It was sparked by comments made by Derek Wyatt, the chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Olympic group.
At a security conference in London, he said that potential technology suppliers had been overlooked in favour of games sponsor Visa. In a statement, Visa said it had no part to play in security for the games. Its technology would play a “major role” in the area of payments, it said but security issues were the remit of the London Organising Committee and the Metropolitan Police.
“Technological advancements including contactless cards, due to be introduced in London later this year, will help Visa Europe to realise its vision for a cashless London Games,” its statement read.
Source: BCC News