Sparkasse Suedholstein has opted to implement Gemalto’s Ezio strong authentication optical readers to its e-banking customers. The Ezio reader eliminates the need for paper-based lists of one-time-passwords and extends the level of security on a smart banking card without requiring additional software. The device is the size of a credit card and offers optical authentication […]

PayPal is preparing to introduce a new payment card that can store information about multiple accounts, reports Bank Technology News. The magnetic stripe card will only display the PayPal logo and won’t contain the holder’s name or account number. A tokenization process accesses account information through a code, negating the need for an account number. […]

Dynamics Inc.’s next generation magnetic stripe technology took Best of Show honors at the 2011 BAI Retail Delivery conference, held Oct. 10 to 13 in Chicago. Dynamics’ new technology allows for full card-programmable magnetic stripes. Cards include buttons that allow consumers to choose method of payment at point of sale. Users may choose from different […]

Datacard Group has announced that it will host a seminar to educate bank executives, financial card issuers, acquirers, service bureaus and retailers on EMV technology and NFC adoption in the U.S. marketplace. This three-hour seminar is part of Datacard Group’s EMV technology educational series led by industry expert Guy Berg. According to Datacard, seminar attendees […]

ActivIdentity Corp. has launched the 4TRESS Authentication Appliance FT2911 model, a product that offers multi-layered strong authentication, fraud detection and cloud security capabilities for the financial services industry. Geared toward enterprises, banks and e-commerce sites, the 4TRESS Authentication Appliance consists of over 15 strong authentication methods users can integrate with its authentication and fraud detection […]

On Oct. 26 Oberthur Technologies will host a webinar geared toward U.S. banking executives entitled “Next Gen Secure Payment Solutions.” The one-hour webinar will take place at 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST and will cover three issues in the banking payments industry surrounding migration from mag-stripe cards to EMV; the value of NFC and how […]

Payment systems provider ACI Worldwide has launched ACI Issuer 4.2, a new solution geared toward meeting card issuing requirements around the world. ACI Issuer 4.2 is built on ACI’s BASE24–eps and BASE24 payments engines and features support for EMV, NFC, contactless and mobile rollouts, as well as traditional magnetic stripe. ACI Issuer, which has been […]