Google has acquired payments technology company TxVia, Google Wallet chief Osama Bedier announced on the company’s blog. According to Bedier, the acquisition will improve Google Wallet’s payments capabilities and help to “accelerate innovation towards our full Google Wallet vision.” “Since 2008, TxVia has supported the management of more than 100 million accounts,” wrote Bedier. “They’ve […]
05 Apr, 2012Google acquires payments processor TxVia
05 Apr, 2012MacKay, UIC add NFC payments to parking meters
MacKay Meters announced that it has partnered with Uniform Industrial Corporation (UIC) to provide the first single-space wireless parking meter capable of contactless and NFC payments. With the integration of UIC’s contactless card payment and NFC technology, the MacKay Guardian SOLO meter will be able to support most major contactless credit cards, including MasterCard PayPass […]
05 Apr, 2012BWG Foods inks deal for contactless technology
BWG Foods, an Irish wholesaler and retail grocery franchise operator, is expected to roll out contactless technology in the majority of its 900 stores after a recent deal announced with Visa, according to The Irish Times. Customers at BWG’s Spar, Eurospar, Mac and XL stores will be able to pay for purchases under €15 (~ […]
05 Apr, 2012ROAM Data unveils NFC/mag stripe payment terminal
ROAM Data has announced a new point of sale (POS) reader that can handle both traditional magnetic stripe cards and NFC-enabled contactless devices. According to ROAM, the “NFC Swipe” reader can connect via audio jack to hundreds of different smart phones, tablets and PCs, turning them into secure state-of-the-art mobile POS devices. The device will […]
04 Apr, 2012Collis acquired by UL
UL, previously known as Underwriters’ Laboroatory, announced the acquisition of Collis, a provider of secure transaction technology and advisory services based in Leiden, Netherlands. The addition positions UL as a global provider of transaction security, interoperability and conformance evaluation and advisory services for the mobile, payment card, eTicketing and ID management sectors. Collis develops and […]
04 Apr, 20123M unveils ID readers
3M Security Systems introduced the 3M CR100/CR100M Document Readers, which give users the ability to read MRZ data from passports, IDs and other Machine Readable Travel Documents, as well as three-track magnetic stripe cards. The readers enable fast data capture for airlines, airports and others in the transportation industry. McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas […]
04 Apr, 2012AGNITIO unveils mobile voice biometric product
AGNITIO announced the launching of KIVOX mobile, a product for secure authentication in mobile devices using a person’s voice. During the Voice Biometric Conference held in New York, AGNITIO showed the capabilities of the new software that is able to perform a voice authentication on Android smart phones or tablets without being connected to a […]