C-IQ caught up with him after the event to discuss the opportunities in this exciting market.

While London has grabbed many of the UK’s contactless headlines, people in Scotland have been quietly getting on with the business of making the technology a reality. Sid Bulloch, National Entitlement Card manager, Dundee City Council, tells CI-Q about his work in this area.

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has a long history of using smart cards, which it adopted both to make fare payment as easy as possible for passengers and to streamline its operations.

Contactless technology can be used for a multitude of applications beyond payments and transport. Derek Greene, director of StaffPlan Enterprise, tells C-IQ about how his company is using the technology with remote workers.

Mobile operator Telefonica O2 has been involved with contactless for several years. Business Channel manager Mark Cody tells C-IQ what’s next for the company.

Nobody ever said rolling out contactless would be easy. Richard Wagstaff, Contactless Payments, Barclaycard, reflects on the slog involved in introducing the technology and tells C-IQ about the opportunities ahead.

Some big names are getting in on the contactless act. Catherine Murchie, head of PayPass Product Management for Europe, MasterCard Worldwide, tells C-IQ about the progress the company is making with its contactless offerings.