Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

Smart ID cards for alumni members

Monday, February 1, 2010

The Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore is in the process of providing its alumni members with smart ID cards so that they can continue receiving all the perks of being an IIM-B student, according to Express Buzz.

The institute is working to make its smart ID cards serve dual purposes, using it as both a form of payment and a form of authentication for accessing on-campus resources.


The new cards will allow its some 8,500 alumni members to continue receiving easy access onto the campus to visit with their family, attend career consultations, and purchase souvenirs and merchandise of IIM-B brands. Alumni may also use the library for its resources including the ability to browse the Internet, reference archives, and any other resources offered within the facility.

Campus officials are also working with banks to establish a means of co-branding its smart ID cards. Charges collected for swapping would be shared between the banks and IIM-B, in which the campus could use the money to give scholarships to enrolling students.

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XING has announced that the newest version of its Android mobile app now contains support for NFC.

XING’s 11 million members can now exchange contact information wirelessly through a new feature called “XING Beam.” According to XING, the feature is activated when two XING members call up their profile on their NFC-enabled Android device and then hold the two devices next to each other.

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Mobile payment solution provider I Love Velvet announced that it has reached the second level of EMV certification (EMV2) which authorizes PIN and integrated chip payments from debit, credit and smart cards around the world.

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Fox News Business has taken a look at university IDs that also double as prepaid cards. Fox dubs the prepaid aspect as “the latest twist on a long tradition of college campus ID cards serving a dual financial purpose.”

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As more and more schools make the transition to smart cards, it’s easy to forget that some universities are quite happy with their mag-stripe cards. An article at Assa Abloy’s Future Lab Web site points out that some colleges have withstood moving to smart cards, either because it’s too expensive or students and faculty haven’t asked for them.

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To commemorate the smart card industry’s achievements throughout 2011, the Smart Card Alliance has decided to release its first-ever E-Yearbook.

The nearly 70-page e-book discusses the year’s leadership and advancement in the smart card industry and highlights industry achievements.

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Identive Group Inc. has announced a deal to acquire a majority stake in Hamburg, Germany-based payment solution AG, a cashless payment system provider for stadiums, arenas and other types of entertainment venues.

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