ASSA ABLOY Identification Technologies (ITG) has partnered with Soliton Systems K.K. Japan, an IT security solutions provider. The combined solution includes the OMNIKEY 5321 contactless smart card reader and SmartOn for enterprise IT Security management. The combination of the OMNIKEY 5321 reader and Soliton SmartOn software allows end-users to quickly and easily use contactless technology […]

EMVCo, the EMV standards body owned by JCB Co., Ltd, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa Inc., has published the EMV Entry Point Specification, an interoperable terminal specification which allows a single terminal to process contactless payments from cards or tokens regardless of the payment application they support. “When a contactless card is presented for payment, the […]

ASSA ABLOY Identification Technologies (ITG) named Perry Garvis as director of contactless payment product marketing. This newly created position within AAITG further highlights the importance of contactless payment and ticketing worldwide. The company provides prelaminates, cards, special transponders, readers and OEM reader modules to this rapidly expanding market. ITG appoints Perry M. Garvis Director Product […]

MasterCard Worldwide has released a prepaid reloadable travel card with travel industry data and financial solution provider Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC). The MasterCard Travel Card, as it is called, is available at ARC’s network of more than 20,000 U.S. travel agent locations, and features MasterCard PayPass functionality in addition to the traditional magnetic stripe. “It […]

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is starting an NFC trial in cooperation with Taipei Smart Card Corporation in January 2008, utilizing the T80 NFC-enabled handset from BenQ. CHT has developed the Combi SIM card needed for the NFC-enabled phone, using secure smart card and NFC chip solutions from NXP Semiconductors. The T80 can be used for all […]

Sony Corp, Gourmet Navigator Inc, Dai Nippon Printing Co Ltd (DNP), Mitsui & Co Ltd and Tanseisha Co Ltd have agreed to establish the joint company, “FeliCa Pocket Marketing” for “FeliCa” contactless IC cards. The five companies have already signed an agreement hoping to starting the new company in January 2008. With Sony providing 60% […]

Vibo Telecom, one of the five operators of 3G mobile communication services in Taiwan, recently launched the V-Tone + EasyCard, a NFC (Near Field Communication) contactless payment service for transportation fares through 3G handsets. In early 2007, Vibo launched the V-Tone card, a thin-film USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) for combined use with another USIM […]

ICAO’s latest MRTD (Machine Readable Travel Documents) report includes an interview with Barry Kefauver, formerly of the US Department of State, who confronts recent media and hacker claims surrounding the security and privacy of contactless chips. In particular Kefauver, who currently chairs the ISO Task Force on new technologies of the TAG/MRTD on the security […]

TaiwanMoney Card, Taiwan’s first contactless payment card for use while shopping and paying for transportation in southern Taiwan’s seven counties and cities will also be valid for use on Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit, which is scheduled to begin operations Dec. 1, according to an official of Kaohsiung City. The card was jointly launched by the […]