An NFC mobile app exploiting a transit system loophole has been created that enables users to ride trains for free. Gizmodo reports that Corey Benninger and Max Sobell of the Intrepidus Group have developed the UltraReset app, which preys on vulnerabilities in a number of public transit systems including the New Jersey Path and San […]

The upcoming Playstation 4 may feature a new user identification and tracking technology that would enable Sony collect and store your biometric data online, TapScape reports. The speculations come as a result of Sony’s recent filing for a new biometric patent. The incorporation of biometrics into Playstation gaming means that the device will be able […]

The Communication Federal Credit Union (CFCU) has enlisted Typhone to provide its customers with a mobile banking solution. A story on Pymnts.com revealed that CFCU services more than 50,000 members across Kansas and Oklahoma and plans to make the Typhone suite of solutions available to every one of them. Crucial to Typhone’s selection was its […]

Indonesia with its 70,000 plus islands, electricity issues and limited bandwidth is preparing to roll out what could be the world’s most ambitious biometric ID initiative to date. A Computerworld report revealed that the initiative is costing the country $600 million and will provide 172 million residents a national identity card. The project is expected […]

NFC has thus far been met with skepticism and reluctance in the UK, leading some to contemplate ways to facilitate adoption of the technology. A UK-based Mobile News report suggests that enormous funds have been dumped into marketing campaigns in an attempt to pump up the tech with citizens of the UK. However, the concept […]

Novetta Solutions has announced the acquisition of biometric solutions and services specialist International Biometric Group. Providing technology solutions to the national security sector Novetta is known for working with massive quantities of data. The acquisition of IBG is expected to bolster Novetta’s identity intelligence, biometrics and virtual identity management efforts. IBG’s reputation as a provider […]

With smart and EMV card adoption continuing to grow— especially in China and Latin America— shipments of the cards is expected to rise to the tune of 2.8 billion units by 2017. American financial institutions have taken notice of the impending shift in payments as 19 institutions have committed to EMV. MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American […]

European electronic services provider Atos Worldline has announced its new Visa and Mastercard compliant NFC mobile wallet service. Implementing the latest Visa, Mastercard, SIMAlliance and AFSCM specifications the mobile wallet will feature cloud payment and NFC transactional services and will be made available to card providers worldwide. The service will include a Mobile Gateway that […]

The recent CEDIA 2012 conference displayed a number of household uses for NFC technology, including some ideas from Crestron’s Core 3 UI ecosystem. Crestron’s sees NFC technology as the key to in-home automation and demonstrated its AirConnect solution. The AirConnect demo saw an NFC-enabled smart phone unlock a door, turn on music and change to […]

Hitachi Europe, a subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., has confirmed the delivery of a finger vein biometric authentication solution for Poland’s Bank BPH. One of Poland’s largest banks, and GE Capital group member, Bank BPH went in search of a more secure PIN-less method of authentication. The finger vein biometric— which has been in pilot testing […]