The B2B Malecon Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Cancun, Mexico has chosen to upgrade to Onity’s latest locking technology for the hospitality industry, the HT RFID electronic locking system. HT RFID is the newest addition to the existing HT product line and offers contactless RFID technology. The HT RFID accepts multiple credentials such as […]

Jeff Carter, chief strategy officer at iris-based identity management and technology provider EyeLock Corp. gave a presentation at TEDxEast about the nature of identity and the eye’s part in the authentication process. Carter’s speech used technology to examine how people think about the authentication process and protecting identities in a world where the concept of […]

FIME has announced the opening of its NFC mobile test laboratory in Seoul, South Korea. According to FIME, the new lab will enable it to provide integration testing and certification services to Korean mobile device manufacturers and network operators, thus ensuring that their NFC-enabled handsets are fully interoperable and compliant with industry standards and EMV […]

American Express announced its plan to integrate EMV chip-based contact, contactless and mobile payments for its American Express-branded cards in the U.S. The credit card issuer is joining MasterCard, Visa and Discover in rolling out the more secure EMV payment technology. Merchants, processors and issuers of AmEx cards will need to comply with its requirements […]

Mike Leete doesn’t like computer servers. The General Services Admintration’s project manager at the Neil Smith Federal Building in Des Moines, Iowa doesn’t care for the resources it takes to operate and maintain a server room. So when the 10-story, 40,000 square-foot building needed to update its physical access control system he sought options that […]

Outside of a couple of Samsung and Blackberry handsets there aren’t many options for near field communication for the common consumer. Moneto wants to change that. Moneto launched in January and interest has been high so far, though sale numbers weren’t available, says Amitaabh Malhotra, COO at DeviceFidelity. The company is planning to target the […]

Precise Biometrics has received its first order for its Tactivo product, a smart casing for mobile devices that has both smart card and fingerprint authentication capabilities, from a large European-based car manufacturer. The automotive player, which was not disclosed, was using smart cards for desktop logical access. With Tactivo, it can now use its existing […]

Seventy-five percent of mobile industry executives think the launch of a rumored NFC-enabled iPhone will cause a surge in NFC adoption, according to new research from M for Mobile. M for Mobile’s “Mobile Payments Report 2012-2013” contends that 2012 will prove to be the tipping point year for NFC mobile payments entering into the mainstream. […]

Google has introduced a new “Save to Wallet” API that enables customers to save offers directly from a merchant’s website into their Google Wallet app with the click of a button. According to Google, customer can redeem saved coupons by either tapping their phone against an NFC reader at the point of sale or by […]

Kaba, the provider of ILCO and Saflok electronic locks, announced Sun Suites, operated by Park Management Group, will install Kaba’s ILCO 790 contactless RFID electronic locking systems in all of its 20 properties. The ILCO RFID technology not only enables Sun Suites to provide a reliable, secure guest experience but also significantly reduces operational overhead […]