VASCO Data Security Inc., a software security company specializing in authentication products, announced that its PKI-based offering consisting of DIGIPASS CertiID and DIGIPASS Key1 has achieved IdenTrust Compliance. The IdenTrust Rules set governs how member banks issue and validate interoperable digital certificates. IdenTrust’s role in electronic transactions is to provide the identity network that issues […]

Barnes International has announced that its new Global Chip Card Personalization Validation Requirements test module and validation scripts have been confirmed by Visa International Services Association. Barnes’ new module complements the existing tests for Visa specifications incorporated within its CAT3000v3 and CPT3000v3 Card Personalization Validation Tools, to provide card validation compliant to Visa’s Global Chip […]

A technology audit carried out by Butler Group, a Datamonitor company, on Cryptomathic’s Authenticator has commended the company on its server-based two-factor-authenticator solution which meets the user verification requirements of the banking and payment industry. The Cryptomathic Authenticator has been designed for use within banking applications and other customer-facing management systems, to provide 2FA to […]

Thales, an information systems and communications security company, announced SafeSign Single Sign On, the latest addition to the SafeSign strong authentication and ID management product line. The products features strong authentication for organizations concerned with ever increasing security threats, rising help-desk costs and frustration with managing multiple and complex passwords. SafeSign Single Sign On provides […]

New Zealand’s Ministry of Health is considering issuing a smart card that would offer subsidies for those on welfare to buy healthy food, according to the New Zealand Herald. The program would encourage consumption of healthy foods in low- and middle-income families with children to reduce New Zealand’s high rate of obesity. Health economist have […]

VASCO Data Security Inc., a software security company specializing in authentication products, announced its new version of DIGIPASS CertiID. VASCO’s client software suite now combines one-time passwords and PKI technology. Furthermore the deployment has been further simplified and the product now is IdenTrust and Microsoft Windows 7 certified. DIGIPASS CertiID is a client-based software suite […]

Tallinn Business Bank Äripank is the first bank to deploy Todos’s latest smart card reader, the A300. Tallinn Business Bank was founded in December 1991, making it one of the oldest commercial banks in Estonia. It aims to be among the leading online banks in Estonia. In a competitive market usability is as important as […]

The Bank of East Asia Finance Building is using the LEGIC advant contactless smart card system. Shanghai Eterna Electronic Technology and Vitlon Intelligent Technology provided the security and access control system based on the LEGIC advant technology. LEGIC technology has been installed at around 400 sites throughout the buildings and controls the public area. The […]

Consult Hyperion, a UK-based consultancy that specializes in the fields of secure transactions, contact and contactless multi-application smart card and mobile technology, is the latest company to become a GlobalPlatform member. Consult Hyperion joins the international specification body for smart card infrastructure at the observer level. Joining at GlobalPlatform will enable Consult Hyperion to stay […]

Optically Variable Ink will be used to secure national ID cards being issued in Guyana, according to a report in the Starbroek News. The outline of the map of Guyana will appear on the front of the card and it will have additional security features that would not be visible to the naked eye or […]