GenMobi Technologies has unveiled Check-Mates, an anti-fraud technology tailored for Internet consumers who use Web sites such as eBay and Craigslist to buy and sell goods from strangers. Check-Mates verifies the real identity of both users while allowing them to remain anonymous. Should any fraud occur, Check-Mates logs can be released to law enforcement authorities. […]

2009 was supposed to be the year of NFC but problems persist By Andy Williams, Associate Editor Initially, 2009 was supposed to be a year of progress for Near Field Communication. But with tough economic times on tap many commercial rollouts will be pushed until at least 2010. The tough economy is just one obstacle […]

Oberthur Technologies has delivered the first prototypes of the Generic ID Card Command Set (GICS) card compatible with Microsoft Windows 7. ID-One GICS, an identity applet, has been developed to answer the needs for a generic card command set that provides functionalities required by both government and corporate applications. Backward compatible with PIV, this product […]

Apple Inc. has released a new television commercial showcasing a new feature of its iPhoto application: facial recognition. The ad shows the PC character surrounded by stacks of photos and flipping through them to find one. “I’m having a very difficult time finding pictures of my friend,” he says. The Mac character then asks if […]

MasterCard Canada, in partnership with Citi Cards Canada and Bell Mobility, has completed the first near-field communications trial of Mobile PayPass in Canada. This was the first trial in Canada to use Bell Mobility’s wireless network enabling participants to make purchases using their mobile device at MasterCard PayPass acceptance locations across Canada. The four-month closed […]

The United Kingdom is considering adding EMV functionality to its ID cards, according to ZDNet UK. EMV is used in UK payment cards to protect against fraud and some say it can be useful while others say it’s not secure enough. With chip-and-PIN cardholders could access government and private-sector services online using the PIN to […]

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) will present its new StarSign cards at the RSA Conference in San Francisco next week. The card is the company’s first to conform to the FIPS 201 standards. Another product that will be showcased is G&D’s StarSign Mobility Token, which provides secure mobile access to company data from any computer. The […]

Gemalto announced it is delivering 900,000 of its Sealys Laser-Secured electronic identification cards to the Ministry of Interior of Lithuania. The card features contactless technology, which stores a fingerprint biometrics, for identity verification at border crossings. It also embeds a contact microprocessor that contains a certificate for online identification and a certificate for electronically signing […]

Many organizations are working on bringing biometrics to airports but obstacles remain By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications How airports identify employees has been a concern since 9/11 and other incidents have shown that there are potential security vulnerabilities. It’s so important that last October’s Smart Card Alliance conference held a panel dedicated to the […]

Vermont Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin wants smart cards to be used to track health care costs, he told the Burlington Free Press. David Gruppo, an IBM researcher, last week provided lawmakers with background on how smart cards might be used to streamline medical bill collection. Legislative leaders, the administration and the non-profit Vermont […]