Chicago’s Regional Transportation Authority, which is developing a revamped fare system allowing riders to pay with contactless credit cards, may expand that service to include NFC-compliant phones as well. “I think it’s one of the most promising technologies out there,” commented Joseph Moriarty, the RTA’s principal analyst. “More people carry a cell phone than carry […]

Two financial institutions see double-digit increases By Chris Corum & Andy Williams, AVISIAN Publications College Banking partnerships are alive and well despite a lousy economy. Last year was actually a pretty good one for banks doing business with college campuses in the U.S. In fact, according to CR80News’ annual College Bank Survey, two reported hefty […]

Forget contactless stickers. Just get on with NFC, a Boston, Mass. researcher argues. Nick Holland, Aite Group, tells Digital Transactions that contactless stickers, the kind that can be affixed to cell phones or PDAs and are meant to serve as an interim step before NFC takes hold, are “fundamentally flawed.” He believes the stickers, which […]

Finding the right business model for financial institutions, mobile network operators and others to come together to support near field communication and mobile payments is a challenge. The Smart Card alliance is offering its answers in a white paper entitled, “Security of Proximity Mobile Payments.” The white paper focuses on a “collaboration model,” where financial […]

Diebold Inc. announced the delivery of a security system for the Lincoln Hall building on the campus of the National Defense University (NDU) in Washington. A challenge with the access control system was how existing and next-generation Common Access Card credential would impact the new system. Diebold future-proofed the blueprint for the access system to […]

Wright Express, a South Portland, Maine provider of payment processing and information management services, says it has successfully completed a multi-city NFC mobile payments trial involving Sheetz convenience stores and contactless/NFC software provider ViVOtech. During the trial, drivers used their Sheetz Fleet Business Advantage card loaded into their specially enabled NFC phones to make fuel […]

SCM Microsystems Inc. announced that its eHeatlh500 mobile terminal has received the required certification for use with the new eHealth cards in stage two of the introduction of the electronic health cards in Germany. The certification for SCM’s eHealth500 mobile reader comes from gematik, the German health care organization overseeing the implementation of the country’s […]

CoreStreet announced that its CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution will be used during FEMA’s “Spring Ahead” demonstration, taking place the week of May 18. The purpose of the demonstration is to showcase FIPS 201 interoperability, with credentials issued from multiple jurisdictions utilizing the same technology as recommended in the draft National Incident Management System Credentialing Guideline. Coordinated […]

Dallas-headquartered startup MicroTransponder is working to develop a RFID-based implant to use in the treatment of chronic pain. The device, roughly the size of a grain of rice, would provide a wireless alternative to larger spinal-cord stimulators currently being used for the same purpose. Both the potential RFID implant and the current stimulators work on […]

MasterCard Worldwide and Cryptography Research announced an agreement that ensures future chip-based MasterCard payment products will be licensed by Cryptography Research and thus secured against Differential Power Analysis (DPA) attacks. Cryptography Research identified the smart card vulnerability known as DPA and then patented countermeasures to protect chips against the attack. The company has been working […]