Upgrades begin across UK retailers and vending machines to raise the contactless card payment limit to £20 from £15. According to StockMarketWire.com, there are approximately 23 million contactless cards in the UK, giving customers a quick and easy alternative to using cash. Customers simply pay by holding their card up to a reader for transactions […]
01 Jun, 2012UK raises contactless transaction limit
01 Jun, 2012AuthenTec releases mini USB fingerprint reader
AuthenTec released a miniature USB fingerprint reader designed to work with PC and Mac notebooks, ultraportables and USB-equipped tablets. Called the Eikon mini, the device integrates AuthenTec’s AES2660 smart fingerprint sensor. With a fingerprint swipe the device can manage passwords, automatcially log on to favorite website, launch one or more websites and protect a notebook […]
01 Jun, 2012RFID monitors utility pole inspection, Orangeburg DPU
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) in Orangeburg, S.C. has turned on the power of RFID technology to automate utility pole inspections, according to Intelligent Utility. The Orangeburg DPU has tagged more than 4,000 poles to date to better monitor, service and maintain its entire pole distribution network. The system enables inspection and maintenance teams […]
01 Jun, 2012Mobilis uses NFC, biometrics in new mobile wallet service
Mobilis Networks, a provider of mobile wallet software applications, announced a new service that enables international money transfers to be sent via mobile phone and verified using a biometric fingerprint scanner. By deploying Mobilis’ mobile wallet services for international remittances, a mobile operator can receive international money transfers directly into their subscribers’ mobile wallets through […]
01 Jun, 2012University medical center deploys AeroScout solutions to improve quality of care
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has deployed AeroScout’s health care based visibility solutions to in effort to improve staff efficiency and patient care. UPMC St. Margaret Hospital will use the AeroScout RFID solutions to automate temperature monitoring as well as asset tracking and management across most of its U.S. hospitals. Both applications free […]
01 Jun, 2012U.S. National Capitol Region police agencies deploy Morpho mobile devices
Patrol officers in the U.S. National Capitol region will now be able to take fingerprint images in the field with the deployment of MorphoTrak’s MorphoIDent, a small mobile terminal that can capture fingerprint images in the field. Police agencies in Fairfax and Prince William counties, among others, have ordered 220 of these identification terminals. They […]
01 Jun, 2012Report: Canadian cash threatened by contactless and mobile payments
The rapid roll out of contactless credit cards and NFC-enabled mobile payments in Canada will challenge cash’s dominance by 2016, according to Research and Markets’ new report, “Canadian Payments Forecast – 2012.” According to the report, contactless payments are likely to account for “significant” transaction volumes and values by 2016, with mobile payments following close […]