Identity services platform provider UnboundID and LexisNexis Risk Solutions have teamed up to provide a way to integrate cloud-based identity authentication and verification services. This service will enhance the levels of security and assurance of identity attributes exchanged in real time. In this system, users of LexisNexis services will connect through the UnboundID identity platform. […]

Delaware unveiled its driver license and personal identification kiosks in Dover, Wilmington, and Georgetown, with the aim of quicker ID issuance and an improved customer experience for Delaware residents. The kiosks are provided by MorphoTrust USA, current supplier of driver license issuance solutions for Delaware, 40 other states, and the District of Columbia. The kiosks […]

JCDecaux, an outdoor advertising company, appointed zappit as its partner for the development of NFC-enabled services for JCDecaux and JCDecaux Airport in the UK. zappit provides QR, NFC and mobile payment technology that helps brands market to consumers with smart phones. The move follows the “Test the Near Future” trial in March 2012 in Reading, […]

A Paris court fined Safran $644,000 for bribing Nigerian officials in order to win an ID project last decade, according to a Reuters report. Investigating magistrates found that the bribes had helped Safran win a $220 million contract to make more than 70 million identity cards. Read the Reuters report here.  

The Government of Canada has plans in the works to equip a new 10-year electronic passport that can be used to authenticate the identity of travelers. The government is issuing the new 10-year electronic passports starting in the spring but will also still offer a five-year version as well. The e-passport contains a chip and […]

Global ID document and banknote verification solutions provider Keesing Technologies, has launched its ID AuthentiScan solution. ID Authentiscan works by placing an ID credential on a passport reader and the system automatically performs multiple checks in a few seconds. 
The solution offers authentication at the highest level without requiring any specialized operating knowledge or skills. […]

Thinaire announced the launch of its Enterprise Suite, a marketing platform providing tools for NFC-powered mobile campaigns. Citing increased engagement and more effective ROI measures as reasons for the Enterprise Suite, Thinaire has been working with leading brands to create an solution for NFC. Thinaire recognizes that the jump to NFC will alter the way […]

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have created a verification mechanism that may eliminate the security weaknesses associated with NFC. The new software — developed under director and founder of UAB’s Security and Privacy In Emerging Computing and Networking Systems (SPIES) Nitesh Saxena — is capable of determining the distance between a valid […]

Repsol, an integrated Spanish oil and gas company, has installed PIN pads with contactless technology in 140 services stations across Barcelona and Balearic Islands. The contactless deployment follows “la Caixa” and its announcement that the bank has already issued more than 950,000 contactless cards and has 19,000 PIN pads in operation which are adapted to […]

Hong Kong and Shenzhen citizens will soon be offered a convenience with intercity commuting and spending with the introduction of the “Hu Tong Xing” smart card, according to China Daily. Octopus Cards Ltd and Shenzhentong Co Ltd together launched a two-in-one co-named smart card that combines a Hong Kong dollar e-purse and a yuan e-purse. […]