Sony has revealed its latest Xperia smart phone, the NFC-enabled Xperia Sola. Slated for global launch in the second quarter of 2012, the Android 4.0-powered Sola comes equipped with Xperia SmartTags, enabling consumers to change their smartphone’s settings and applications with a simple tap against an NFC token. The Xperia Sola also debuts Sony’s brand […]

Australia is moving towards a cashless society, with the latest trends indicating a rise in the number contactless payments, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Figures released by the Reserve Bank show decline in ATM cash withdrawals. In January, the total number of ATM withdrawals was down almost by nearly 1 million when compared to […]

The Bank of China and other major Chinese banks are deploying new bank terminals designed to reduce teller fraud in branch offices. Miaxis Biometrics Co. LTD created the product by integrating AuthenTec’s TCS2 TouchChip fingerprint sensors into its Bank ID Terminals. Bank tellers will use their fingerprints to provide a unique identification marker, which will […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced that it will support a steering group for the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace with $2 million in funding for up to two years to provide the group with ongoing secretarial, administrative and logistical support. “This grant will help to establish an independent steering committee […]

Zvetco Biometrics launched ten new biometric readers in its Verifi line of products. These include both biometric-only and biometric/smart card combination devices. The new models include the Verifi P4600 and P5200 desktop fingerprint readers that are about 1/3 of an inch thick. Zvetco has five new readers in its industrial grade product line. The P6000M […]

FingerTec USA has expanded its line of fingerprint time clock software systems with the Face ID 3, which utilizes facial recognition capability. Face ID 3 is a contact-free computer timeclock that can be used in business or home environments. The system weighs about four pounds and uses facial recognition plus a network of infrared scanners […]

A team from the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) has invented an RFID- and NFC-based system capable of tracking personal belongings, according to gulfnews.com. The system, dubbed iPurse, tracks RFID-tagged items placed by the user in a bag or purse and alerts them when any item is missing or has been removed. Users can […]

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has begun piloting NFC-enabled mobile payments on the Long Island Rail Road, according to SmartPlanet. The system, which enables riders to pay for fares with the tap of an NFC smart phone, is being tested by railroad employees equipped with Nokia phones. Later this spring 100 riders will be […]

UK Department of Transport announced that the use of smart cards for rail travel will be rolled out across the state as part of the new reforms being introduced by the government, according to thisjusthappened.com. The new system will function much like the paperless, Oyster card ticketing system being used in London. Justine Greening, secretary […]

Ingenico announced that it will integrate support for Isis’ Mobile Commerce Application into its line of new Telium series point of sale (POS) devices. Retailers across the U.S. using Ingenico’s Telium POS systems will be able to offer customers Isis-powered contactless payments, loyalty and coupons, all of which can be redeemed with the tap of […]