The multi-application smart card system, SmartCity, has announced plans to incorporate two leading contactless technologies into the offering. Provided by Ireland-based SmartCentric, the system currently deployed in universities, military, government agencies, and more will begin porting applications to DESFire and iClass. SmartCity® multi-application system goes contactless SmartCentric, the market leaders for over 11 years in […]

A smart card-based pay-to-park system in operating in San Jose, CA and will go live shortly in New Haven, CT thanks to sytem developer Parcxmart and e-purse provider SmartCentric. Of note is that the systems include both individual parking meters as well as multi-space controllers. E-Purse Technology Goes Live in US via Parcxmart Payment Platform […]

MULTOS smart cards can now be used for PC logon and single sign-on functions using the SCB Access™ product from SCB Solutions. The cardholder need only remember the PIN to unlock the card and the specific set of encrypted usernames and passwords are made available to the appropriate applications. SCB Solutions and MAOSCO Announce a […]

Pay By Touch, a payment service that allows shoppers to pay for purchases or cash checks using a finger scan, recently announced a partnership with MTXEPS, a software provider for the electronics payment industry, that will open more retail doors for the finger scan technology. SAN FRANCISCO – Pay By Touch has announced that it […]

Biometric payment systems are sweeping grocery and convenience stores across the southeast. Last week, SecureID featured an article on Pay By Touch’s infiltration of South Carolina and Georgia Piggly Wigglys, and now we have news from their competitor, BioPay. Both companies provide the same services with the same process: paying with your finger and easy […]

Speakers covering the newest card technologies and workshops on federal government ID programs with top officials from the Department of Defense and other federal agencies, are just some of the offerings at this year’s CardTech/SecurTech Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada in April. Keynote speaker will be Richard Clarke, former cyber security advisor to the president […]

By Lauren Lowrey, Contributing Editor You’ve had a long day at work. Realizing your pantry is barren, you make an impromptu stop by the grocery store. You breeze through the aisles and into the checkout line – stomach growling – while the man in front fumbles through his pockets for exact change. Suddenly, your eyes […]

Identix Incorporated has been selected to deliver the facial enrollment solution for the new Swedish biometric passports to the Swedish National Police Board. The biometric solution selected by Sweden is based on an enrollment platform developed by Speed Identity that integrates biometric facial recognition technology. Sweden has adopted this solution for its e-passports to help […]

Using fingerprints for ID, K-12 food service operators are speeding lunch lines, simplifying payment and improving reimbursement for programs linked to school lunch. Students simply place a forefinger on a small reader by the register. Public schools such as those in the Penn Cambria and Wilson School Districts in Pennsylvania have adopted this technology to […]

Pay By Touch’s and Certegy’s new alliance will allow Pay By Touch users, for the first time, to cash government and payroll checks at Pay By Touch merchant locations across the United States. “The Certegy alliance allows us to expand upon our existing product offering to offer a safe, private, and convenient way for consumers […]