Korea’s KT and Japan’s NTT DoCoMo have announced that their international NFC coupon service will go live on April 1. The first product to come out of last year’s agreement between the two telecos, the NFC “roaming” coupon service will enable KT subscribers traveling to Japan to use NFC coupons at select stores within Japanese […]

Collis announced the release of the all-in-one Collis Brand Test Tool for a complete EMV contact and contactless solution. The Collis Brand Test Tool has been developed for acquirers, retailers and processors that are involved in the development, testing and deployment of card acceptance devices. This latest release includes all previously qualified functionalities, in additional […]

In an effort to prevent tampering of its core banking solution platform, the State Bank of India plans to integrate biometric authentication devices, reports The Hindu. The bank intends to install single finger capture readers at select branches throughout India. The front line employees will use these devices, which tie into a centralized backend system […]

If all goes as planned a new smart card-based ticketing system could make its way onto buses in Southend-on-Sea, UK, according to echo-news.co.uk. The local council has requested £2.1 million in government funding to support a plan which includes the launch a new electronic smart card ticketing system, similar to London’s contactless fare payment card […]

Identive Group Inc. introduced TouchSecure OpenAccess, a family of access readers that enable a range of organizations to upgrade and integrate their physical and logical access control systems quickly and cost-effectively while retaining existing proprietary physical access systems. For companies that wish to upgrade their older access control systems to newer technologies that offer higher […]

There are a handful of drivers for adding biometric technology to mobile devices, says Alan Goode, founder of Goode Intelligence and author of “Mobile Phone Biometric Security Analysis and Forecasts 2011-2015.” Many mobile phones are easy to break into, enterprises are enabling users to use their own mobile phones and NFC payments may require additional […]

Secure identity provider HID Global has expanded its card printer and encoder line with the launch of the Fargo DTC1000M Monochrome Printer/Encoder that provides organizations with a printer that’s cost-effective to own and operate. Dan DeFore, HID’s director of product marketing, said that this entry-level printer can meet a customer’s card issuance needs with a […]