Switzerland-based supplier of e-banking solutions, CREALOGIX, has announced its latest product for secure authentication on smart phones. CLX.MobileSecurity, will enable access using the audio interface of a mobile device’s NFC functionality, without losing any of the required security. The NFC solution— created in conjunction with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich— enables for a […]

The Taipei City Government introduced a newer version of its contactless smart card system for payment on the Taipei MRT, buses and other public transport services in Taipei, according to FutureGov. The revamped EasyCard features heightened security mechanisms to ensure that any personal information stored in the card is well protected against malicious intentions. “With […]

IdentiSys, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Salt Lake City-based Mountainland Business Systems’ Identification, Security and Presentation Divisions. The Mountainland deal marks IdentiSys’ tenth identification acquisition in the last seven years and the third acquisition in the past six months. Reasoning behind the procurements is the support of IndentiSys’ continual growth strategy and expansion of […]

Ingenico announced that the Russian retail chain Sedmoy Kontinent (English: The Seventh Continent) is now able to accept VISA payWave cards thanks to its contactless terminals. The Ingenico solution is based on the iPP320 terminal, which features increased robustness – one million clicks on every key, smart card reader with guaranteed 500,000 inserts, a clear […]

Smart Card Alliance’s Industry Councils will be holding elections to designate steering committees and officers. Five of the six Industry councils will be electing new committees and officers— Access Control, Health care, Identity, Payments and Transportation— as the newly formed Mobile and NFC Council held its election in May of 2012. The councils’ nomination process […]

Oberthur Technologies has announced that its trusted service manager (TSM) platform has been adopted by Australian bank Westpac for its new NFC payments pilot. Using Oberthur’s solution, Westpac will be able to securely issue personalized MasterCard debit cards to the SIM card of pilot participants’ Android handsets. Once the debit card has been issued, customers […]

The Smart Card Alliance’s EMV Migration Forum has opened its membership. The mission for the EMV Migration Forum is to facilitate the move from magnetic stripe technology to secure EMV contact and contactless technology in the United States. Membership to the forum is separate from Smart Card Alliance membership and is geared toward organizations with […]

New Zealand contactless payments provider Snapper announced a new way for customers to get their Snapper payment accounts onto their Touch2Pay smart phones. New Zealanders with Touch2Pay phones equipped with the Touch2Pay SIM card can now get a Snapper contactless payment account on their mobile phone securely over-the-air, instead of being issued at the time […]

In Japan, a new company called Ippuku (“puff”) is opening a new series premium smoking rooms around Tokyo that use contactless smart card technology for payments, according to The Verge. Ippuku’s pay-as-you-go rooms feature subway-style gates where customers can simply tap their cards to enter. Smokers will pay ¥50 (about $0.64) a time with their […]

The August 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 […]