Smart card provider Oberthur Technologies has completed MasterCard certification in its Compliance Assessment and Security Testing program for its flash memory-based payment card, giving financial institutions more flexibility in card issuance. Flash memory based products reduces time to market by eliminating the “masking” phase, which is usually required to load software onto the payment card’s […]

Two universities and a hospital are the recipients of CBORD’s Excellence Awards, presented recently at the campus card provider’s 30th annual User Group Conference in Baltimore. This year’s winners were recognized for innovative uses of CBORD solutions to drive revenue, reduce costs and improve safety and security. The Visionary Award went to Ohio State University […]

If an electronic medical record program is established for the U.S. health care system, policymakers need to define an identity management infrastructure that guarantees the security of those records, suggests two Smart Card Alliance councils in a new white paper. The Health care and Identity Councils suggest using existing federal standards for smart cards to […]

SCM Microsystems Japan Inc., Dai Nippon Printing Co. and Japan consultant Digital Media Research Institute have launched a new digital data security solution using cloud computing technologies. The high-security data storage system developed by Dai Nippon consists of the company’s TranC’ert DNA software, a SIM card and SCM’s @MAXX lite secure smart card reader. Digital […]

Jay H. Walder, the new chairman and CEO of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the man credited with creating London’s popular Oyster card, is promising a 100-day action plan and indicated eventual implementation of “modern fare technology.” He stressed the need for the MTA to deliver on its commitments, show taxpayers good value and […]

Tufts University near Boston is redoing its campus ID cards to comply with a 2007 state law that established stricter regulations on financial account numbers. Even though the university no longer uses Social Security numbers as student identifiers, Massachusetts schools now can no longer use the same number that IDs both the student and his […]

New York-based gasoline and convenience store operator Hess early next year will begin to accept MasterCard PayPass contactless cards at its more than 870 retail outlets along the eastern United States. The company will also continue to accept traditional magnetic-stripe payment cards. The use of contactless payment cards continues to grow, MasterCard reports. As of […]

Oberthur Technologies has rolled out ID-One, an identity card that offers an identification, authentication and electronic signature solution that can be implemented throughout Europe, meeting the specifications defined for the European Citizen Card. It is also compatible with Windows 7 scheduled for launch later this month. The card can be deployed by integrators and security […]

OpenTrust, a French provider of secure electronic transactions, has incorporated Gemalto’s entire range of secure identity management solutions into its Smart Card Manager product, including the Gemalto Protiva .NET and Strong Authentication Solutions. The combined offering, which is already being deployed among customers of the two companies, enables users in the public and private sector […]

A new contactless transit card for rail and bus riders in Northern Ireland was launched. Called iLink, the card can be purchased for unlimited day, weekly or monthly travel on several transit services within the country. “iLink is the first integrated commercial smart card for Northern Ireland and is a big step forward in delivering […]