Quintron Systems Inc. announced that the Schlage AD Series locks integrate with Quintron’s security platforms to provide a simpler installation for organization’s wanting to deploy physical access control solutions. Quintron’s client-server physical access control solution is host and client operating system independent, supporting Windows, Linux and OSX servers and any combination of browser-based thin clients. […]

Passtouch is introducing a signature type password alternative and Web browser for touch screen devices like the iPad. Passtouch works like a signature but offers more creative freedom to the end user. Users create their own Passtouch design by drawing a single continuous line over an interface in the PassTouch app. The app is intuitive […]

GlobalPlatform released a security upgrade for managing the content of applications on secure chip technology compliant to GlobalPlatform Card Specification v2.2. The technical document references new cryptographic schemes based on Elliptic Curve Cryptography and up-to-date RSA algorithms and keys. GlobalPlatform released Amendment E to Card Specification v2.2 to meet the long-term requirement for stronger cryptographic […]

NXP Semiconductors has unveiled its newest flagship NFC solution, the PN547 next-generation radio controller for 4G mobile handsets. As successor to NXP’s PN544 controller, the new PN547 offers doubled RF range, a 50% smaller footprint, a five-times improvement in wireless data throughput and a 50% lower power consumption. According to NXP, the PN547 works with […]

Visa Inc. and Intel Corporation have announced a multi-device, multi-year agreement to develop mobile commerce solutions for Intel’s smart phones and tablets. During a press conference at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the companies outlined plans to bring Visa payWave NFC payments to Intel Atom-based smart phones and tablets, including the Intel Smartphone Reference Device, […]

VeriFone Systems unveiled its new PAYMEDIA Universal Acceptance Platform, a suite of services and software that enables mobile network operators to manage mobile wallet acceptance at the point of sale. Designed to close the loop between mobile wallet providers and merchants, PAYMEDIA gives mobile network operators and wallet providers the ability to download wallet acceptance […]

The NEC Group has inked a five-year partnership deal with payment provider Barclaycard, according to Birmingham Post. The partnership will see Barclaycard become the official payment partner of the NEC’s online ticketing operation, The Ticket Factory, and bring payment acceptance using contactless technology to the National Indoor Arena (NIA) in the center of Birmingham, UK. […]