MasterCard announced plans to expand its contactless payments infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the installation of MasterCard PayPass terminals across more than 1000 stores by year end. Deployment of the MasterCard’s contactless payment platform will be carried out in collaboration with the region’s acquirer, Network International, and will include coffee stores, fast […]

Marble Cloud, formerly IronKey has a developed a cloud access management solution that includes Marble App, Marble Network and Marble Cloud management services. The solution, entitled Marble Access is compatible with any Windows, Linux or iOS endpoints— most notably, iPhones, iPads, Macs, PCs and Android smart phones or tablets. By incorporating an end-to-end hardened environment, […]

HID Global announced a solution for government agencies interested in securing Apple iOS devices with access to sensitive data. The solution combines the ActivClient Mobile Software Development Kit for iOS with two sleeves from Precise Biometrics: the Tactivo iPhone sleeve and the Tactivo iPad sleeve. This solution enables government agencies of all kinds to use […]

Apple has been granted a patent for a new, two-step screen-unlocking feature that incorporates biometrics. A report by Patently Apple dissects the recent patent in detail. Utilizing integrated biometrics, the Apple patent could also see use in e-commerce transactions. Apple has been refining next wave e-commerce security features using biometrics for some time and the […]

Logomotion, a mobile payment solution provider, introduced a mobile contactless payment system that can be added to existing handsets that have a microSD memory card slot. Logomotion’s LGM Card provides a channel for banks to offer mobile contactless payment services to the mass market by unlocking the handsets with memory card slots currently being used […]

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is taking steps to preppare for the arrival of its new contactless open fare system, according to The Inquirer. SEPTA has set up a laboratory for testing prototypes of new fare equipment at its Center City headquarters. Workers will soon begin installing new subway turnstiles that will allow customers to […]

CipherLab USA introduced its ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID Bluetooth reader designed to address the growing demand for applications in warehouse, logistics, manufacturing, health care and retail operations. The CipherLab 1861 handheld RFID reader can be used to provide additional UHF RFID read/write ability as add-on functions to many SPP or HID supported Windows Mobile, Android, […]

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is in the process of upgrading its fare collection system to one that uses all contactless smart cards. Greg Garback, executive officer in the Department of Finance at the agency, discussed the impending changes at a meeting of the Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board. He addressed plans to […]

GlobalPlatform has expanded its compliance program to certify UICC products that meet GlobalPlatform’s contactless services specification. By standardizing its compliance platform, the company will be able to offer end users greater consistency associated with lifecycle management as well as the selection and activation of secure contactless mobile services. In term of the bigger picture, certification […]

Daon is no stranger to large-scale identity projects, being involved in national ID and border management projects spanning the globe. The company’s X-Products group was chosen as a pilot award recipient for the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan spoke with Cathy Tilton, vice president of Standards and Technology at […]