To meet demand for the growing EMV, NFC and ID markets in Canada, Oberthur Technologies has announced it’s opening a secure service center in Ottowa, Ontario, Canada. The planned 1,400 square meter facility will be able to personalized secure devices for Oberthur’s customers in Canada. It will be able to process magnetic stripe and EMV […]

The Canadian company Lumenera and Japanese firm Tamron have partnered to create a new camera that has now received the FIPS 201 certification to meet specifications for PIV requirements for facial image capturing systems. The Lu375C camera is a USB 2.0, 3.1MP color camera. Its digital interface provides uncompressed images in still image captures. It […]

The Smart Card Alliance (SCA) has launched a website called EMV Connection, which is geared toward helping payments industry participants learn about EMV chip technology and the migration toward its implementation. The site gathers together the SCA’s library of EMV information, including frequently asked questions, white papers, videos, slideshows and links to EMV resources. The […]

e-Security solutions provider Cryptomathic has created a technical advisory board to provide guidance to the company on its technology and strategies. Cryptomathic appointed three industry leaders to this board. Kerry Brown, who has nearly 30 years of experience in the field, has been involved with several technology start-ups, including ViVOtech, QSecure and Cryptite. Whitfield Diffle, […]

New Hampshire-based 2D-3D facial-recognition technology developer Animetrics Inc. introduced a server-based facial recognition technology which uses biometrics to enhance and improve the facial resolution in photos or video surveillance footage, reports Mass High Tech. The software application, called ForensicaGPS, is geared toward law enforcement and intelligence agencies to help them better identify suspects. The software […]

Although gesture-based technology is being used in the video game and health care industries, it’s still a long ways off from being a viable authentication method for ATMs. As reported on ZDNet, experts from Frost & Sullivan and Forrester Research say gesture-based technology is still in its early stages and is more of an interface […]

Using physical tokens as a way to enable two-factor authentication may lead to lost time and money for many companies, finds a recent study. The study, conducted by tokenless two-factor authentication firm SecureEnvoy, polled 300 IT security professionals in London. Twelve percent of respondents waste “months” every year recovering and replacing lost tokens. An additional […]

India’s Ministry of External Affairs is set to launch biometric passports in 2013 to comply with other countries’ requirements to incorporate biometrics into the identification documents, reports The Times of India. The passports currently being issued do not contain any biometric features, but the ministry is installing the required technology to create them. It hopes […]

PSCU, a St. Petersburg, Fla.-based provider of financial services to credit unions, is releasing the first VISA Prepaid EMV cards in the U.S. this year. It will issue the cards through several PSCU credit unions later this summer. EMV technology is making its way into the U.S. market. PSCU’s issuance of the prepaid EMV cards […]

The banking industry has been increasingly growing its use of green banking initiatives, such as paperless statements. However, instant card issuance can also be another way banks can be more environmentally friendly–and cut down on fraud and identity theft at the same time. As posted on Datacard Edge’s blog, mailing debit cards to account holders […]