Union National Bank (UNB), one of the United Arab Emrite’s banks, partnered with Gemalto to introduce the Optelio payment cards for its EMV migration. The bank is converting its entire portfolio of debit and credit cards to Dynamic Data Authentication smart cards. UNB has switched to smart card technology and selected the dynamic security feature, […]

Google has acquired payments technology company TxVia, Google Wallet chief Osama Bedier announced on the company’s blog. According to Bedier, the acquisition will improve Google Wallet’s payments capabilities and help to “accelerate innovation towards our full Google Wallet vision.” “Since 2008, TxVia has supported the management of more than 100 million accounts,” wrote Bedier. “They’ve […]

MacKay Meters announced that it has partnered with Uniform Industrial Corporation (UIC) to provide the first single-space wireless parking meter capable of contactless and NFC payments. With the integration of UIC’s contactless card payment and NFC technology, the MacKay Guardian SOLO meter will be able to support most major contactless credit cards, including MasterCard PayPass […]

BWG Foods, an Irish wholesaler and retail grocery franchise operator, is expected to roll out contactless technology in the majority of its 900 stores after a recent deal announced with Visa, according to The Irish Times. Customers at BWG’s Spar, Eurospar, Mac and XL stores will be able to pay for purchases under €15 (~ […]

ROAM Data has announced a new point of sale (POS) reader that can handle both traditional magnetic stripe cards and NFC-enabled contactless devices. According to ROAM, the “NFC Swipe” reader can connect via audio jack to hundreds of different smart phones, tablets and PCs, turning them into secure state-of-the-art mobile POS devices. The device will […]

UL, previously known as Underwriters’ Laboroatory, announced the acquisition of Collis, a provider of secure transaction technology and advisory services based in Leiden, Netherlands. The addition positions UL as a global provider of transaction security, interoperability and conformance evaluation and advisory services for the mobile, payment card, eTicketing and ID management sectors. Collis develops and […]

3M Security Systems introduced the 3M CR100/CR100M Document Readers, which give users the ability to read MRZ data from passports, IDs and other Machine Readable Travel Documents, as well as three-track magnetic stripe cards. The readers enable fast data capture for airlines, airports and others in the transportation industry. McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas […]

AGNITIO announced the launching of KIVOX mobile, a product for secure authentication in mobile devices using a person’s voice. During the Voice Biometric Conference held in New York, AGNITIO showed the capabilities of the new software that is able to perform a voice authentication on Android smart phones or tablets without being connected to a […]

UPM’s sale of RFID business to SMARTRAC N.V. was completed on March 31 following clearance by all competent authorities. The RFID business consisting of three companies in Finland, the United States and China, has been transferred to the new owner. As per the terms of the parties’ agreement, published in December 2011, UPM will become […]

Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, a future resort within Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, will feature contactless proximity door locks when it opens on May 31, 2012, according to the Examiner. Unlike traditional magnetic stripe key card systems, the new locks will enable guests to simply tap to gain access their room using a […]