California-based cybercrime prevention solution provider ThreatMetrix has acquired Australian-based TrustDefender, a provider of secure browsing technology designed to stop man-in-the-browser attacks and provide malware protection. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. TrustDefender will take on the ThreatMetrix name. The new company will maintain its corporate headquarters in San Jose, Calif., with operations in the […]

Visa Europe has announced that NFC-enabled smart phones from Samsung, LG and Research In Motion have been certified for use with Visa payWave, Visa’s mobile application for payments at the point-of-sale. The Samsung Galaxy SII, LG Optimus NET NFC, BlackBerry Bold 9900/9790 and BlackBerry Curve 9360/9380 handsets have been added to the list of Visa […]

The 2011 contactless payment card shipments in the United States have taken a dramatic drop, according to ABI Research. The number of shipments has fallen considerably when comparing against quarterly shipments achieved in 2010, explains Phil Sealy, research analyst, security and ID. And the drop in shipments has primarily been driven by some overriding factors […]

SmartMetric announced it has leased a manufacturing plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina where it plans to manufacture fingerprint activated smart cards. These cards are being developed with industries such as banking, medical insurance and government or other high-security identification industries in mind. In addition to opening up the potential for quick deployment to South American […]

Research and Markets announced the addition of a report concerning the latest state of the Polish contactless payment market. Entitled “Polish Contactless Payments Market 2011: Issuance, Transactions and Innovations” the report presents detailed analysis based on surveys carried out among all banks issuing contactless payment instruments and acquirers that operated contactless payments on the Polish […]

Barnes International released its updated personalization test module in compliance with the Visa’s latest global personalization requirements (GPR). Incorporating its card personalization validation tools (CPT 2000v3 and CAT 3000v3), the test scripts offer comprehensive evaluation of a chip product to ensure it will meet industry and payment scheme certification standards. Available now to existing and […]

Turkcell, Turkey’s largest mobile operator, has expanded its Cep-T Cüzdan mobile wallet application to accept payments made with Akbank’s Axess credit cards. Turkcell customers can now load their Akbank credit cards onto an NFC-enabled phone to make contactless purchases wherever Cep-T Cüzdan is accepted. “We have initiated a new era with the Cep-T Cüzdan, which […]

With an array of NFC-enabled handsets now on the market, including two with PayPass certification, RIM may be in a good position to integrate NFC payments into its BlackBerry Wallet service, reports BerryReview. According to RIM, BlackBerry Wallet in its current form can store a customer’s credit card numbers, billing addresses, shipping information and loyalty […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the fall 2011 issue of CR80News. The interactive feature allows for 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 sitting in front of you. […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the winter 2011 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 […]