MasterCard’s cloud-based wallet has been combined with SecureKey and Intel’s Identity Protection Technology to provide MasterPass wallet holders and merchants with an additional level of hardware-based security to help reduce fraud and more convenient online payment transactions. The Identity Protection Technology is included in all Intel-inspired Ultrabook devices and PCs with the latest Intel Core [...]

It’s been nearly a decade since the last major console battle, and this week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3 for the initiated, has once again renewed the battle between industry juggernauts Microsoft and Sony. Following press conferences for both Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation 4 (PS4), in which both companies took opposing stances on [...]

The King County Metro transit authority in Washington is eliminating its paper ticket books to encourage more riders to participate in the region’s smart transit card program: ORCA (One Regional Card for All). According to tukwilareport.com, paper ticket books will longer be sold after June 30. Metro estimates this will save about $80,000 a year [...]

Getin Noble Bank, one of Poland’s largest banking institutions, and Hitachi Europe have revealed that Getin will be deploying Hitachi finger vein biometric authentication in the bank’s new Getin Up branch network. Getin Bank chose the finger vein biometric modality based on the human body’s unique structure of blood vessels inside the finger. Those close [...]

The Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council, an industry group working to protect financial services companies from cyber attacks, had made identity assurance a top priority in its latest research agenda. The council is looking at two aspects of identity assurance, identity vetting during enrollment and authentication when later accessing services, says Bob Blakley, director of [...]

The PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PMB), one of the largest listed toll expressway operators in Southeast Asia, is phasing outs its paper transit ticketing system and will instead issue a new reusable smart transit card for travelers of the North-South Express (NSE) and ELITE highway. According to mysinchew.com, the smart card-based system is one of the PLUS’ latest [...]

HSPD-12 was first signed more than eight years ago and since then some 5 million credentials have been issued to federal employees and contractors. Few would argue that the credentials are prevalent, but many bemoan the level of utilization. Two years ago, the White House Office of Management and Budget – the agency tasked with policing [...]