M1 has joined StarHub and Singtel as the third mobile operator in Singapore to offer SIM-based NFC mobile services. M1’s two million subscribers can now use their NFC handsets equipped with M1’s NFC-enabled SIM cards to make contactless payments at any MasterCard PayPass or EZ-Link payment point in Singapore. M1 customers have the option of […]

New research from Barclaycard reveals that the contactless payment symbol is now recognized by the vast majority of British people. More than 80% of the public – nearly double the figure from a year ago – can identify the contactless symbol, with people in London and the North West the quickest to adopt the new […]

The Czech Republic’s Komerční banka has announced a partnership with Visa Europe, Telefónica and Samsung to trial SIM-based NFC payments. The first 2,000 Samsung Galaxy S III smart phone owners who sign up for the pilot will be able to swap out their old SIM cards for an NFC-enabled KB Mobile Card that can power […]

Ohio-based Standard Register’s Healthcare business unit has released its Identity Authentication Solution for the health care industry as a way to combat medical identity theft. The product is designed to augment the unit’s portfolio of patient access solutions, giving health care providers a means to validate patient identities and verify addresses during the admittance procedures. […]

Cubic Corporation announced that its public transport in the Australian state of Queensland has reached a major milestone with the sale of the three millionth go card. Designed and delivered by Cubic Transportation Systems Australia, the go card electronic ticketing system was fully deployed across TransLink in mid-2008, allowing riders to travel seamlessly on all […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has agreed to co-sponsor this year’s Biometrics Consortium Conference with the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA). The conference will take place Sept. 18-21, 2012, at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla. The conference will discuss the latest advances […]

UK-based Skillweb has announced that its mobile attendance solution, SmartTask Attend, can now be used on Android smart phones. Already available on BlackBerry devices, SmartTask Attend uses NFC tags or QR Codes that employees can swipe or scan with their smart phones to record their attendance as they enter and leave the workplace. On the […]

UK-based Wavestore, a video management software (VMS) company, has integrated FaceFirst Biometric’s biometric facial recognition software into its products, reports SourceSecurity.com. FaceFirst’s software is used for security and surveillance, particularly at border crossings, airports and other businesses to help identify suspects, known criminals, terrorists, illegal immigrants, shoplifters and even VIPs. The software can detect these […]