Non‐cash payment volumes continued to grow in 2008 after an increase of 8.6% globally in 2007 to 250 billion transactions, according to the World Payments Report 2009, released today from Capgemini, RBS and Efma. The use of cards continues to be the single strongest driver for this growth with Global credit and debit card transactions […]

Suprema, a developer of biometric systems, has been tapped to provide the Brazilian government with a fingerprint solution. The solution comes as part of an overhaul of the country’s voting and voter registration systems. The decision to utilize the RealScan-D fingerprint scanners from Suprema was made by the Brazilian Superior Electoral Court. Officials from the […]

The Salesian College in Pallaskenry, Limerick County, Ireland may have its fingerprint system that is used for taking attendance at the beginning of the school day and following lunch removed due to it not being in accordance with data protection legislation, according to an Irish Examiner article. The school and the Data Protection Commission (DPC) […]

As the Indian government moves forward with its plans to provide all its citizens with a Unique Identification (UID) number, the biometric authentication behind the system will mean creating the world’s largest biometric database covering the data of over a billion people, according to a BBC News article. Further, officials plan on having the database […]

The Filipino Commission on Elections (Comelec) has awarded a biometric project that aims to catch multiple voter registries as well as increasing biometric voter registry machines valued at roughly $33 million, according to an Inquirer.net article. The project was awarded to a joint venture called Unison that consists of Unison Computer Systems, NEC Philippines and […]

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies has rolled out a new electronic lock that can be upgraded without ever taking it off the door. The Schlage AD-Series locks will be introduced at the Door & Hardware Institute Exposition Sept. 16-17 in Kissimmee, Fla., and at the ASIS Exposition in Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 21-23. The modular design of […]

Los Angeles-based Mojix has announced the successful trial run of their STAR asset tracking solution at REWE Group’s distribution center in Buttenheim, Germany. REWE Group, the third largest food retailer in Europe, operates in 15 countries with 15,000 retail outlets, with 29 distribution centers in Germany. The company’s supply chain annually commissions about 36 million […]