As part of OMNICARD 2013, Klaus Klosa, managing director of LEGIC Identsystems, discussed the opportunities and challenges associated with NFC-based contactless identification. Klosa began by answering speculations concerning current contactless card systems, the migration to NFC-enabled smart phones and the possible consequences for such a move. Storing an electronic key on an NFC smart phone […]

After a brief appearance at CES, Sony’s Personal Content Station — the LLS-201 — has been given an an April 30 release date in Japan. The storage device is expected to retail at $299 and will feature a 1TB drive that is NFC compatible, enabling quick and simple pairing with Android phones and tablets, the […]

Bell ID has announced that its token management software will be used in Research in Motion’s (RIM) secure mobile payment solution. Bell ID’s token management solution delivers over-the-air lifecycle management of applications, cryptographic keys and any form factor secure element on NFC devices. Additionally, Bell ID’s TSM solution supplies service providers like banks and retailers […]

A Texas retirement community is employing a biometric access control system based on facial, voice and behavioral recognition. A CEPro report reveals that the biometric access system works in conjunction with CCTV to act as a virtual concierge for building’s residents. Similar high-level security systems have traditionally been reserved for sensitive government, pharmaceutical or commercial […]

Smart phones have effectively penetrated virtually just about every facet daily lives, but there is one segment of the population that remains underserved; public transit users. For some time now, the “cutting edge” solution to transit tickets has been either paper-based cards or contactless cards. However, for an increasingly paperless society these solutions simply won’t […]

Research in Motion (RIM) has announced that BlackBerry users will soon be able to charge purchases made at cash registers with their Visa cards using NFC technology implanted in the provider’s new line of smartphones. According to a TMCNet report, RIM said Tuesday that Visa has officially opened its credit card system to work with […]

Identive announced two new NFC solution development kits that will enable faster construction and implementation of NFC apps. The first of the SDKs is the NFC Plug & Play Starter Kit, which enables NFC developers to quickly create and assess new NFC-based apps across a variety of NFC chips. The second SDK is the NFC-NDEF […]

Bill Gajda, global head of mobile products at Visa, recently sat down with Fierce Mobile Content to discuss the mobile payments landscape and where NFC fits into the equation. Since Visa’s 2011 purchase of Fundamo, the financial services giant has been beefing up its mobile wallet efforts. One of the concerns surrounding mobile payments is […]

Incipio, in partnership with AT&T, announced that it will provide an NFC-enabled iPhone case that will enable iOS users to access the ISIS Mobile Wallet service. A 9to5Mac report has revealed that the Incipio offering — dubbed Cashwrap— will initially launch for iPhone 4 and 4S and will be available for purchase through brick-and-mortar AT&T […]

Unilever announced that it has chosen Nedap to provide a physical access control solution. Nedap’s AEOS security solution was a major reason for the Unilever’s selection. The company requires flexibility and scalability as Unilever has mroe than 800 sites spanning the globe. AEOS will allow Unilever to create management reports for all disparate locations from […]