The Wall Live concert tour by Roger Waters, formerly of Pink Floyd, concluded with the innovative use of RFID technology from Intellitix, according to Music Week. Ticket-holders were each given RFID wristbands that could be linked to their social media profiles and then used to check in, update status and post updates or photos directly […]

TechNavio released a report predicting that the global NFC point of sale terminal market will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17% from 2011 to 2015. According to the report, one of the key factors contributing to the growth is minimizing POS overheads. The NFC terminal market is also bolstered by vendors […]

Visa announced that during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it will showcase the latest payments innovations designed to transform the way people pay and manage their money. The company will showcase payments via mobile phone and chip-enabled payment cards, which enable faster, more convenient and secure transactions at thousands of retail locations throughout […]

Reportlinker.com has updated its catalog to include a new report entitled “Global Biometrics Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2017.” The report forecasts this market to reach $10.02 billion by 2014. The report covers some of the drivers in this industry, including limitations of other identification methods and terrorist attacks that have increased the need for better […]

Bank of America has announced that it will be releasing consumer credit cards containing chip technology. The chip technology, also known as Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV), has already gained popularity abroad, and uses an embedded microchip and PIN to validate the card, consumer and payment transaction in lieu of a signature. The Bank of […]

Carnegie Mellon University’s new Pedo-Biometrics Lab is working on a project to produce biometric shoe insoles that will be able to detect a person by their gait, giving a unique way to restrict access to high-security areas, reports the Associated Press. The Pedo-Biometrics Lab is a partnership with Canadian company Autonomous ID and has $1.5 […]

Athena Smartard’s IDProtect V6 Java Card cryptographic smart card has received three global security certifications. It’s earned the International Common Criteria certification EAL +4, the U.S. government’s FIPS 140-2 Level 3 and ICP-Brazil. This platform supports many of Athena’s products, including digital signature (SSCD) applications based on the IAS-ECC specifications issued by GIXEL and conforming […]

Marketing agency Razorfish has developed an NFC-enabled “Gumball Machine” prototype that enables users to pop in a coin to wirelessly receive mobile content. The prototype contains all sorts of digital content, including apps, movies, songs, e-books and location based coupons. Just like with a normal gumball machine, the user simply puts the change into the […]

NFC security will be one of the major talking points of the Black Hat USA 2012 security conference held this week in Las Vegas, reports PC World. Charlie Miller, computer security researcher with consulting firm Accuvant and Apple hacker of Pwn2Own fame, will present his findings on the security of current NFC implementations to thousands […]

BIO-Key International has partnered with Indigo Identityware to implement password-free strong authentication and single sign-on solution. Indigo Identityware’s health care software enables for fast access to medical records while BIO-Key’s fingerprint biometric software – which is already present in hospitals, blood centers and eye care centers, with planned implementations for Central Minnesota NeuroSciences and Twin […]