Atlantic Zeiser, a provider of card personalization solutions, announced that CPI Card Group has installed the CHIPLINE contactless smart card and smart ticket personalization system in its Nevada, U.S. facility. CPI Card Group will use CHIPLINE to perform high-volume personalization of contactless payment and non-payment cards, enabling the company to reach production volumes of up […]

The December meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]

Bankia and SerranoPark, one of Madrid’s biggest car parks, have signed a collaboration agreement to create a charge card that will give users of the car park easier access. The plastic card uses contactless technology, so that the driver is able to enter and leave parking by simply holding the card close to the reader, […]

US Airways has become one of the world’s first airlines to accept MasterCard PayPass enabled cards and devices for in-flight purchases. US Airways passengers can now buy food, beverages and other services by simply tapping their MasterCard PayPass-enabled card and devices, helping to speed up transaction times and provide increased convenience. Enabled by GuestLogix, a […]

“We want to make the authentication of people over electronic systems convenient and secure,” says Charles Walton, CEO at SecureKey. Founded in 2008, Toronto-based SecureKey is a relative newcomer to the identity market. Its focus is twofold: place secure identity credentials on mobile devices and create identity ecosystems that use credentials consumers already have. One […]

Oberthur Technologies and LEGIC Identsystems Ltd announced a new partnership to enhance contactless payment solutions and dual-interface payment smart card product offerings. LEGIC ‘s virtual contactless transponder technology will be combined with Oberthur Technologies’ contactless and dual-interface smart cards, creating new business opportunities for industries such as public transport authorities, banks, airlines or leisure facilities. […]

VingCard Elsafe announced that Prague’s One Room Hotel has selected RFID security technology among its launch amenities. One Room Hotel will offer its guests VingCard Elsafe’s suite of RFID locking systems which feature contactless access control via RFID encoded communication and anti-cloning software. In addition to the RFID locking system, One Room Hotel has deployed […]

Convergence of physical and logical access credentials on to one card has often been compared to Bigfoot or unicorns. It’s talked about a lot but rarely seen. This had been starting to change in recent years as U.S. government agencies and a number of large corporations launched converged solutions. But the need to enable mobile […]