On Track Innovations (OTI) announced that Smart Applications International (SMART), a Kenyan health care solutions provider, has placed an order for an additional 100,000 MediSmart cards. The MediSmart card is a contactless smart card that contains the holder’s complete electronic health record (EHR), including personal and biometric identity, emergency contact information, medical history, co-payment options […]

By Ross Mathis, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications As part of a green initiative, and to compliment its new arena opening in late March, the Major League Soccer Red Bull team of New York has incorporated a new paperless ticketing system with the aid of contactless smart card technology. The new system is designed to improve […]

Poland’s Citi Handlowy has begun issuing Citi Handlowy MasterCard PayPass contactless debit cards, according to istockanalyst.com. Citi Handlowy clients can now exchange their existing debits cards for contactless cards free of charge by calling CitiPone or sending a request through Citibank Online. According to Citi Handlowy, the new debit cards feature a microprocessor that speeds […]

New Delhi is planning to launch smart ID cards next year to help the poor and illiterate receive benefits from government welfare programs, according to The Press Trust of India. The project was conceived after the IT department of the city Government of New Delhi found that substantial welfare benefits were not reaching their intended […]

South Africa is putting on hold indefinitely its smart card ID project, according to itweb.co.za. Home Affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma stated that her department has run out of money after reallocating R114 million meant for the project to “other things,” ITWeb reports. According to Dlamini-Zuma, the project will be stalled at least until the next […]

CardSmith announced that it has implemented its card program management service at three continuing care retirement communities – two in North Carolina and one in Virginia, all of which are managed by United Church and Home Services. Under the program, residents of the facilities are issued personalized cards with pre-paid spending accounts that can be […]

Dumfries and Galloway, the southernmost council area of Scotland, is adopting sQuid’s contactless eMoney technology for its National Entitlement Card (NEC). Dumfries and Galloway citizens with NECs can now have sQuid eMoney added to their cards, enabling them to pay for small value items from a pre-loaded electronic purse. Users can manage their purse from […]

Databac has announced that it will will be demonstrating a range of contactless and biometric solutions for access control, time & attendance, logical access and asset management at the Salón Internacional de la Seguridad, March 2-5 in Madrid. Among these will be Databac’s line of UHF Gen2 cards, boasting a read range of more than […]

Atlantic Zeiser, a German payment card personalization provider, announced that it will present its new drop on demand printing technology at the PrePaid Expo in Las Vegas later this month. According to Atlantic Zeiser, its new two-sided drop on demand CARDLINE VERSA solution enables increased prepaid card volumes and lower card costs, eliminating the need […]

Despite booming numbers, contactless payment still has yet to earn the attention of American consumers, according to American Banker. Most of the blame for the slide in consumer interest is placed on banks and card networks. According to Nick Holland, a senior analyst at Aite Group LCC, most contactless card owners are unaware of their […]