Raisonance and Soliatis, two suppliers of test and certification solutions, have merged to form Keolabs, a new company for testing and developing smart cards and secure components. Combining the complementary smart card test offers of the two companies, Keolabs will provide test solutions and pre-certification test suites to validate secure components used in applications such […]

Financial and commercial card producer CPI Card Group has partnered with X-Card Holdings LLC to manufacture a new card called PowerCore. This card has its own on-board power system that can enhance gift cards and financial payment cards. Card issuers can customize the PowerCore card with lights and sound for enhanced gift card experiences. For […]

GuestLogix has launched its Global Payment Services to provide airlines and travel operators the ability to transact onboard, or at any travel touch point, while adhering to growing payment certification requirements. GuestLogix’ Global Payment Services supports multiple currencies and payment methods including EMV transactions (both Chip & PIN and Chip & Signature), non-EMV (swipe) transactions, […]

In soft drink business, Coke and Pepsi might look the same, but consumers know that these two colas have different flavors. The market for contactless smart cards isn’t much different. The four players that dominate the industry – HID, NXP, Sony and LEGIC – have subtle differences that create the different contactless flavors. In addition […]

SurePassId, located in Melbourne, Fla., has created a credit card-sized device to generate one-time passwords in the hopes of reducing occurrences of identity theft and fraud, reports the Orlando Sentinel. The product is a flexible plastic device that looks like a credit card but has an e-Ink display in one corner. With the touch of […]

VASCO Data Security International, Inc. is launching the DIGIPASS 837, an acoustic smart card reader, at this year’s CeBIT expo in Hannover, Germany. This reader combines the functionality of one-time passwords and electronic signatures to fend off man-in-the-middle attacks on financial organizations using an EMV infrastructure. The acoustic interface handles user authentication and enables users […]

E-security products provider Cryptomathic has released the Cryptomathic Cloud Wallet, which enables secure mobile payments through the cloud. Rather than using payment applications that are delivered through EMV chips located in payment cards or on smart phones, the Cloud Wallet links a user’s payment methods and mobile devices to a secure networked platform. To use […]