Students at Stanford University can now charge up to $1,000 at campus locations using just their student ID cards. The plan is designed for students with money needs who may be waiting for additional financial aid. In addition, they will have to pay off their account by the end of each quarter. However, any student […]

GlobalPlatform, the international specification body for smart card infrastructure, has announced American Express as its newest full member. The payment system’s initial focus will be to participate in GlobalPlatform’s current standardization efforts to support the convergence of the payment and mobile technical landscapes. American Express joins GlobalPlatform to have an active role in developing specifications […]

Bell ID, a provider of smart card and mobile management solutions, announced the successful upgrade of its ANDiS Management System at the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) to enhance the security and life cycle management capabilities of the Resident Identity Cards. The Macao SAR Resident Identity Card is an official identity card valid in the […]

Advanced Card Systems Ltd., a supplier of card and reader technologies, launched its new ACOS smart card – the ACOS3X eXpress Microprocessor Card (ACOS3X). This new card is the fruit of ACS’s efforts in developing its Card Operating System technologies and was achieved by enhancing the security level and increasing the reading/writing speed of the […]

The Smart Card Alliance Identity Council will turn its attention to cybersecurity and health care identity in the upcoming year, while continuing its work to educate and make identity credentialing recommendations for corporate enterprise, health care, state and local governments. The Identity Council also announced new officers and steering committee, and plans to attend the […]

Home lighting products manufacturer Artilux NMF has announced improved internal logistics since using an RFID tracking solution from UPM Raflatac Artilux NMF is a joint venture that incorporates the Swedish company Artilux AB and the Lithuanian company SC Neaustini. Artilux NMF produces over six million luminaries annually, resulting in shipments of about 25 000 pallets […]

This year’s PICNIC technology and art conference in Amsterdam featured a number of “Social RFID Games” designed to demonstrate new, fun applications of the technology as well as promote social interactions among the thousands of people attending the conference. Attendees were given their very own RFID “ik tag,” which granted them access to the games […]