The Secure Remote Payment Council (SRPC) may have a solution to the problems arising from the EMV chip card standard, debit card transaction routing and the mandates from the Durbin Amendment, reports Digital Transactions. The SRPC, a trade group representing EFT networks, has proposed to create a common application to give merchants choice in routing […]

Research and Markets is offering a new report by TechNavio entitled “Biometrics Market in India 2011-2015.” In it, TechNavio’s analysis shows that this market is expected to see a compound annual growth rate of 46% during this timeframe. The market has a couple of key factors that are contributing to its growth, namely an increase […]

The Smart Card Alliance has released its second annual E-Yearbook, highlighting the events that happened in the North and Latin American smart card industry throughout 2012. This year’s review contains industry briefs, perspectives, insights and company profiles covering a wide range of markets and technologies. It also contains an expanded section on the EMV Migration […]

VASCO Data Security International Inc. has started leveraging Belgium’s eID for its MYDIGIPASS.COM platform. It’s also partnered with Belgian bank Belfius to enable eID usage on its online banking app. Belgians with eIDs and a DIGIPASS 810 eID reader will now be able to authenticate themselves on web sites secured by MYDIGIPASS.COM. They will also […]

Identive Group, Inc. has launched a new RFID tag that contains a contactless smart card microprocessor. This Smartag Crypto tag allows for a smaller, more flexible form factor that can handle the capabilities of smart card in high-security, high-functionality applications. The tag can be used for ID credentials or applications that require more processing, memory […]

Payments consulting and testing services provider FIME is advising the Indian payments industry that it should prepare its infrastructure to support a move toward adopting the EMV payments technology standard. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has an EMV payment program called RuPay, and it’s expected that this system will emerge to be the […]

After a two-month pilot of using palm scans to pay for cafeteria lunches, Carroll County, Md. schools have scrapped the program, reports the Baltimore Sun. The program was tested in ten schools to speed up transactions and give children more time to eat, but parental concerns over children’s privacy led to the demise of the […]

IMS Research has released a report entitled “Smart Contactless Credentials – World – 2012” that projects the number of shipped smart contactless credentials to reach 6.9 billion by 2017. The report indicates that the top four uses for smart contactless credentials are payments and banking, government IDs, transportation and physical access. The payments and banking […]

Beginning Dec. 17, Australia will require visa applicants in Cambodia to provide biometrics along with their applications. Cambodians wishing to travel to Australia will need to submit their visa application in person at the Australian Embassy in Phnom Penh and provide two forms of biometrics: a facial image and a 10-digit fingerprint scan. These biometrics […]

The government of Ecuador has placed another order with On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI) for infrastructure and support and maintenance for its national eID program. This order covers 2013. Ecuador has ordered elements of its eID program from OTI since 2009. This order brings the total it’s placed with the company to $4 million. OTI […]