Georgia joins the growing list of countries moving towards a biometric passport. Starting next year, Georgian citizens will be able to obtain a passport which utilizes a RFID computer chip to store identity information about the traveler. An embedded contactless chip holds the digital signature data. Facial, fingerprint and iris recognition will all be adopted. […]

A night club in Singapore has incorporated biometrics into their party business. Thumper reopened its doors this month using an advanced biometric ID system that allows club goers to drink and party without ever having to carry cash or credit cards. To pay for your drink, simply press your thumb to a sensor on the […]

Republican Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani’s platform includes a biometric ID card for all non-citizens. Part of his focus will be to end illegal immigration and secure our borders. He proposes a “tamper-proof” Secure Authorized Foreign Entry (SAFE) biometric ID card for all non-citizen workers and students. His platform also proposes that a biometric “check-out” system […]

Identification, NFC, contactless and Japan will all be major focal points during the 22nd edition of CARTES, coming your way Nov. 15-17 in Paris at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre near Roissy Charles de Gaulle international airport. One of the major changes this year, according to CARTES Communication Director Hélène Tsounguy, is the coming of […]

Dorothy Lane Market in Ohio is adopting Pay By Touch’s biometric personalized marketing and payment services. The biometric system will be used in conjunction with the store’s loyalty program, Club DLM, which is going to evolve in to “Club DLM 2.U.” Upgraded members can receive personalized offers from a kiosk as they enter the store […]

The MULTOS Consortium announced that UBnics, a provider of smart card operating systems, applications and solutions in South Korea, released its first implementation of MULTOS step/one on the NXP P5SD009 dual interface chip. The UBnics / NXP MULTOS step/one chip comes with 12K of E2PROM programmable memory, sufficient to support a range of applications including […]

Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc. has been awarded the National Switch and Smart Card Payment System tender by the Central Bank of Ghana. The award was issued based on the vision of the Central Bank of Ghana to provide the Ghanaian financial services industry a new biometrically protected smart card designed to deliver affordable financial […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor A time tested business adage suggests that one key to success is to give customers a choice. That is one of the driving principles behind Ireland-based SmartCentric’s latest move, adding support for the iCLASS contactless smart card to its campus card system through one of the best known contactless solutions […]

VisionGateway and SmartCentric have combined their expertise to offer secure e-business integration with multi-application smart card support. Both companies have begun working together on immediate client opportunities in the real estate, print media and gaming industries. SAN DIEGO, CA – VisionGateway, Inc., a next-generation software solutions company capitalizing on the explosive growth of Internet use […]

Smart card provider On Track Innovations will be shipping medical cards and readers that can be used at hospitals, pharmacies and general practitioner sites across Kenya, enabling patient authentication, verification of benefits and claims processing seamlessly. FORT LEE, N.J.– On Track Innovations Ltd., a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security, […]