Datacard Group has launched its new Datacard MX1100 card issuance system designed to help financial institutions, governments and other organizations take a first step into centralized card issuance. The system offers a combination of low cost-per-card and ease-of-use for expanding card programs. The system can personalize up to 600 cards per hour, creating a complete […]

On Track Innovations (OTI) has been awarded two U.S. patents for its NFC hardware and applications technology. The first patent, titled “Retrofit Contactless Smart SIM Functionality in Mobile Communicators” (U.S. Patent No. 8,195,236), concerns the addition of NFC and contactless payment capabilities to existing mobile handsets through a phone’s existing SIM card. According to OTI, […]

The Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council invites transportation agencies and council members to discuss directions and trends in fare payment at an in-person meeting in Philadelphia, Sept. 18-19, 2012 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The meeting is an invitation to small, medium and large transportation agencies to attend an interactive event with two days of […]

Discovery News‘ Mark Peroraro recently took Google Wallet for a spin in the Bay Area and came away less than thrilled with the “future of mobile payments.” Peroraro first tried the app at a San Francisco coffee shop, where he swiped his phone only to be told the reader wasn’t working. He then went on […]

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is going paperless, doing away with its disposable paper transit passes and replacing it with Clipper card, according to Mountain View Patch. Beginning July 1, all VTA customers will be required to pay for rides on VTA bus and light rail using the new reloadable, all-in-one transit smart […]

Thursby Software Systems announced that its free PKard Reader app for secure Web browsing has been granted FIPS 140-2 validation from the Cryptographic Module Validation Program, a joint effort between the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Communications Security Establishment of the Government of Canada. Thursby’s PKard Reader solution enables people to securely […]

Korean smart card solutions provider DUALi announced that its Dragon NFC reader has been certified for NFC Forum Digital Conformance by the Korean certification laboratory KTC. DUALi’s Dragon is a USB-based reader that can support multiple NFC and contactless smart card functions, including payments, loyalty and automatic fare collection. The Dragon can be used as […]

By Jeff Nigriny, CertiPath Identity in our online world is well understood to be broken. Broad recognition of this began 18-years ago with a cartoon depicting dogs using the Internet pretending to be people. When was the last time a news cycle didn’t include a story about stolen identities or the failure of passwords as […]

Microsoft has revealed that its forthcoming Windows Phone 8 OS will come with an NFC-enabled mobile wallet app called Wallet Hub. Introduced today at a Windows 8 sneak peek event in San Francisco, Wallet Hub promises to be “the most complete wallet experience,” according to the company. The service will include NFC payments at the […]

Gemalto launched the Protiva Defender Suite a product designed specifically for law enforcement agencies, justice and security departments and first response teams. Protiva Defender Suite is a portfolio of authentication software, digital credentials, smart cards, one-time passwords, mobile PKI and related services. This solution comes in response to the growing number of mobile computing devices […]