HID Global announced that it has engaged with strategic developers to license the company’s Trusted Identity Platform (TIP). The initiative extends technology licenses to qualified development partners to enable the building of trusted nodes for the TIP infrastructure. HID Global’s TIP is a secure identity delivery system that validates, registers and provides life cycle management […]

China’s Taiyuan Xinbao Parking Metre System Co. has adopted LEGIC Identsystems’ new contactless parking meter solution. Based on LEGIC’s advant identification technology, the new system is already running in the city of Taiyuan, covering some 1,000 parking meters and over 130,000 IC cards. According to LEGIC, the system allows commuters to pay for parking fees […]

Collis and Toro have signed a global strategic partnership to offer mobile payment and NFC test services. According to the companies, Toro will bring its akami suite mobile platform to the partnership, while Collis will offer its various products and services for the NFC mobile payment ecosystem.   

Transport for London (TfL) is in talks with its American, Australian and European partners about issuing a single contactless card for Paris, New York, Boston, Chicago, Sydney and Manchester’s local transit networks, according to telegraph.co.uk. The aim of the project is to develop a standardized single pass that would spare the millions of tourists and […]

EMVCo, the EMV standards body collectively owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, reports that over one billion EMV cards and 15.4 million EMV terminals are active globally as of September 1. Furthermore, EMVCo says that 36% of total cards and 65% of total terminals in circulation are now based on the EMV standard. […]

LEGIC Identsystems AG has announced that Bosch Sicherheitssysteme, a supplier of security and access solutions, is using LEGIC’s advant based security systems and components for its access control, time and attendance and biometric applications. The partnership will allow Bosch to integrate LEGIC’s flexible smart card technology into its solutions, allowing the company to offer its […]

The USB Implementer Forum has published the final specifications for v1.1 of its Wireless USB technology, which includes support for NFC, according to intomobile.com. With NFC technology, USB 1.1 can wirelessly connect multiple devices, including PC’s, monitors, iPods, etc., for the rapid transfer of data. According to intomobile.com, USB 1.1 could allow users to connect, […]

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd has announced the launch its new generation of contactless reader chips for personal identification. According to LEGIC, the new SM-4200 reader chips are equipped with the company’s advant smart card technology, making them suitable for single and multi-applications in access control, time and attendance and e-payment. The SM-4200 is also the smallest […]

Valeo and Orange are developing an NFC-enabled solution that allows vehicles to be shared between several drivers. Under the system, users can go online to reserve a car for a specific period of time. Once the reservation is confirmed, a temporary, non-transferable key is sent to the user’s cell phone via the Orange platform. At […]

Oxford’s Stagecoach services has launched an Oyster card-style contactless smart card system across its entire fleet of 160 buses, according to Whitney Gazette. To use the new system, passengers must first load cash credit onto their StagecoachSmart cards either online, on the bus, or at Gloucester Green bus station. The card can then be simply […]