The Smart Card Alliance has announced the new members of its board and executive committee for the coming year. The board members include: Chair: Willy Dommen, Accenture Vice Chair: Garfield Smith, Oberthur Technologies Treasurer: Paul Legacki, Infineon Technologies Assistant Treasurer: Brian Russell, Giesecke & Devrient Secretary: Greg Garback, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Assistant Secretary: […]

MasterCard and Absa have unveiled Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APME) with an interactive debit and credit card with MasterCard PayPass technology to enable quick, contactless payments. The Absa MasterCard Titanium card combines a built-in LCD display and a touch sensitive button for enhance control and security. The all-in-one payment card combines MasterCard technologies, […]

OC Transpo’s Presto smart card payment system is being delayed again due to technical glitches, according to a local news channel. OC Transpo, operating bus transit services for the majority of Ottawa and Carleton, originally anticipated a complete smart card launch in February but says this won’t happen, with months of delays likely ahead. Provincial […]

GET Group, a global provider of passport and ID card systems, announced the opening of its new office in Washington, D.C. to accommodate the growing government demand for card and passport printing solutions. GET Group’s printing technology is ideal for highly secure government environments, with security features that include a tamper-evident seal to protect against […]

HID Global and Dell announced a partnership to combine technologies for the health care market. HID Global has provided OMNIKEY 5321 readers for use with Dell’s Mobile Clinical Computing solution, which offers security through a single authentication with their own ID badge. The solution enables health care providers to have secure access to authorized data […]

Gemalto is providing South Africa financial institution Standard Bank with a multifunction EMV contactless payment card enabling users to pay for transit fares and other goods and services with one digital wallet. Standard Bank customers can use the MasterCard debit card to wave and pay directly at the gates in the public transport stations, without […]

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) is increasing the price of a day pass for MTS buses, encouraging passengers to avoid the additional charge by converting to a Compass Card, according to a local news report. The Compass Card, a reloadable tap-and-go transit pass, offers passengers greater flexibility and increased security designed to prevent […]

INSIDE Secure has entered into an agreement to purchase Authentec’s Embedded Security Solutions (ESS), a business which designs and develops encryption-related security hardware intellectual property and software for a variety of industries, including the mobile and networking markets. INSIDE Secure will pay $38 million in cash subject to a working capital adjustment and up to […]