Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania has launched a mobile payments pilot that enables students to purchase meals on campus using an NFC-enabled sticker, according to Mobile Commerce Daily. Developed in partnership with Gold Mobile and dining service provider Chartwells, the new system operates via NFC-enabled checkout kiosks placed in the university’s student center and on-campus Starbucks […]

Biometric e-passports with fingerprint data included, both tested and certified by FIME, are now being issued by the Russian Migration Service. Appointed by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise, Scientific and Technical Centre, STC Atlas, FIME provided official testing and certification services throughout the development of the machine readable travel documents. A series of independent and […]

HID Global has announced that it will unveil a range of new solutions for the creation, use and management of secure identity applications at next week’s ISC West 2012 International Security Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas. In addition to launching new solutions for card-based personal identification verification (PIV) in U.S. government facilities, the company […]

Wired magazine has announced that its April 2012 issue contains the a magazine ad using NFC technology. Wired readers can tap their NFC-enabled smart phone against a 2013 Lexus GS advertisement to automatically connect to a Web site where they can explore the automaker’s new in-car navigation and information service, Enfrom with Safety Connect. Wired’s […]

The finalists for the 2012 Contactless & Mobile Awards, this year sponsored by Visa Europe and Telefonica O2, have now been announced. Honoring achievements across a wide range of sectors and countries throughout Europe and abroad, the finalists reflect the growing spectrum of uses and implementations of contactless and NFC technology. The finalists include: Competitive […]

Gemalto will issue an additional 15 million second-generation German eHealth cards to AOK – the German health insurance fund – in 2012. AOK (Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse), the Health Insurance Fund, looks after around 25 million people, approximately one-third of the population in Germany. Last year, Gemalto issued 2.5 million health cards for the German National Health […]

Multicard announced that it has developed and implemented a standardized concealed carry handgun permit for Colorado’s county sheriffs’ association. Multicard designed and produced the secure, pre-printed identification card to be used statewide. Multicard was awarded the contract by the County Sheriffs of Colorado Association, an organization that advocates for the Office of the Sheriff across […]

Ghana is getting ready for its first-ever biometric voter registration ahead of December’s general elections. The $45-million project has been piloted in some areas, but social and technological difficulties remain, according to a report in Voice of America. Ghana joins Nigeria, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo who adopted the fingerprint scanning technology to […]

IDentiphoto Company LTD. announced the implementation of a new automated identification system provided to the City of Cleveland Department of Assessments and Licenses that enables them to provide hard plastic licenses and permits. These new credentials contain both overt and covert security features to prevent fraudulent duplication. On an annual basis, the City of Cleveland […]

survey conducted on behalf of MasterCard Worldwide by Harris Interactive reveals that U.S. transit riders are ready to kick cash to the curb in favor of contactless payments. Commuters also want to consolidate their mass transit tickets into one card that can be use across multiple transit systems. The MasterCard Transit Survey evaluated common pain […]