U.S. Bank is piloting with its employees in Minneapolis a new product that enables cardholders to use a single card for traditional magnetic stripe purchases, Visa payWave transactions and to gain access to secure facilities. Those involved in the pilot can make purchases and enter their secure work location using a U.S. Bank AccelaPay Visa […]

Team NiSCA announced today that it partnered with DVR Consulting Inc. to provide an ID card printing solution for Apple Computer-based K-12 school systems. With school budgets tight there isn’t money to buy a PC for student IDs. This latest update to the card printer enables schools with Apple Computers to use the NiSCA PR-C101. […]

By Ed McKinley, Contributing Editor, Avisian Publications There’s a number of things holding back near field communication, the lack of devices being number one or two on that list followed by the lack of a business case for mobile providers and financial institutions. But some are moving past those obstacles. Major players in the payments […]

Centrelink, Australia’s welfare call center system, has implemented voice biometrics to automate the client authentication previously performed by call center employees, according to an Australian IT article. Telecommunications company Telstra, whom had a preexisting contract with Centrelink, has provided the $2 million technology upgrade with voice pattern recognition software supplied by technology companies Nuance and […]

China’s Daily RFID has unveiled a new RFID-based hospital patient management solution. The solution is marketed in an easy-to-deploy kit format, containing the necessary components for a complete, hands-free patient identification system. The solution kit includes passive RFID wristbands, a PDA-style handheld reader, and a desktop reader, along with the necessary software. The wristbands are […]

Many U.S. school and government leaders used notification technology, such as that provided by Blackboard Connect, to proactively reach parents and residents with important updates and information about Swine flu. It’s the latest example of the way that time-sensitive communication has advanced far beyond the days when it might have taken officials days to reach […]

Technology may be a solution to domestic payment card fraud By Andy Williams, Associate Editor, Avisian Publications Like a massive tidal wave, EMV continues to roll across the world, changing the global payments landscape. Since UK banks first committed to EMV five-years ago, more than 100 countries have taken the plunge in efforts to stem […]