The German ministry of health has issued details on recent and estimated future costs of the health care smart card project in response to a parliamentary inquiry, initiated by the Liberal Democrats within Germany. The party had 34 questions, most of which related either to security issues or to the costs of the ongoing smart […]

Priva Technologies, Inc. has been approved by the Transportation Security Administration as a service provider for its Registered Traveler program. “Our Cleared Security Platform was designed to be the most powerful and efficient credentialing and authentication technology available today, making it ideal for airport security screening,” according to Jeff Minushkin, Priva’s chairman and CEO. “It […]

Digimarc to focus on growing demand for Digital Watermarking Solutions Digimarc has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its ID Systems business to L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $250 million based on the current market price of L-1 company stock. The acquisition has been approved by […]

Innovative Card Technologies, developer of the ICT DisplayCard for e-banking, e-commerce and data access authentication, and ActivIdentity, a provider of identity assurance solutions, recently launched the Smart DisplayCard. Smart DisplayCard is the first product to incorporate a one-time passcode display and a PKI chip into a wafer-thin card format, according to the companies. Developed and […]

On Track Innovations (OTI) has received certification from Alliance Data for its Saturn 5000 and Saturn 6000 contactless readers. The readers can support global contactless EMV applications published by MasterCard and Visa, Mifare technology, and non-EMV contactless payment programs from other major financial institutions, including ExpressPay from American Express and Discover. Alliance Data is a […]

Altair Financial Services International has helped deliver the “first stadium contactless prepaid card in Europe,” the Manchester City FC MasterCard Prepaid Seasoncard with PayPass, with MBNA and MasterCard as well helping. The card will replace the standard season ticket currently issued to supporters. “We are delighted to have delivered such an innovative and remarkable payment […]

Report Buyer, an online research group, has added a new report to their listings finding that mobile commerce is quickly growing worldwide. In fact, 25 million U.S. subscribers will use mobile telephones as mobile wallets by 2011, it finds. The report, 2008 Global Mobile – Data and Content Markets finds that mobile commerce is an […]

Parents Appreciate the Extra Vigilance Seattle-based Zonar Systems said today it is providing RFID technology to the school bus industry to answer the iconic 1969-television question, “It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where your children are?” The company’s patented ZPass system identifies when and where a student enters or exits the school bus enhancing their […]

INISIDE’s MicroPass 4003 Receives MasterCard PayPass Certification The next-generation MicroPass 4003 contactless payment microprocessor from INSIDE is ready for deployment for all PayPass products. Designed to meet multi-payment brand and multi-application requirements of the U.S., Canadian and other contactless payment markets, the MicroPass 4003 payment platform enables card manufacturers to rapidly deliver MasterCard PayPass approved […]

Despite Real ID opposition, as symbolized by web sites like realnightmare.org, an ACLU site, unrealid.com and blogs like stoprealidnow, the 2005 law isn’t going away. The federal government even tried to soften the monetary blow when it issued its final compliance regulations earlier this year. But in the end, it’s as U.S. Department of Homeland […]