Students at Columbus State University will soon be able to swipe their smart phones like their student ID cards with the use of a new app developed by university programmers and Google. The new app, which uses bar code technology, will enable students to check out books from the library, pay for on-campus dining and […]

First Data and Visa have independently pushed ahead with developing NFC chips that can be inserted into the microSD slot of a mobile phone to make contactless payments, according to American Banker. The devices can serve as a temporary bridge to phones with built-in NFC payment apps, while providing more security than NFC stickers and […]

Entrust Inc. IdentityGuard introduced a mobile component to its authentication product which allows consumer, corporate or enterprise users to conduct secure authentication on smart phones. The platform approach of IdentityGuard allows the deployment of different authenticators based on specific requirements. This makes for a more universal user acceptance. Additionally the mobile component will present security […]

Istanbul is set to host a summit with more than 30 industry professionals discussing global trends in smart payment systems, according to The Hurriyet Daily News. The Third Cardist Card and Smart Technologies Exhibition & Summit will take place May 12 and 14, with Interbank Card Center as the event’s main sponsor, and MasterCard and […]

Consult Hyperion, an independent UK-based consultancy specializing in secure contact and contactless transactions, is helping fund a NFC mobile payment project at the University of Surrey. Neil McEvoy, managing director of Consult Hyperion, states that the research will be focused on: “acquiring in-depth knowledge of the vulnerabilities of typical and specific mobile phones in order […]

Aconite Technology Ltd. and Traderoot Africa (Pty) Ltd., its partner in South Africa, are working together to supply a prepaid contactless chip card system for South Africa’s new integrated public transit network. The project, scheduled to go live this summer, will enable public taxi-bus riders to purchase tickets using contactless smart cards or, potentially, NFC-enabled […]

T-Mobile employees in the Czech Republic have begun testing handsets with NFC-enabled SIM cards, according to fiercewireless.com. A group of selected employees are using the handsets (upgraded Samsung S5230 Stars) to access the T-Mobile building and their offices, print documents on networked printers and make payments in the company’s cafeteria. T-Mobile says the goal of […]

INSIDE Contactless, Sagem Orga (Safran Group) and TazTag today announced the joint development of a new method of delivering NFC payment functionality. Based on TazTag’s TazCard, the new device, which is currently in pre-alpha testing, provides full NFC functionality for contactless payment and other applications. About the size of an ordinary credit card, the TazCard […]

Motorola is looking for mobile operators in India to trial its new iSIM (intelligent SIM) solution, says Telecom Yatra. The iSIM is a flexible 0.4mm thick device that attaches to a phone’s existing SIM card to turn the phone into an NFC-enabled payment tool. The device, which is compatible with all SIM cards, also allows […]

GlobalPlatform, the international specification body for smart card infrastructure, has released a report analyzing the implications of managing multiple secure chips in a single mobile handset to deliver NFC services. The white paper, titled “GlobalPlatform’s Requirements for NFC Mobile: Management of Multiple Secure Elements,” identifies two different business models and details the functional requirements needed […]