Report Linker has published its report detailing the global multi-factor authentication market, spanning model types, market sector, and geographical forecasts. The global multi-factor authentication market is expected to top $5.45 billion by 2017 with an estimated compound annua; growth rate of 17.3% from 2012 through 2017. Two-factor authentication is currently most the widely and commonly […]

Despite countless delays and numerous technical glitches, OC Transpo has decided and is moving forward with the roll out its Presto contactless smart card fare payment system, according to The Ottawa Citizen. Set to start on Jan. 18, OC Transpo will provide as many as 10,000 Presto transit cards at its sales and information centers […]

The Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pa. has expanded the distribution of the ConnectCard electronic fare collection system to now include riders who purchase weekly passes, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Riders who buy weekly passes at the Downtown Service Center, the Giant Eagle Market District store in Shadyside and the Giant Eagle at […]

Identification and access control reader manufacturer RF IDeas Inc. has announced that its pcProx line of card readers now enables users to be compliant with the new Criminal Justice Information Service (CJIS) Security Policy. The new CJIS policy requires agencies and individuals who need access to the CJIS information network to have an Advanced Authentication […]

German-based test equipment manufacturer COMPRION GmbH has launched Spectro TP, a smart card conformance test that supports GlobalPlatform’s requirements for ETSI SWP/HCI test case execution. The Spectro TP platform is a one-box product that covers ISO 7816, SWP/HCI, IC-USB contact-based cards and ISO 14443/NFC contactless cards. It will run tests for ETSI, 3GPP, 3GPP2 and […]

Smart Card Alliance’s Payments Summit will feature credit giants AmEx, Discover, MasterCard and Visa as well as Isis and the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) to outline U.S. EMV migration and global payments trends. The 6th annual installment of the Summit will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah Feb. 5-7 with pre-conference workshops to be […]

The Smart Card Alliance has released its second annual E-Yearbook, highlighting the events that happened in the North and Latin American smart card industry throughout 2012. This year’s review contains industry briefs, perspectives, insights and company profiles covering a wide range of markets and technologies. It also contains an expanded section on the EMV Migration […]

The New South Wales (NSW) Government and the Department of Transport (TfNSW) have begun trials in Sydney of the new Opal smart card system for public transport, being installed by the Cubic-led Pearl Consortium. The NSW Minister for Transport, Gladys Berejiklian, said the trials would be used to fine tune the system, which would then […]

Cubic Transportation Systems, Transport for London’s (TfL’s) partner for ticketing, gating and revenue management, is celebrating a milestone in a project to enable the city’s entire transport network to accept payment via contactless debit and credit cards. Prior to the launch on Dec. 13, each of London’s 8,500 buses was equipped with a contactless-enabled reader, […]

Identive Group, Inc. has launched a new RFID tag that contains a contactless smart card microprocessor. This Smartag Crypto tag allows for a smaller, more flexible form factor that can handle the capabilities of smart card in high-security, high-functionality applications. The tag can be used for ID credentials or applications that require more processing, memory […]