MasterCard is preparing to launch a next-generation of credit card that will feature an LCD display and built-in keyboard. According to an ITProPortal.com report, the new card will be unveiled in Singapore this coming January, with plans for global rollout set for later in 2013. Accompanying MasterCard on the endeavor is Standard Chartered’s Asian branch […]

Gemalto showcased its extended range of Ezio tokens for eBanking authentication and transaction signing at Cartes 2012. The Ezio token portfolio, recently reinforced with the new Ezio Pico, combines security with convenience to support the need for instant and easy access to online banking services. Used in conjunction with the Ezio Library software development kit, […]

Gemalto launched Protiva Trade Connect, a solution designed for the demands of multi-terminal computing environments such as those used by financial traders. Protiva Trade Connect was developed in relationship with financial institutions and has been deployed across their trading floors in key financial centers globally. 
 The product is an authentication solution that delivers security […]

Morpho, a part of the Safran Group, launched Morpho Trusted Identity Services— a suite of solutions for secure online management of identity services. The solutions will enable government agencies and private firms such as banks or telecom operators to offer users an online platform for fast, seamless and secure access to services. The Morpho Trusted […]

Natural Security is positioning its solution as a new standard of authentication for transactions–including payments, logical or physical security, online banking, and more, says Dominique Pierre, business development at Natural Security. The system combines a fingerprint or other biometric with a radio frequency device that communicates with a Natural Security-enabled reader. The radio frequency device […]

Discover Financial Services plans to pilot a biometric and contactless card system to learn the viability of biometric consumer payments, reports Finextra. The pilot will take place in the U.S., and Discover is working with French firm Natural Security on the program. The trial will have biometric data linked to a contactless card that will […]

Eurosmart confirms the forecast from last April of the total shipment of microcontroller-based Smart Secure Devices to more than 7 billion units in 2012. To put this number into perspective, it means close to 20 million people are receiving a secure and personalized device worldwide every day. Eurosmart expects strong growth to continue in all […]