It’s more than just payments A new NFC technology coming out of Finland will enable individuals, by touching their phone to a tag, to let Facebook friends know where they are. Called Hot in the City, or HIC for short, it is the world’s first phone-operated NFC technology solution for social media, says its inventor, […]

By Zack Martin, Editor, AVISIAN Publications The Biometric Consortium Conference is a good place to catch up on the latest developments and get some hands on experience with the latest technology. Iris biometrics has always fascinated me. At my first Biometric Consortium Conference in 2002 I tested an iris camera that required me to be […]

Some agencies holding out but vast majority are online By Andy Williams, Associate Editor, AVISIAN Publications TransLink appears poised to finally live up to the scenario first imagined 16-years ago of providing San Francisco Bay transit riders one card that would be good on all 24 agencies serving the area. The one card is now […]

The January meeting of the Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a list […]

Many European countries are starting to issue electronic IDs to citizens. Frost & Sullivan Analyst Yiru Zhong talks about the different initiatives with Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin. iTunes Aggregator m4a mp3 Older podcasts.   

New programs are expanding its use beyond access into the full array of campus card functions By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications As campuses switch to contactless smart cards for student IDs and move more applications to the chip are the mag stripes’ days numbered? Greater security, increased convenience and reduced wear and tear on […]

Australian spec looks to better secure contactless identity credentials By Graeme Freedman, Principal, DotInDots Concerns with the security and privacy of contactless smart card technology are nothing new. In recent years, the Internet has caught up with the physical access control industry and the PKI smart card industry, and some ‘dirty little secrets’ have been […]

End-to-end encryption, dynamic cryptograms and EMV are all options being considered to protect payment transaction data in the U.S. The goal is to prevent data breaches, such as the one with Heartland Payment Systems in 2008, and make it easier for merchants and processors to secure the information. It’s estimated that tens of million of […]