On Track Innovations (OTI) has received an order for 30,000 of its NFC and contactless payment readers for deployment in the U.S. OTI did not reveal who will receive the readers, but assured that the devices would be used to support the migration towards contactless payments and NFC in the U.S. According to OTI, the […]

The Invercargill City Council announced it will equip its passenger transport buses with new electronic ticketing machines in the hope that it leads to the introduction a new smart transit card system, according to The Southland Times. The council last year decided to investigate the installation of smart cards which could be used to pay […]

GlobalPlatform launched its latest specifications for the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). The organization has released two new specifications primarily for use by software developers working within the TEE space. The “TEE Systems Architecture v1.0” explains the hardware and software architectures behind the TEE, while the “TEE Internal API Specification v1.0” specifies how to develop trusted […]

Vizibility has added an NFC Mobile Wallet Card feature to its online identity management platform for businesses and professionals. The new service enables Vizibility’s premium subscribers to wirelessly exchange contact information, Vizibility user profiles, video bios and other online content all with the tap of an NFC-enabled phone. NFC Mobile Wallet Card users can also […]

ValidSoft, a supplier of telecommunications-based fraud prevention, authentication and transaction verification products, announced its new partnership with Spindle Inc., a mobile commerce and alternative payment solutions provider to bring payments security products to U.S.-based customers. Under the terms of the partnership, ValidSoft will provide Spindle with its SMART (Secure Mobile Architecture for Real-time Transactions) technology […]

Parkmobile USA has announced that its mobile payments solution is now available on all parking meters throughout Oakland, Calif. Oakland drivers can now pay for parking with their mobile phone using the Parkmobile app on iPhone, Android, Windows 7, and Blackberry smart phones anywhere in the city. Users can also pay for parking by tapping […]

British journal Benchmark Magazine, a monthly publication about security technology, found after testing a variety of fingerprint readers, that those using multispectral imaging provide more consistent readings than those relying on optical scans only. In its May 2012 issue, Benchmark tested a number of fingerprint readers and discovered that optical scanning readers have trouble getting […]

Al Bilad Bank, a Shariah-based financial organization in Saudi Arabia, has deployed Gemalto’s Dexxis Instant Issuance solution for EMV payment cards in more than 120 bank branches. With this system, Al Bilad can issue up to 2,000 EMV DDA high-end security smart cards a day. Gemalto customized the solution in Arabic for use at the […]

TrackIT Solutions, an RFID solutions provider based in the Middle East, announced the launch of EnTrackAsset, a Web-enabled RFID tracking solution designed to streamline and automate corporate asset management. EnTrackAsset provides effective asset tracking without the need for heavy infrastructure and capital investments – clients only need a computer and access to the Internet. As […]

DigitalPersona Inc. released a new version of its DigitalPersona Pro Enterprise software that includes facial recognition as a method for authentication. Facial recognition can now be combined with fingerprint biometrics, passwords, PINs, proximity cards, smart cards and OATH tokens for a multi-factor authentication solution. Policy creation and enforcement works through a client’s existing Active Directory […]