Tech goliath IBM has developed a two-factor mobile authentication technology that, with the help of NFC, could help make payments made from smart phones more secure. IBM’s new software app provides an added layer of security when using an NFC-enabled device in conjunction with a contactless smart card for mobile transactions – a common formula […]

Rio de Janeiro is set to be one of the first cities in Brazil to launch a pilot program enabling mobile NFC for public transportation. This initiative is a partnership between RioCard Tecnologia da Informação, Gemalto, Motorola Mobility and mobile operators – Claro, Oi, Telefónica and TIM, supported by the GSMA. Two hundred users of […]

Gemalto announced that it is working with PCCW-HKT, one of Hong Kong’s major mobile network operators and contactless smart card payment service provider Octopus Cards Limited (OCL) to bring mobile NFC ticketing to Hong Kong. Gemalto’s UpTeq multi tenant NFC SIM will enable PCCW-HKT subscribers to load Octopus payment functions onto their mobile NFC device […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the fall 2013 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]

Morpho iris capture device named world’s fastest Biometric technology specialist, Morpho, has announced the launch of its Morpho IAD (Iris at A Distance) solution, a device that combines iris and face capture. With a iris capture rate of just one second, the MorphoIAD is officially the fastest device currently available on the market. Capturing iris […]

The Utah Transit Authority will soon unveil a new electronic payment card and with it take another step toward doing away with cash fares on all buses and trains, according to standard.net. The transit agency will introduce its prepaid, reloadable electronic FAREPAY card, which will require riders to tap on an electronic reader before boarding […]

The Metropolitan Transportation is more than a year behind schedule in its plans to extend Clipper cards for commuters using transit systems in both Solano and Napa counties, according to the Times-Herald. Solano and Napa transit agencies had hoped to get the Clipper cards in place in 2013, but the forecast is now the latter […]

Kyros Soft Tech Ltd., a Hyderabad-based Indian company provider in smart card and embedded technology, has joined the Open Standard for Public Transport (OSPT) as a Full Member. Kyros has been delivering smart card solutions – contactless smart card, reader, and terminal technologies – for a wide range of customers and applications in India for […]