Superdrug, one of Britain’s largest beauty and health retailers, has introduced contactless payment for its in-store customers, according to Retail Gazette. Created by Streamline and Visa Europe, the contactless system will enable customers to make payments of up to £15 (approx. USD $23) by simply waving their contactless bank card at the more than 50 […]
18 Jan, 2012Superdrug launches contactless payment at more than 50 stores
17 Jan, 2012Sony reveals NFC ‘SmartTags’
Sony has unveiled a new line of NFC Xperia SmartTags that can be used with NFC-enabled phones to perform a variety of functions, according to CNet. Designed to streamline ordinary tasks on smart phones, Sony’s SmartTags can be programmed by the user to automatically launch a particular app or turn on/off WiFi or Bluetooth with […]
17 Jan, 2012SML launches ‘ViziT’ solutions for apparel, partners with TAGSYS and Nedap Retail
SML Group Ltd announced the launch of its new “ViziT” RFID item visibility solutions for the retail apparel and item tracking applications. The ViziT solutions include a range of RFID/EAS enabled paper and woven labels, as well as tickets and sticker that can be attached to garments and stacked items. Using the SML ViziT IT […]
17 Jan, 2012NagraID presents new display cards at ShowStoppers@CES
NagraID demonstrated its latest line of display cards at this year’s ShowStoppers@CES exhibition at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel. These display cards enable cardholders to use one device for payment, physical access, online account security and transactions for card not present environments. The credit card-sized display cards contain an integrated LCD for displaying single-use passwords, […]
17 Jan, 2012MaxMind and TeleSign partner, release multilayer fraud prevention
Internet fraud prevention and user authentication provider TeleSign and IP geolocation and online fraud detection company MaxMind have joined forces to create a multilayer fraud prevention service. The minFraud service integrated with TeleSign Telephone Verification and PhoneID combines MaxMind’s geolocation and fraud-risk scoring services with the TeleSign verification services to fight various types of fraud. […]
17 Jan, 2012KDDI to launch NFC services in Japan
Japanese mobile operator KDDI has announced that it will launch NFC-based commercial services with Japan Airlines, credit card issuers, retailers and loyalty program providers, reports NFC World. Set to launch as early as the end of January, KDDI’s NFC technology will enable users to make contactless mobile payments from credit or prepaid accounts, redeem coupons […]
17 Jan, 2012Québec taps Datacard
Datacard Group announced a contract award from the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) to upgrade to the Datacard MXD Card Delivery System and MXi Envelope Insertion System for enhanced card delivery and mailing for its driver licenses and identification cards. SAAQ has been a customer of Datacard Group since 2002 and mails nearly […]