Discover Financial Services plans to pilot a biometric and contactless card system to learn the viability of biometric consumer payments, reports Finextra. The pilot will take place in the U.S., and Discover is working with French firm Natural Security on the program. The trial will have biometric data linked to a contactless card that will […]

Mobile and near field communication technologies were put in the spotlight as the winners of the 2012 SESAMES awards at the CARTES 2012 Exhibition and Conference. Six of 11 winners were NFC technologies while two had technologies that were mobile security related. Morpho, Infineon and Gemalto were winners that had technology dealing with card technology. […]

Eurosmart confirms the forecast from last April of the total shipment of microcontroller-based Smart Secure Devices to more than 7 billion units in 2012. To put this number into perspective, it means close to 20 million people are receiving a secure and personalized device worldwide every day. Eurosmart expects strong growth to continue in all […]

In an effort to offer more protection for its students, the University of Southern California is installing fingerprint scanners at the entrance of all on-campus residence facilities. Students have until the end of this week to get their fingerprints scanned and a photo taken. Starting next Monday, a student will have to scan his finger […]

LEGIC has announced the company’s latest offerings leading into Cartes 2012, developed to enable multiple applications using NFC phones, credit cards or smart cards. In terms of flexibility and interoperability, LEGIC’s card-in-card solutions enable users to choose their own data carrier no matter whether storing information on a mobile or on a credit card. The […]

Cape Cod has gone live with its own Charlie Card, a stored value smart card used for automated fare collection system and originally installed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). According to a local news report the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority will start accepting the new card from passengers to pay for rides […]

Suprema announced that its latest fingerprint live scanner has been fully tested and has attained certification from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for meeting FIPS 201 standards. FIPS 201 certification imposes thorough requirements on the image quality of fingerprint capturing devices for authentication of government employees and contractors. Three Suprema scanner models have attained […]

AdvanIDe has announced that it will produce contactless reader modules for NFC products— a first for the company. The reader modules will include plug-and-play solutions, OEM boards and chipset solutions. The OEM board will support customers who want broad customization options, and the plug-and-play reader adds the necessary functionality for a comprehensive, instantaneous solution. AdvanIDe’s […]