Millions of television viewers watch each week as detectives pull latent fingerprints from crime scenes and catch bad guys with the help of a massive fingerprint database. Avid viewers even know it by name … AFIS, the Automated Fingerprint Identification System. Though it doesn’t work exactly as it appears on TV, AFIS technology is very […]

MasterCard International’s new OneSMART PayPass, an EMV-based smart card featuring the M/Chip, will enable customers in regions where EMV smart cards predominate, such as Europe, to gain more benefits from contactless payments. First introduced in Taiwan in January, the new card integrates both contact and contactless chip payment solutions, said MasterCard’s Christina Rae. The cards […]

Reprinted with the permission of the Smart Card Alliance Virtually every day another news story highlights the importance of network security – corporate networks are breached, databases are accessed by unauthorized individuals, and identities are stolen and used to conduct fraudulent transactions. As a result, both businesses and governments are evaluating or implementing new identity […]

< ? $key="5544"; ?> With so many new and exciting things on the horizon, it is a great time to be a part of the campus card indusrty. This month we look at a series of products, concepts, and innovations that are here today or … are just around the corner. Sequoia expands from bookstore […]

In another step toward standardizing contactless payments, MasterCard and Visa have agreed to use MasterCard’s PayPass ISO/TEC 14443 specifications. The agreement could also mean other credit card companies may join the parade. “The agreement means that cards and terminals supporting MasterCard and Visa contactless payment applications will conform to the same communications protocol and undergo […]

This article is reprinted with the permission of the Smart Card Alliance As more and more protected health care information is stored or transmitted electronically and becomes network accessible, health care organizations have become increasingly concerned with controlling access to that information. HIPAA requires all health care organizations that create or maintain electronic health care […]

You need not look far to find articles and pundits proclaiming a coming revolution in the way people pay for goods and services. And you need not look far from your campus to see examples of this new wave: American Express, MasterCard, and Visa cards with embedded contactless chips that transmit payment data to the […]

Reprinted with the permission of the Smart Card Alliance The face of public transportation in the United States is changing dramatically – for the better. As a result of significant federal and local investment, transit is “updating its look” in an effort to retain existing customers and attract new riders. To achieve this goal, transit […]

When it comes to today’s ID card, there is often more than meets the eye. That is because more and more card issuers are turning to visual security elements (VSE) to deter counterfeiting and facilitate card authentication. Elements ranging from micro-printing to holography and morphing imagery to custom laminates are making it increasingly difficult for […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor A 21-year-old Duke political science major has created a business that utilizes the efficiencies of the DukeCard and the Blackboard Commerce Suite. Garrett Bean, Charleston, SC, says he is about ready to launch his Gourmet Dining and Bakery online ordering system to allow DukeCard users to order meals from five […]