New York’s Metro Transit Authority (MTA) has partnered with Nokia to pilot NFC-enabled posters in select Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) stations. According to Byte, the “Touchpoint” posters can be tapped with an NFC phone to automatically launch the LIRR help page on the phone’s browser. Eventually the pilot will be expanded to allow customers […]
01 Aug, 2012Long Island Rail Road tests NFC posters
31 Jul, 2012e-Nabler certifies Ingenico product for EMV chip and pin transactions
e-Nabler Corporation, a cloud-based SaaS developer for mobile solutions, has certified Ingenico’s iSMP mobile payments sled for iPod and iPhone. The product’s mobile POS app eMobilePOS enables merchants to process EMV chip & PIN payment transactions in the U.S. Now that it incorporates Ingenico’s iSMP device, eMobilePOS can scan bar codes, read credit cards, process […]
31 Jul, 2012Creation of EMV coalition aims to support domestic chip-based payments
The Smart Card Alliance announced the formation of the EMV Migration Forum, an industry association whose goal will be to facilitate the move from magnetic stripes to EMV contact and contactless technology in the United States. The EMV Migration Forum will cover a number of industry related topics including consumer awareness related to EMV adoption, […]
31 Jul, 2012HID Global safeguards University Hospital in China
First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University in Guangzhou, China has partnered with HID Global for the company’s network access control solutions and contactless readers to improve the hospital’s overall security in key access zones. The HID Global IP-enabled solution will provide the hospital multi-layered security with advanced network access control level settings and centralized monitoring. […]
31 Jul, 2012Identive provides secure ID solutions at London 2012 Olympics
Identive is providing contactless entry and payment solutions at hospitality venues during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Identive’s Polyright visitor management solution will enhance security for up to 10,000 visitors to the Olympic Club, located next to the stadium in the Olympic Park. The solution includes the issuance of personalized gold, silver or bronze contactless […]
31 Jul, 2012Report: Biometrics to be necessary on smart mobile devices
British market research firm Goode Intelligence predicts in its new report “Mobile Phone Biometric Security – Analysis and Forecasts 2011-2015” that mobile biometric security will be an essential feature on all smart mobile devices. This prediction builds on Goode’s previous forecasts that the mobile biometric security market would grow to 39 million users by 2015. […]
31 Jul, 2012Cubic expands TAP card system to LA region’s second largest bus operator
Cubic Transportation Systems has expanded the regional transit access pass (TAP) card system in Los Angeles County to include the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), the region’s second largest bus operator. LADOT is the 12th transit operator in the region to join TAP, and is the second largest bus operator on TAP, after MTA. […]