AdvanIDe has announced the launch of its TagExplorer mobile app that can scan and display NFC tag content on the Samsung Galaxy S III. The app reads all NFC-compliant tags including those utilizing MIFARE technology and enables customers to share and examine tag content. The app also enables users to explore the IC technology and […]

Identive Group Inc. announced CLOUD, its new smart card reader platform that that can be used with a variety of ID credentials, from traditional contact-based smart cards to near field communication-enabled mobile devices. Identive’s new CLOUD readers will be on display in the company’s booth 4K 051 during the 2012 CARTES Exhibition & Conference, taking […]

Access IS launched the desktop OCR640, its latest version of a “full-page” passport reader intended for scanning both e-passports and ID cards. The images of a passport photo page are captured in IR, UV and visible light to help improve authentication. The OCR640 also reads all the stored data from a chip within an e-passport […]

Mobile and near field communication technologies were put in the spotlight as the winners of the 2012 SESAMES awards at the CARTES 2012 Exhibition and Conference. Six of 11 winners were NFC technologies while two had technologies that were mobile security related. Morpho, Infineon and Gemalto were winners that had technology dealing with card technology. […]

LEGIC has announced the company’s latest offerings leading into Cartes 2012, developed to enable multiple applications using NFC phones, credit cards or smart cards. In terms of flexibility and interoperability, LEGIC’s card-in-card solutions enable users to choose their own data carrier no matter whether storing information on a mobile or on a credit card. The […]

Cape Cod has gone live with its own Charlie Card, a stored value smart card used for automated fare collection system and originally installed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). According to a local news report the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority will start accepting the new card from passengers to pay for rides […]

Bell ID, a smart token management solution provider, is the latest company to join the Smart Card Alliance’s EMV Migration Forum. This forum is designed to help companies from various industries come together to drive the EMV payments technology implementation in the U.S. Bell ID will contribute its know-how in terms of provisioning and managing […]

Athena Smartcard has completed a milestone delivery for the Italian health ID program. Athena is providing smart cards for Carta Regionale dei Servizi (CRS), the Italian Regional Health Card system. This year Athena has delivered 15 million smart cards to the Italian CRS for its eHealth and Digital Signature/Authentication and eGovernment card project. This project […]

Samsung has earned the Common Criteria EAL7 security assurance for a smart card integrated circuit. The certification is for EAL5+ certified IC – Samsung flash 264KB smart card IC for finance. Its security ID is based on 90nm technology. Samsung leveraged French-based Trusted Labs to provide the testing services. The project took nine months and […]

GlobalPlatform has published an implementation guide detailing how the organization’s card specification can be deployed on a secure element. Often on-chip microcontrollers, SE’s are tamper-resistant platforms that can securely host applications along with their confidential and cryptographic data. The implementation guide should be of interest to groups working on the advancement of secure application management […]