The youth-oriented Australian travel agency – Student Flights – has selected Multicard to provide identity management services for the verification and issuance of International Student Exchange student ID cards. Student Flights, a division of Brisbane-based Flight Centre Limited, has 50 stores across Australia all of which are authorized issuing agents for the internationally recognized International […]

There was a time when enrolling in an ID system involved keying in some data, gluing a photo to a card and laminating it all together. So much for your father’s ID badge. Today, most enrollment systems are digital and new technologies are making the process more mobile, efficient and able to incorporate a multiple […]

Visa Inc. unveiled plans and incentives for U.S. merchants to deploy EMV with an eye toward near field communication, the company announced in August. EMV via contact chip, contactless or NFC all use dynamic authentication to reduce a fraudsters ability to use stolen credit card data. The U.S. is one of the only industrialized countries […]

IMS Research has launched a new report predicting that the number of payment and banking smart cards shipped in China will leap from 17 million in 2010 to more than one billion total by 2016. According to Analyst Don Tait, The People’s Bank of China’s announcement in March to convert the country’s debit and credit […]

PSCU Financial Services, one of the nation’s largest credit union service organizations (CUSO), has announced a partnership with Andrews Federal Credit Union to launch a new EMV credit card geared toward international travelers. According to PSCU, the roll out is targeted towards credit unions with large overseas membership like Andrews FCU, which is based in […]

Kern Schools Federal Credit Union has implemented Datacard CardWizard software for instant debit card issuance at its seven full-service branches, in addition to three campus locations. CardWizard software will enable KSFCU to instantly issue Visa debit cards which enables members to leave the branch with an activated, ready-to-use debit card immediately after opening a new […]

As the Real ID Act continues to make headlines, more attention is focusing on the second stage in the identity process–issuance. The 2005 act would tighten standards governing the process for issuing credentials–specifically driver licenses and state-issued IDs–used for federal purposes. As a result, many states could migrate the issuance of these IDs toward a […]

It’s a warning any seasoned traveler has probably heard: Don’t carry your hotel key card in the same pocket as your cell phone or the card could get erased. Some travelers cautiously heed the advice, while others write it off as urban legend. Even among card industry professionals, there are varying opinions on whether cell […]

Collis has announced that its CPV version 4.2 module in the Collis EMV Personalization Validation Tool has achieved MasterCard qualification. Collis’ CPV module is now authorized to check if MasterCard EMV/PayPass cards are correctly personalized according to the latest MasterCard specifications. According to Collis, the module ensures compliance with the following MasterCard WorldWide standards: M/Chip […]

The July meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]