10 Apr, 2020University of Alabama seeks a mobile ID touchdown
Students at the University of Alabama are pushing forward the cause of mobile ID authentication via a project that involves the school’s massive football stadium.
14 Dec, 2016Pay with your identity, not card at Amazon Go physical store
The first Amazon Go store sells food and convenience items without registers or checkout clerks. Shoppers scan their app on entry and grab items at will. You don’t even need to see the total as you stockpile beer and chips late at night until you next check your Amazon account and find …
25 Oct, 2016FIDO working with EMVCo on mobile payments spec
The FIDO Alliance is working with EMVCo to try and make in-store and in-app purchases more secure. FIDO will develop a new technical specification into its authentication suite to fulfill use cases provided by EMVCo
15 Dec, 2014Winter 2014 Regarding ID magazine available via interactive PDF viewer
The Winter 2014 issue of Regarding ID magazine looks at the rise of mobile identity; possible revisions to the four levels of assurance; how the airport of the future will identify travelers; a look at PIV-I and CIV; new certification for physical access control and the latest NSTIC pilot winners.
21 Feb, 2014Canadian Mint taps SecureKey for authentication
Mintchip is not just a flavor of ice cream but also a digital currency backed by the Canadian government. To secure transactions made with this new digital currency, the Royal Canadian Mint has chosen SecureKey’s briidge.net Connect Platform to provide device-based multi-factor user authentication. Developed by the Royal Canadian Mint, MintChip is a secure protocol […]
28 Oct, 2013Two universities testing end-to-end NFC
Tulane and Quinnipiac universities are piloting a near field communication system on campus from Blackboard. The pilot is using NFC-enabled Android handsets and students can use the devices for physical access control, payments at the point-of-sale, vending, laundry, copying and printing. The pilot is using Samsung Galaxy S3 handsets that are being provisioned over the […]
14 Aug, 2013Frost & Sullivan: Biometrics to revolutionize mobile payment security
Frost & Sullivan estimates that the explosion in smart phone adoption, the increasing popularity of mobile payments, biometric security solutions will likely play a revolutionary role in payment security. Frost & Sullivan cites the jump from eCommerce to mCommerce has required the industry to shift its focus, first and foremost, toward payment security. Frost & […]
25 Jun, 2013EMV’s role in mobile tech and the monitoring of mobile wallet adoption
A report from payment systems provider ACI Worldwide has revealed trends related to EMV, mobile payments, banking, fraud and innovation. Conducted in June at the 2013 ACI Americas Exchange conference in Boston, the ACI survey found that banking and payments stakeholders believe that EMV will act as a driving force in the adoption of mobile […]
04 May, 2013OSPT Alliance releases CIPURSE open security standards for NFC phones
The Open Standard for Public Transport (OSPT) Alliance announced the availability of the CIPURSE V2 Mobile Guidelines, a set of requirements and use cases for developing and deploying CIPURSE-secured transit fare mobile apps for NFC-enabled smart phones, tablets and other smart devices. Providing everything developers need to implement and use the CIPURSE V2 open security […]
29 Apr, 2013Frost & Sullivan: The three-headed monster of the smart card industry
The smart card industry is dominated by three major players — Gemalto, Oberthur and Giesecke & Devrient (G&D)— with each jockeying for peak position to capture the market. A recent report from Frost & Sullivan reveals the current state of the market and the moves being made by its top competitors. Gemalto, who is widely […]
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