The value of remote transactions for digital and physical goods purchased via mobile devices is expected to exceed $730 billion annually by 2017, according to a new report from Juniper Research. The report, “Mobile Payments for Digital & Physical Goods: Opportunity Analysis 2012-2017,” projects that transaction growth will be driven by the increasing scale of […]
15 Aug, 2012Report: Mobile payments to hit $730 billion annually by 2017
15 Aug, 2012Smallest, fastest certified mobile ID fingerprint scanner arrives
Integrated Biometrics has released Watson-Mini, the smallest and fastest non-optical mobile ID fingerprint scanner that’s achieved FBI Appendix F certification. The scanner meets or exceeds all requirements of EBTS Appendix F Mobile ID SAP 45 and PIV-071006 of the FBI IAFIS Image Quality Specifications. The Watson-Mini weighs 85 grams and measures 61 mm x 60 […]
14 Aug, 2012Ghana’s e-zwich card sees astronomical jump in usage
The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) has calculated that use of the e-zwich biometric smart card has jumped about 500% in the first half of 2012, reports Ghana Web. Most of this growth occurred in the second quarter. Both value of sales transactions and volume of the transactions with the card rose over […]
14 Aug, 2012BIO-key to present new advances in biometric authentication at Allscripts Client Experience
BIO-key International Inc. will present advances in fingerprint biometric authentication technology at the Allscripts Client Experience (ACE) at McCormick Place in Chicago on Aug. 15 to 17. Ed Black, director of healthcare solutions for BIO-key, will be presenting its technology with John Judd, manager, product management at Allscripts. Black intends to show how the technology […]
14 Aug, 2012Gemalto, Infineon tapped for U.S. e-passports
The U.S. Government Printing Office awarded two contracts for the covers of the U.S. passport, which includes contactless smart card chips and antenna, to Gemalto Inc. and Infineon Technologies North America Corp. Both companies had previously supplied smart card chips to the Printing Office for e-passports. Terms of the five-year contracts were not disclosed. As […]
14 Aug, 2012SAFE-BioPharma names Alterman COO
The SAFE-BioPharma Association has named Peter Alterman, Ph.D., its Chief Operating Officer. The Association is a non-profit collaboration responsible for the global SAFE-BioPharma digital identity and digital signature standard for the life science and health care industries. Alterman has 33 years of information security experience in the U.S. federal government, most recently with the National […]
14 Aug, 2012Nokia looking to bring NFC ticketing to India’s Metros
Nokia India is in talks with a number of India’s Metro Rail projects to introduce NFC-enabled ticketing, according to MyDigitalfc. “Most Metro Rail projects in the country are discussing the possibility of an NFC-based solution for ticketing with us,” explained D. Shivakumar, Nokia’s senior vice president of sales in India, Middle East and Africa. “There […]