VeriFone has announced that it will equip U.S. retail chain Beall’s with its NFC-enabled MX 915 point of sale readers. According to VeriFone, the MX 915 is one of the first models in the company’s new customer-facing MX 900 series. The device supports NFC mobile payments, EMV smart cards, and other alternative payment methods, as […]

Datacard Group introduced a software upgrade that will enable U.S. card companies employing Datacard or CardWizard software to adjust to EMV smart cards. Datacard Group plans to institute a two-step process as it rolls out the new software upgrade in an effort to make the integration of smart card personalization as simple and affordable as […]

National Transport Commission (NTC), Sri Lanka has introduced a new bus fare system that will enable passengers to pay their bus fare using a prepaid smart transit card, according to The Sunday Times. The new prepaid smart transit card enables passengers to board the bus and simply run the card by the installed payment terminal, […]

Westpac, one of Australia’s four major banks, has announced a partnership with MasterCard to pilot a new NFC payments application for Android phones. The pilot will see Samsung Galaxy S III handsets equipped with special SIM cards containing an embedded secure element. Using a virtual Debit MasterCard stored in the secure element, pilot participants will […]

The U.S. federal government has placed an order with Precise Biometrics for the Tactivo smart casing for smart card and fingerprint authentication to mobile devices. It plans to use Tactivo for several pilot projects across many federal government military and civilian agencies. Tactivo enables companies and organizations to migrate authentication to mobile devices and it’s […]

GAO RFID Asset Tracking is offering an ultra-high frequency Gen 2 RFID Frog 3D tag which suited for applications in RFID supply chain applications, pallet and case-level applications. GAO’s Gen 2 RFID Frog 3D tag provides consistent performance on a variety of materials and is also compatible with the Impinj QT technology to enhance privacy […]

The 4 Bridges Forum (4BF) has announced an awards program for the recognition of innovative PKI solutions using high-assurance digital identities in both the public and private sectors. PKI, or public key infrastructure, is a secure and efficient information technology supporting the rapidly expanding global Internet trust network. PKI is employed in a number of […]

Munich-based Giesecke & Devrient GmbH has received a security certificate from Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) for its STARCOS 3.5 smart card operating system. The smart card OS covers new security functions in e-passports, residence permits and ID cards. The security certificate falls under the BSI Common Criteria Protection Profile (BSI-CC-PP-0056-V2-2012) for machine-readable […]

StarHub, one of Singapore’s major telecos, has unveiled its “SmartWallet” NFC mobile wallet app. Developed in collaboration with bank DBS, transit smart card company EZ-Link and MasterCard, SmartWallet will enable StarHub customers to use three different contactless payment cards on an NFC-enabled smart phone – DBS One.Tap, NFC EZ-Link purse and NFC FEVO pre-paid MasterCard. […]

Actonite announced it had formed a partnership with China UnionPay Data (CUP Data) to supply Aconite’s Affina Enterprise smart card lifecycle management system in a showcase deployment. As part of the deal, CUP Data aims to provide its 120 client users with multi-application and post-issuance smart card management services. This step will help banks provide […]