Cubic’s open payment system run by the Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) will be on display and featured at the Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council Meeting, nearly one year after its launch. The PATCO Speedline is a rapid transit system that runs from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden County, New Jersey. The open payment system accepts […]

The Ukrainian parliament has passed the first reading of a bill to introduce biometric IDs to the country. The bill also would enable the creation of a unified state demographic database with basic personal information on all citizens and it would also call for the implementation of e-passports with contactless smart card chips. This bill […]

The Regional Transportation District (RTD) of the Denver Metro Area is introducing a new smart card fare payment system, which is expected to replace all general bus passes and punch cards throughout the system late next year, according to The Daily Camera. The smart card – dubbed MyRide – is equipped with a chip that […]

Thursby Software Systems has announced additional features to be added to its PKard Reader browsing solution. The PKard Reader v1.1 is a secure browsing app that enables users to access Web portals, collaboration sites and Web-based email accounts like Microsoft’s Outlook Web Access directly from their Apple mobile devices. The latest upgrades to the PKard […]

ABI Research has updated its 2012 market forecasts for the smart card and secure IC market from 261 million to 540 million units. The drivers behind this growth are increased demand for secure microcontrollers with high security and authentication capabilities for the anti-counterfeiting and NFC secure element sectors. While this quarter’s information has remained the […]

Hong Kong and Shenzhen citizens will soon be offered a convenience with intercity commuting and spending with the introduction of the “Hu Tong Xing” smart card, according to China Daily. Octopus Cards Ltd and Shenzhentong Co Ltd together launched a two-in-one co-named smart card that combines a Hong Kong dollar e-purse and a yuan e-purse. […]

Cubic Transportation Systems announced that travelers now can take the Metrorail to and from the Miami International Airport (MIA), including paying their fares using the EASY Card smart card system. Cubic extended the EASY Card system to MIA Metrorail Station under an approximately $1 million option in the original contract with MDT, including new fare […]

HID Global has expanded its ICLASS SE platform with two additions: the standards-based iCLASS Seos credential and support for the industry-standard Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP). iCLASS Seos features a standards-based card edge and is portable for use on NFC smart phones so that customers can utilize smart cards, mobile devices or both within their […]

Secure ID and card personalization specialist Datacard Group has announced that the Slovakian Government will employ the company’s suite of identification solutions into its national eID program. The Slovakian government has chosen the company’s MX6000 card issuance system and the Syntera customization suite software to develop highly secure national eIDs, driver’s licenses, border crossing cards, […]

New report says card or handset, smart card tech plays critical role Smart cards have long played a key role in securing physical and logical access, but now smart cards embedded in mobile devices are emerging as a new, more robust identity credential. The Smart Card Alliance released a white paper on this global trend […]