E-security solutions provider, Cryptomathic has published a white paper to explain and to promote the understanding of the certificates, keys and security processed involved when managing EMV implementations. Entitled “EMV Key Management – Explained,” the Cryptomathic white paper provides an overview of the cryptographic processes involved when issuing and managing payment card and mobile applications […]

Swiss Post Solutions (SPS), a division of Swiss Post and provider of digitization solutions, introduced the new version 2.0 of its JACOS chip card operating system. JACOS 2.0 now features innovative flash technology from Infineon and a new dual-interface version that enables contactless payment. The JACOS operating system is developed according to the latest EMVCo, […]

Mobile World Congress kicked off with Visa announcing a partnership with Samsung that will result in the Visa payWave Mobile Wallet App making its way onto the next generation of Samsung smart phones. The multinational financial services corporation did not disclose any specifics on exactly which next generation Samsung smart phones would feature the mobile […]

Last year, the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) had hoped to phase out it’s magnetic stripe MetroCards in favor of contactless payment cards. Not only has that change not occurred, writes the New York Times, it’s unknown when it will happen — or even if it will be a contactless card. The MTA’s […]

Fime has been accredited by EMVCo, the EMV standards body, to verify that a secure element has the required security and functionality to enable an end-user to select their preferred payment application in a contactless environment. Fime’s global test tool now has the capabilities to confirm that the application loaded on a secure element meets […]

PayPoint, an international payment provider with branded retail networks across the UK, has announced that it has passed the milestone of 4,000 contactless payment terminals within its national network. PayPoint’s network of contactless Chip and PIN facilities for credit and debit card payments now exceeds 4,000 contactless terminals, making it the largest private sector network […]

HID Global announced the addition of a dual-interface – contact and contactless — PIV credential to its pivCLASS Government Solutions portfolio, which aims to simplify issuance of PIV cards and the process of upgrading an existing physical access control system to support FIPS-201 standards. The new pivCLASS smart card and pivCLASS portfolio supports federal contractors […]

A new report from the Freedonia Group suggests that the U.S. market for security-related products and systems is expected to increase 6.3% year-over-year, reaching $19.9 billion in 2016. The report posits that a resurgence in construction and capital investment spending will likely be the catalyst for movement. Part and parcel to the expected financial rebound […]