Viableware, creators of the RAIL payment platform for full-service restaurants, has put the finishing touches on a mobile wallet plan involving some of the top mobile payments industry players. The full list of mobile payments industry partners will likely be announced in the coming weeks, but for now Viableware has revealed that its new m-wallet […]
06 Feb, 2013Viableware’s mobile wallet strategy for the restaurant industry
06 Feb, 2013MasterCard drives expansion of contactless payments in APMEA
MasterCard Worldwide announced a record growth of its contactless payments technology, MasterCard PayPass, across the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region in 2012, citing a 28% year-over-year (YoY) increase in merchant locations. MasterCard’s PayPass contactless payment network now boasts nearly 700,000 merchant locations in 51 countries as of Q4 2012. Growth data reflects a […]
06 Feb, 2013GE Money Bank teams together with Visa, enables clients to pay with contactless cards
GE Money Bank in cooperation with Visa Europe has launched a contactless service to further extend its card portfolio and allow its clients to pay using contactless-enabled cards. The technology will enable clients to pay by simply waving their contactless-enabled card to the payment terminal. Once the card has been waved, an antenna reads the […]
06 Feb, 2013Confidex achieves OCS certification for its 6C RFID Windshield Label
Confidex announced its 6C RFID Windshield Label has been certified by OmniAir Certification Services, Inc. (OCS), a technology-focused member association created to enable the deployment of interoperable advanced transportation technologies and applications. The Confidex windshield label is designed for fast and reliable automatic vehicle identification applications such as electronic toll collection. With the OCS recognition, […]
05 Feb, 2013PortalGuard offers five layers for webmail authentication
PortalGuard’s Authentication Platform now offers five ways to provide layered authentication for webmail and the Outlook Web App (OWA). Users can choose from a variety of two-factor authentication methods at login, which enhances the OWA simple password authentication process. These include transparent one-time passwords (OTPs) and a transparent tokenless toolbar browser plugin that creates time-based […]
05 Feb, 2013Pakistan cans smart IDs for expats
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has decided to end its program for issuing smart identity cards to Pakistanis overseas, reports Geo News. The decision came after both the foreign office and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had reservations about the program. These included concerns about the fact that a foreign company had been contracted to […]
05 Feb, 2013Sunglass Hut promotes retail concept via RFID social media
Sunglass Hut, a seller of designer women’s, men’s and kid’s sunglasses, has launched an RFID social media campaign to promote their innovative pop-up retail store concept. Teaming up with systems and software design studio, Liquid Lemon, the company allows guests the opportunity to show off the store’s designer brand sunglasses by posing and uploading photos […]