Westpac, one of Australia’s four major banks, has announced a partnership with MasterCard to pilot a new NFC payments application for Android phones. The pilot will see Samsung Galaxy S III handsets equipped with special SIM cards containing an embedded secure element. Using a virtual Debit MasterCard stored in the secure element, pilot participants will […]

The Co-operative Bank, a commercial bank in the United Kingdom and Guernsey, is the latest bank to launch contactless payments on credit and debit cards, according to which.co.uk. Customers will now be able to make purchases of up to £20 using their contactless-enabled credit and debit card, without the requirement to enter a PIN number […]

The U.S. federal government has placed an order with Precise Biometrics for the Tactivo smart casing for smart card and fingerprint authentication to mobile devices. It plans to use Tactivo for several pilot projects across many federal government military and civilian agencies. Tactivo enables companies and organizations to migrate authentication to mobile devices and it’s […]

Animetrics has announced its selection – along with partner DataWorks Plus – by the Pennsylvania Justice Network (JNET) to spearhead a new facial biometric program for state police and sheriff departments. The partnership with JNET will assist state law enforcement in identifying suspects or witnesses from both video and photo surveillance footage. Animetrics’ ForensicaGPS is […]

Fifty-eight percent of UK smart phone owners are unlikely to “swipe” their handsets, i.e. use NFC, to make credit card payments, according to a recent survey from YouGov and Firstsource Solutions. Of the 58% who indicated they would not use NFC payments, 67% said that they feared their banking information would not be secure over […]

The state of Kentucky has started a pilot program in McLean County to provide more secure driver’s licenses and privacy when issuing the documents. MorphoTrust USA has partnered with the state for this project and will provide new workstations, camera systems and security features in the licenses. The new license features add multiple layers of […]

Nuance Communications Inc. launched its new virtual assistant app that will add speech-based support to companies’ existing Android and iOS mobile apps. The new app, dubbed “Nina,” is expected to enhance customer self-service experiences by delivering an interactive feature that not only understands what is said, but who said it. Nina’s speech identification capability has […]

GAO RFID Asset Tracking is offering an ultra-high frequency Gen 2 RFID Frog 3D tag which suited for applications in RFID supply chain applications, pallet and case-level applications. GAO’s Gen 2 RFID Frog 3D tag provides consistent performance on a variety of materials and is also compatible with the Impinj QT technology to enhance privacy […]

Mumbai transport authorities have deployed an RFID-based electronic toll collection (ETC) system on the Bandra–Worli Sea Link to speed up traffic movement, according to Pluggd.in. The 5.6 kilometer cable stayed bridge is a part of the proposed Western Freeway that will link the western suburbs to Nariman Point in Mumbai’s main business district. The new […]

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office in Maine has invested in facial recognition technology to uncover possible scofflaws, reports The Portland Press Herald. The county bought a facial recognition software system from Dynamic Imaging Systems that will enable them to take photos of suspects and compare them to a database of inmates’ photos to see if […]