Taiwan’s largest telecom operator Chunghwa Telecom Co. has started a pilot to enable smart phone users to make contactless payments, reports Focus Taiwan. The first phase of the trial will last six months and involve 500 to 600 mobile services subscribers. These participants will install a customized SIM card in their smart phones to conduct […]

HID Global announced that its patented crack prevention technology for IC chip-enabled polycarbonate eID and e-passport credentials has been validated in the tests conducted by Smithers Pira. In laboratory testing, 100% of cards created using HID Global’s crack prevention solution were found to be immune to premature aging caused by the minuscule cracking that in […]

Organizations with deployed contactless IDs and access control systems have a range of opportunities available to further benefit from the investment in technology. Logical access and closed loop payments are often discussed, but another type of security can prove advantageous. Electronic control of lockers, safes, cabinets and other non-traditional openings is a rapidly growing trend […]

The September meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]

The global card market reached $17 billion in 2011, jumping almost 14% from 2010, according to the 2011 International Card Manufacturers Association Global Card Market Statistics Report. Higher value chip-based cards used in mobile phones and other electronic transactions as well as expanded production in the Asia-Pacific region led market growth as more than 30 […]

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 […]

Bell ID announced the launch of Bell ID Certificate Manager: a Web-based platform to manage digital certificates in computer networks, on smart phones, smart cards or USB tokens. Aimed at enterprises, governments and third-party service providers, it reduces operational costs by delegating control to end-users via a self-service portal and by automating many bulk certificate […]

Precise Biometrics announced that it is releasing its Tactivo smart casing for the iPhone and iPad in combination with the secure browsing software from Thursby Software. The new Tactivo/PKard bundle combines the Tactivo smart card reader and fingerprint sensor hardware with the Pkard Reader v1.1 app for access to Web email, portal, and collaboration sites […]

Software House, part of Tyco Security Products, announced that it has earned Trusted PACS Product Certification from CertiPath for the integration of the C•CURE 9000 security management platform with the PIVCheck credential validation software from Codebench and the MultiMode three-factor reader from Veridt. This designation from CertiPath, whose product certification is trusted by the U.S. […]

Near field communication is going to college and finding the campus to be an ideal testing ground full of students hungry for the newest technology. NFC’s promise – to let users do just about anything with a single mobile device – is a little hard to pass up. But like their business counterparts that have tested NFC, […]