While the new credit card law doesn’t take effect until February, many card issuers are already gearing up to comply with the new regulations. That means there will be fewer freebies to convince students to sign up for a new credit card. More importantly, those students under 21 will find they’re no longer eligible for […]

Suffolk University in Downtown Boston has paired with Cellular Specialties Inc., a Manchester, N.H. designer of in-building wireless solutions, to boost wireless signal strength for both data and voice services in highly congested, low coverage areas such as the university’s student residence hall. According to Fouad Yatim, Suffolk University’s chief information officer, the initial need […]

The global shipment of smart cards exceeded five billion in 2008 and is expected to grow nearly 11% a year through 2012, according to the latest report from London-based Companiesandmarkets.com. Use of contactless smart cards has also gained and is forecasted to grow at more than 30% through 2012. The report, Smart Card Market Forecast […]

UK discount retailer Poundland, in conjunction with Barclaycard and credit card processor Commidea, are scheduled to trial contactless payments at two of its London stores. “The contactless payment trial will enable us to offer alternative payment options and improved service levels, so that customers can purchase their goods quickly and conveniently,” said a Poundland spokesperson. […]

Nice is scheduled to become the third French city to deploy NFC technology next year in partnership with the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, bus and tram operator Véolia Transport and mobile operators Orange, Bouygues Telecom and SFR. Caen and Strasbourg are already offering NFC capabilities. Some 3000 Nice residents next spring will use NFC-compliant […]

With students pouring back into colleges and universities this fall, a good service schools could offer students is a tip sheet on how to avoid becoming an ID theft victim. Besides standard tips, such as shredding credit card statements, reconciling bank or credit card statements and protecting their Social Security numbers, there are other ways […]

Students at the University of Minnesota football games who show signs of inebriation, such as excessive rowdiness, could be asked to take a breath test. If they fail, they won’t be allowed back in the stadium. In addition, their student ID card or season ticket could be flagged, which means they’ll have to take a […]

Blackboard Inc., a provider of education technology, has released version 3.5 of Blackboard Transact that strengthens data and application security for campus commerce and card programs and enables institutions to process credit card transactions while meeting new industry standards. Blackboard Transact is used by colleges and universities to support campus commerce and security management. The […]

The NFC Forum has added a new membership category, allowing those companies actually using the technology in the field to join the non-profit organization. Appropriately named “implementer,” the new category complements existing NFC Forum membership levels which are primarily targeted at technical specification development. As more commercial NFC applications are developed and deployed, Implementer membership […]

Sargent Manufacturing Company, a New Haven, Conn. producer of exit devices, electronic access control locks and cylindrical and mortise locks, has added HID Global’s iCLASS 13.56 MHZ capability to its Harmony Series of access control locking hardware. Optimized to make physical access control more secure, the iCLASS contactless smart card technology provides versatile interoperability and […]