Malaysia has become the first Asian nation to introduce a government-run livestock tracking program based on RFID technology. In the first phase of the program 80,000 head of cattle across the country will receive RFID ear tags. The program, which is funded by the Veterinary Department of Malaysia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based industries, was […]

Scotland-based i4 Product Design has developed for another Scottish company, Tailwind Solutions, a contactless card payment solution for retailers that works in an EMV environment, allowing consumers to pay with their NFC-compliant phones or contactless EMV cards. The PoS Paddle Tap-It, which launched at the Contactless Intelligence Conference and Exhibition in London last week, is […]

One of the biggest challenges facing consumers, retailers and the U.S. government is how individuals secure an identity online. For Joe Public there aren’t too many options, but Equifax Inc. is trying to change that. The Atlanta-based credit bureau has introduced Information Cards, or I-Cards, to help consumers prove their identity online, says Steve Ely, […]

Gemalto announced that it has become a vendor partner of SAFE-BioPharma Association. Gemalto is joining with biopharmaceutical and health care industry to help the industry achieve its goal of a fully electronic business environment by 2012. Gemalto is the first smart card provider to join SAFE-BioPharma. The company has been an industry partner since 2004, […]

VeriSign Inc. announced its VIP Access for mobile application is available on the Apple App Store. The application turns the iPhone into a one-time-password credential that can be used in conjunction with a username and password to strengthen the security of online accounts. VIP Access for Mobile on the iPhone creates two-factor authentication for consumers […]

The Czech Republic started issuing electronic passports on April 1. Trüb AG is supplying the polycarbonate data pages with embedded chip. This chip stores the personal data, a facial image and two fingerprints of the document owner. With this new passport the Czech Republic is one of the first European Union Member States to implement […]

Tap and go is the idea behind contactless payments. USA Technologies aims to bring that convenience to unattended devices, such as vending and coffee machines. Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin chatted with Mike Lawlor, vice president of business development and sales at USA Technologies about the company’s latest deployments and where he sees contactless payments […]