DigitalPersona released a new version of its Pro Enterprise authentication device. It now contains the ability to support a number of new authentication credentials, enabling organizations to mix and match the ways in which employees securely identify themselves to Microsoft Windows and other applications. Pro Enterprise can work with PINs, passwords, smart cards, biometrics, contactless […]
08 Feb, 2012DigitalPersona’s Pro Enterprise enables “mix and match” authentication
08 Feb, 2012Hitachi partners with Isbank for largest network of biometric ATMs
Hitachi partnered with Turkey-based banking company Isbank to bring biometric identification authentication to roughly 3,400 ATMs in Europe. While the new network of biometric ATMs, which utilize Hitachi’s finger vein scanning technology, is the largest in Europe, it is far from the largest worldwide where Japan has embraced the technology and installed more than 75,000 […]
07 Feb, 2012GPO produces credentials for Super Bowl
The U.S. Government Printing Office designed and printed an FBI special events credential that was used at Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis by public safety personnel. GPO produced approximately 10,000 of these credentials at the agency’s production facility in Washington DC. The special event credentials were issued to approved public safety and security personnel from […]
07 Feb, 2012Grand Hyatt San Francisco taps into high-tech security from VingCard Elsafe
VingCard Elsafe, provider of hospitality security and part of ASSA ABLOY Group, has been selected by Grand Hyatt San Francisco to provide a complete package of VingCard Elsafe solutions for installation as part of the renovation of its 659 guestrooms. The completed renovation of the 38-story Union Square hotel features the addition of VingCard’s Orion […]
07 Feb, 2012EPC publishes new edition of m-payments white paper
The European Payments Council (EPC) has published the second edition of its “White Paper on Mobile Payments.” According to EPC, the white paper focuses on the usage of the mobile payments in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and explores how m-payment services can be delivered through cooperation between service providers in the payment industry […]
07 Feb, 2012Report: UAE prefers mobile contactless payments
United Arab Emirates (UAE) travelers prefer making payments via mobile rather than using cash or credit card, according to a recent survey commissioned by travel technology and transaction processor Amadeus. According to the study, 32% of the UAE respondents found it “Extremely Appealing” to use the mobile for such transactions, as oppose to 24% globally. […]
07 Feb, 2012Smart Card Alliance releases NFC transit report
The Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council has published a white paper examining how the transit industry can best make use of NFC technology. “One of the major challenges facing transit agencies today is how to capitalize on the ever-growing popularity of mobile phones with a solid mobile strategy,” said Transportation Council Chairman Craig Roberts. “This […]