Italy has ordered another $3.3 million worth of LaserCard optical memory cards from Drexler Technology under phase two of the country’s national ID card program known as the Carta d’Identita Elettronica (CIE). The purchase order was actually placed by Rome-based Laser Memory Card SRL, a value-added reseller of Drexler’s cards. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif–Drexler Technology Corporation […]

Hatim Tyabji, chairman of Datacard Group, executive chairman of Bytemobile, and ambassador-at-large for Benchmark Capital, has rejoined eFunds Corporation’s board of directors. Mr. Tyabji was also acting CEO of Datacard until the recent hiring of Jeffrey J. Hattara as its president and CEO (See related story below). SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – eFunds Corporation (NYSE: EFD), a […]

By Lyn White, Campus Card and Marketing Consultant, White Consulting YOU DO! You have taken a lot of time to determine that your campus could benefit from a campus card program. You have slaved over the RFP and agonized over the responses from the vendors. You have sat through the presentations by the finalists and […]

McDonald’s restaurants across Singapore will begin accepting the ez-link contactless card for payment. This is a major step forward in the continued migration of ez-link from its foundation in the transit payment arena to non-transit venues. McDonald’s today announced that most of its restaurants and McCafés islandwide will begin accepting the ez-link card with immediate […]

The National Football League’s Chicago Bears has chosen Aladdin’s eToken authentication key to keep prying eyes off the team’s electronic play books, player contracts, and scouting information. It is the first time an NFL team has gone to this extent–a USB security key–to defend against unauthorized access to proprietary information. CHICAGO, May 26–Aladdin Knowledge Systems, […]

Datacard, whose ImageCard III printers have been producing Thailand’s national Ids for several years, has become the sole source provider for card printers and related supplies, under an agreement announced recently by the country’s Ministry of Interior. In the past three months, Datacard has deployed more than 1,330 Datacard Magna Series card printers. Thailand officials […]

The average college student graduates more than $20,000 in debt. By itself, this fact should be sufficient to convince even skeptics that financial literacy education is needed by today’s college students. But also consider the following staggering numbers: 83% of students have at least one credit card Of those with credit cards, nearly half (47%) […]

The US Department of State will upgrade its current smart card-based network security system with a new version that adds biometric verification to the smart card. Using Precise Biometric’s Match-on-Card™ technology for fingerprint matching and smart cards and software from Datakey, the new system will help secure the access of DoS’ 30,000 badgeholders. It will […]

At the recent National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU) meeting in San Antonio, a panel discussion focused on the utilization of biometric technology in the college and university market. The panelists described a series of biometric implementations–both new and long standing–that control access to facilities and privileges around the country. Highlights of the discussion […]

Largest Single Order in Malaysia Sets New Record – Malaysia’s Largest MasterCard Merchant Acquirer Chooses Hypercom Terminal Technology Global payment technology leader Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today announced another major win for its highly popular EMV-certified T7Plus card payment terminal and operating software as MBF Cards, the largest MasterCard merchant acquirer in Malaysia, agreed to […]