Identive Group Inc. announced that it has received an order for more than 300,000 SCR3310v2 smart card readers to support a national electronic ID card program in the Middle East. The order will ship in the first quarter of 2013. Citizens will use the smart card readers for secure access to eGovernment and eAdministration applications, […]
16 Jan, 2013Identive providing smart card readers to middle east
16 Jan, 2013Mobile payment market to reach 400 million users by 2016
A report from yStats.com reveals that the number of mobile payment users is poised for a significant increase in the coming years, with total global user base to reach 400 million by 2016. In 2012, the global mobile payments landscape grew by an astonishing 70% with emerging markets like China leading the charge. China set […]
16 Jan, 2013Marks & Spencer expands RFID Program With Avery Dennison
Avery Dennison announced the expansion of its nine-year RFID supply partnership with Marks & Spencer (M&S), a U.K.-based apparel and food retailer. M&S will extend its use of Avery Dennison’s RFID technology to all clothing and home wares in order to provide a better customer experience by ensuring that the correct product mix is available […]
16 Jan, 2013Crédit Agricole taps Ingenico for contactless payment project in Portugal
Ingenico, a provider of payment solutions, has partnered together with financial service provider Crédit Agricole to launch one of the first contactless payment projects in Portugal. Having already incorporated the technology into its cards, the bank is renewing its payment terminals. Ingenico’s iWl251 terminal will enable contactless payment, in addition to several other payment methods, […]
15 Jan, 2013Feds fund digital ID
Use cases target children to seniors
The amorphous identity ecosystem is starting to take shape. After more than a year of discussion, funding for pilots to demonstrate what an identity ecosystem is all about has been awarded and projects are starting to coalesce. Five pilot projects received a total of $9 million as a part of the National Strategy for Trusted […]
15 Jan, 2013Bleeding-edge Biometrics
DNA, odor, ear and other modalities on the horizon
Biometric technology has been around for more than a century, with its earliest and most common uses centered in law enforcement. In the past decades, application of the technology has extended to the identification and authentication of individuals at border crossings, onto computer networks and into physical spaces. The triumvirate–finger, face and iris–remain the top […]
15 Jan, 2013RFID keycard vendor opens fulfillment center in the heart of the United States
RFID Hotel, a supplier of RFID keycards and credentials, announced it opened a new sales and order fulfillment center in Nashville, Tenn. This location complements RFID Hotel’s global headquarters in Orlando and its centralized location will enable more than 70% of the country to be accessible via two-day ground shipping. Working with both independent properties […]