Belkin released a USB smart card reader tailored for use with the Defense Department’s and Common Access Card and other agency PIV applications. The card reader meets ISO7816 standards with additional security measures include a uni-body enclosure that deters physical electronic tampering and exclusively ROM firmware to eliminate the risk of alteration. Logistically, the card […]

Payment solutions specialist TSYS has confirmed its North American NFC capabilities ahead of a joint launch with financial institution CIBC. The joint effort will enable real-time mobile account creation, mobile device identification and will support generation of necessary EMV data for provisioning a mobile device. TSYS’ NFC payment solution will support and account for life-cycle […]

Game developer Nintendo announced that launch titles for the upcoming Wii U system will not support NFC as previously promised, according to a report from The Gaming Examiner. NFC was one of the more exciting features of the new game system as demos for the product showed a user transfer a game from a TV […]

A partnership between INSIDE Secure and TazTag has yielded an NFC-enabled Android tablet. The TazPad V2 is a 7-inch Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet that can be used for mobile banking, stock management, payment, ticketing, access control, identity and other sensitive and secure applications. The tablet— currently available directly from TazTag—combines INSIDE’s EMVCo-certified Secure […]

German beer festival Oktoberfest will be using mobile point of sale (POS) terminals developed by Munich-based payworks in an attempt to expedite customers’ payment experience. The system being used at Oktoberfest is developed by Payworks and works with a small card-reading device that plugs directly into an iPhone. The solution enables smaller merchants to accept […]

The latest installment of the Windows Phone will feature NFC capabilities along with a host of other improvements, according to ComputerWorld Australia. By supporting NFC technologies, Windows Phone 8 will enable for two-way communication between a mobile device and an NFC terminal at a cash register or pay station. The phone will have a “tap […]

Thursby Software Systems has announced additional features to be added to its PKard Reader browsing solution. The PKard Reader v1.1 is a secure browsing app that enables users to access Web portals, collaboration sites and Web-based email accounts like Microsoft’s Outlook Web Access directly from their Apple mobile devices. The latest upgrades to the PKard […]

This summer was expected to see Isis, a joint venture between Verizon, AT&T and Virgin Mobile ,provide an NFC-based payment system but an announcement made by the group has put the project on hold, according to a GogaOM.com report. Isis officials have insisted that the delay is not related to the infrastructure or system changes, […]

PSCU has announced a partnership with Google that will display six of its member-owner credit unions in the Google Wallet mobile app. The inclusion of credit union logos in Google Wallet will ensure that unions will maintain their fair share of the mobile market while also allowing for more effective brand reinforcement. The initiative with […]

Global ID document and banknote verification solutions provider Keesing Technologies, has launched its ID AuthentiScan solution. ID Authentiscan works by placing an ID credential on a passport reader and the system automatically performs multiple checks in a few seconds. 
The solution offers authentication at the highest level without requiring any specialized operating knowledge or skills. […]