All Piggly Wiggly grocery shoppers in South Carolina and Southeast Georgia will soon be able to pay for their groceries with the touch of a finger. Pay By Touch, which is free to consumers, is a new payment service that allows shoppers to pay for purchases or cash checks using a finger scan linked to […]

“At the moment Europe’s plans for ID consists of two biometric identifiers, facial and fingerprint, for passport and for visas and residence permits for third country nationals. The passport plans theoretically stem from ICAO’s standard for biometric passports (which only requires facial) and from US requirements for biometric passports for visitors (again, facial acceptable) from […]

A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2005. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. by VC Kumar, strategy manager for contactless commerce, Texas Instruments RFid Systems In the coming year, we expect exciting advancements in short-range “proximity” wireless communications between consumer devices, with the combination […]

“Biometric devices were among the 9/11 Commission recommendations. Passports of people entering the United States would be required to contain a special type of computer chip, known as RFID or radio-frequency identification. The chip would contain a digitized facial image of the bearer. Current rules would require them by October 2005. Such biometric passports and […]

Audi AG employees have gone from six cards to one, thanks to Legic’s smart card system that merges parking, access control, time and attendance, and cashless payment ability at vending machines or in the cafeteria. The card also has room for future biometric applications. Europe’s AUDI AG uses smart card technology from LEGIC for multifunctional […]

In the following Q&A section, key biometric concepts are presented to accompany the article titled, “Bolt-on biometrics.” What are biometrics? Under the broadest definition, any measurable characteristic or behavior that can be used to establish identity. What is registration/enrollment? The process of measuring a biometric and associating it with an individual. What do they mean […]

By the end of 2005, all Malaysian citizens over the age of 12 will be carrying a dual interface contact/ contactless smart card as their national ID. With a population of 23 million, the Malaysian program is both one of the world’s first national ID card programs and one of the largest issuances of dual […]

Presentation of three Outstanding Smart Card Achievement awards and a keynote address on cyberterrorism from Richard Clarke, former Special Advisor to the President on Terrorism will headline the Smart Card Alliance’s Fall Annual Conference in San Francisco next month. Smart Card Alliance Fall Annual Conference Program Spotlights Innovation Princeton Junction, NJ–The Smart Card Alliance recently […]

The SmartCity-based smart card is about to get a lot smarter thanks to a partnership the Dublin-based company has inked with Parcxmart that will add full car parking functionality to the SmartCity system. It will allow users to “top-up” their parking cards in a manner similar to that commonly used for prepaid mobile phones. SmartCentric […]

Three companies have inked an agreement to team up to produce student ID smartcards for Korean mid level and high schools and colleges that will include biometrics. Called the Student Management Card Project, the cooperative venture of e-Smart, Samsung, and Kobile is expected to generate $617 million in revenue in the project’s first six years […]