Building on its investment in the Middle East, Entrust Inc. released Arabic-language soft tokens for its IdentityGuard software authentication platform and security framework. Entrust intends for the local language tokens to ease the security process for native Arabic-speaking customers. Two of the largest financial institutions within the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have already […]

Identive Group announced that its tomPAY NFC tag technology is being deployed at hospitality events at the London 2012 Olympics. Identive’s tomPAY solution can be used as conventional contactless payment card or the NFC tag portion can be peeled off and affixed to a mobile phone to make contactless payments, redeem loyalty points and more. […]

Visa’s new Prepaid CitizenCard ID is adding a feature that enables the card to be used for commercial purchases. The cards, which are available for ages 12 and above, display not only the date of birth of the cardholder but an age band as well. The age bands– 12-15, 16-17, 18+, 21+, etc.– along with […]

Bank of America has announced that it will be releasing consumer credit cards containing chip technology. The chip technology, also known as Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV), has already gained popularity abroad, and uses an embedded microchip and PIN to validate the card, consumer and payment transaction in lieu of a signature. The Bank of […]

CreditCall, a Los Angeles-based provider of EMV software and payment processing products for contact, contactless and mobile payments, partnered with the EMV Academy, a U.S.-based EMV training and consulting firm, for the migration to EMV chip-based payment systems in the U.S. As part of this collaboration, EMV Academy will now offer CreditCall’s EMV Level 2 […]

Austria’s VKB-Bank has selected Gemalto’s Ezio Edge Optic authentication product for its eBanking offering. The system is an optical smart card reader that can read a smart debit card directly through a computer screen, tablet or mobile device without any specialized software. It can then authorize eBanking transactions while maintaining compliance with Austrian banking standards. […]

Service Credit Union announced the use of DigitalPersona Pro Enterprise software and U.are.U Fingerprint Readers to secure access to applications and customer information. The combination of DigitalPersona Pro software with fingerprint biometrics enables Service Credit Union to securely gain access to applications and websites, resulting in faster customer response times. Service Credit Union serves more […]