Emirates NBD, the largest bank in the UAE, has announced the launch of the “MoneyMobile,” a contactless payment solution that will enable customers to pay for purchases with a single tap of an NFC-enabled device. Developed in partnership with local teleco Etisalat and trusted service manager Gemalto, the service will be accepted at Visa payWave […]

Mobile operator 3UK has asked the European Commission to investigate “Project Oscar,” a U.K. mobile payments joint venture from Everything Everywhere, O2 and Vodafone, according to PCWorld. 3UK claims that the joint venture, which would enable customers to make payments using debit accounts on NFC-enabled handsets, is “discriminatory” in that the three companies involved account […]

ClearCount Medical Solutions announced that the University of California, Irvine Medical Center in Orange County, Calif., has implemented the RFID-based SmartSponge System for the prevention of retained surgical sponge incidents. The SmartSponge System improves patient safety with both count reconciliation and detection technology to avoid retained surgical incidents. With RFID technology, the system uniquely identifies […]

Yellowknife Airport (YZF) located in Northwest Territories, Canada is using an integrated RFID solution provided by TagMaster for hands-free shuttle and maintenance vehicle access. In conjunction with ACTS (Access Control Tracking System) Essential, powered by ArmID, the RFID solution enables YZF to add vehicles and activate tags, deactivate lost or stolen tags, open gates remotely, […]

DigitalPersona Inc. announced that tanning salon company Zoom Tan has integrated DigitalPersona U.are.U Fingerprint Readers into the company’s customer- and employee-facing ZoomPay software. With ZoomPay, salon members can use their fingerprint to sign-in for tanning sessions and make purchases without the need to bring their credit cards or membership information to the salon. Similarly, employees […]

Hirsch Identive announced the implementation of an enterprise physical access control system for Tallahassee, Fla.-based Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Citizens has replaced its legacy access control system with Hirsch Identive’s physical access hardware and Velocity Management System software throughout its Florida offices. Hirsch Identive’s Velocity enables Citizen’s staff to manage and monitor access control operations […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the spring 2012 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]