Mexico’s Federal Tolling Authority – Caminos y Puentes Federales de Ingresos y Servicios Conexos (CAPUFE) – has awarded a contract to system integrator Axiompass to install a toll-free system for residents using Sirit RFID readers. As part of the arrangement, Axiompass will install exclusive lanes on three toll plazas allowing residents of five cities in […]
26 Jan, 2012Mexico system allows residents of Sonora free passage through toll booths
26 Jan, 2012Sequent’s CCS brings NFC to any mobile app
Sequent Software, a California-based provider of mobile NFC software, announced the launch of Core Card Services (CCS), a solution designed to enable any mobile app to seamlessly integrate NFC payments, ticketing, coupons, ID badge access and more. According to Sequent, CCS consists of on-device middleware and support services that “unlock NFC innovation” for app developers, […]
26 Jan, 2012Episode 90: Visa explains online EMV
Visa made waves in August when it unveiled a road map to move the U.S. to EMV and then again in January when the company said that the country’s deployment wouldn’t be chip and PIN. Stephanie Ericksen, head of Authentication Product Integration at Visa USA, talks to Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan about the move and […]
26 Jan, 2012The once and future way to ‘Like’
LikeBelt from deeplocal on Vimeo. And now for something completely different. Pittsburgh-based design studio Deeplocal has developed an NFC-enabled belt that lets the wearer “like” things on Facebook much in the same way that a dog “likes” your leg. No, this isn’t something out of The Onion. According to Wired, those who don the LikeBelt […]
26 Jan, 2012CARTES in North America to focus on mobile payments
CARTES in North America, a new annual card manufacturing, payment, identification and digital security expo and conference, has placed mobile payments at the center of its agenda of this year’s inaugural event. Held March 5-7, 2012 in Las Vegas, CARTES will focus on determining what combination of technology convergence, business partnerships and consumer acceptance points […]
26 Jan, 2012XING adds NFC to mobile app
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 […]
25 Jan, 2012Winemakers use NFC to monitor shipping
Several major wine producers are now using an NFC solution from eProvenance to monitor the temperature of their wine during shipment and storage, according to Point of Sale News. The eProvenance solution uses NFC sensors from Near Field Solutions, which are embedded into wine casks to keep a record of temperatures, origin, history and other […]