Gemalto launched the Protiva Defender Suite a product designed specifically for law enforcement agencies, justice and security departments and first response teams. Protiva Defender Suite is a portfolio of authentication software, digital credentials, smart cards, one-time passwords, mobile PKI and related services. This solution comes in response to the growing number of mobile computing devices […]

Proxama, a UK-based developer of mobile contactless payments and NFC technology, has announced the appointments of Russell West to the company’s mobile wallet division and Stuart Williams as a product business analyst. As head of business development in the mobile wallet sector, Russell West will be responsible for growing partnerships and delivering NFC-enabled payments through […]

UK Mobile operator O2 has chosen the small village of Rhiwbina in South Wales to demonstrate its O2 Wallet mobile payments app. Rhiwbina, whose 11,000 residents have been without a single cash machine for two years, was selected from villages across the UK to gain firsthand experience O2 Wallet’s funds transfer and bar code-based price […]

Korean mobile operator SK Planet has formed a business alliance with six other Korean tech firms to support the use of NFC technology throughout the country, according to the Korean Herald. The “NFC Biz Partner Group” brings together NFC specialists SK C&C, Ubivelox, QnSolv, Mcom, Harex Infotech, AT Solution and SK Planet, which itself is […]

Netherlands Railways will phase out paper train tickets by 2013, when it will then adopt the OV-Chipkaart national public transport smart card for all fares, according to railjournal.com. Netherlands Railways will convert all its existing ticket machines to distribute OV-Chipkaarts, offering all products available through the national smartcard system, and provide credit top-ups for regular […]

Taiwan-based handset maker HTC is set to announce a partnership with Cathay United Bank, EasyCard and MasterCard to launch a co-branded card that can be inserted into an HTC smart phone to enable NFC payments nationwide. According to Taiwan’s Central News Agency, the PayPass-enabled card will be unveiled at a joint news conference hosted by […]

Young adults in Wiltshire and Somerset counties in the U.K. can save themselves the hassle of proving their age when buying alcohol, thanks to mobile technology provided by Touch2id. Touch2id has created a sticker that attaches to a mobile phone and contains data from a user’s fingerprint. When held over a Touch2id handheld cordless reader […]

The Menlo Park Main Library in California is reopening this week after having been closed for the past month, while its staff installed more than 80,000 RFID tags into the book collection, according to a local news brief. When it opens later this week, the library will feature four new self-checkout stations where readers can […]

Star One Credit Union, the ninth largest credit union in the U.S., has begun offering Tyfone’s mobile financial services to its 89,000 members worldwide. Star One members can now access mobile banking services, such as balance check, account history review, and funds transfers, as well as mobile ID authentication and NFC contactless payment technology. According […]

With the recent LinkedIn debacle of stolen passwords, Gemalto NV is poised to take advantage of new business with regards to authenticating personal data on social networks, reports Bloomberg. The news outlet reports that Gemalto is talking with social networking sites to sell combinations of hardware and software security systems and help protect users beyond […]