One of the world’s largest envelope manufacturers has trained its sights on securing smart cards. It has released an envelope for the cards that will prevent personal data in the smart card’s embedded integrated circuit from being transmitted via radio frequency (RF) waves to any nearby smart card reading device. Consumer Security, Privacy Advanced with […]

Thales’ electronic personalization solution, SafeSign Management Server, has made the GSA Approved Products List for FIPS 201 compliance, meaning U.S. government agencies can now use the company’s product to issue PIV cards and credentials. Thales’ SafeSign Crypto Module is also on the GSA list. Thales SafeSign Management Server Certified under GSA FIPS 201 Evaluation Program […]

The two companies announced an agreement that will make it easier than ever for financial services providers and retailers to issue and accept payment cards embedded with one-time-password (OTP) authentication to protect their online transactions from e-fraud. Companies that fortify their online commerce applications with VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) can leverage the Innovative Card Technologies […]

Americans’ fast paced life style is expected to push contactless card use to 109 million users in the states by 2011. In 2006 contactless purchases neared an estimated $15 billion, leading to a 700% Compound Growth Annual Growth Rate from 2004 to 2006. “Card issuers are rapidly expanding their market presence in contactless payments and […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor A transit card named after a character in a folk song has to carry with it a coolness factor. And, since the Kingston Trio made the song famous way back in 1959, why not have the group on hand when the card is first announced? And so it was when […]

With well more than half of all autographed items likely fake, memorabilia dealers are turning to technology for help By David Wyld, Contributing Editor The business of sports has grown rapidly worldwide. According to the most recent report from the Sports Business Journal, the size of the American sports industry has reached an astonishing US$213 […]

Near field communication is still, technically, in its infancy, but it’s gaining a good head of steam as illustrated by this year’s edition of CardTech / SecurTech event. The show is being held May 15-17 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Bill Rutledge, CTST program director, projects a 15% increase in attendance over 2006 […]

Riverside Community College District, a family of three distinct California institutions with 30,000 students, will add Wells Fargo financial services to the district-wide campus card program. The program will launch this summer at RCCD campuses in Riverside, Moreno Valley and Norco. Students will be able to choose to link the new RCCD College Card to […]

Off-Campus Advantage (OCA), a provider of merchant solutions for campus card programs, will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of The CBORD Group. OCA was originally SA Cash, a component of Student Advantage’s offering, and later an independent company. Student Advantage was acquired by CBORD late in 2005. Stay tuned to CR80News for more details on this […]

By Jerry Banks and Les G. Thompson, co-authors of RFID Applied The most basic radio frequency identification solution is made up of three main hardware components. These components are the RFID tag, the RFID reader, and the antenna. This is, of course, an over simplification of what it takes to apply today’s RFID technology to […]