Dual-interface cards deliver on promise of flexibility
With both contact and contactless on board, the cards are finding favor with a host of global issuers
Contactless 2.0: Latest generation chips are bigger, faster
Biometrics, new apps require more memory and faster data transfer
Episode 154: John McAfee backs authentication key
Evaluating card durability
Industry standard test procedures help issuers achieve the ultimate ’10-year credential'
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28 Dec, 2011West Midlands preps to introduce Oyster-style ticketing
West Midlands is getting set to introduce an Oyster-style bus ticketing system that would enable passengers to easily transfer between services run by different bus operators. According to The Coventry Telegraph, the region’s transit authority, Centro, is working on a smart card proposal that would enable passengers to pre-load cash, which is then deducted as […]
27 Dec, 2011Report: Contactless payment market – benefits to issuers, merchants?
Research and Markets announced the addition of Polasik Research’s contactless payment cards market report, “The Global Contactless Payment Cards Market”, to its offering. The report describes the evolution contactless payment methods used at point-of-sale, with reference to the solutions offered under the American Express/MasterCard/Visa Agreement. The report also examines the prospects for the development of […]
26 Dec, 2011Winter Regarding ID Magazine available via interactive PDF viewer
AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the winter 2011 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]
26 Dec, 2011Visa benchmark marks 2012 as the year for maintstream contactless adoption
Visa Europe launched its second quarterly Contactless Barometer benchmark, studying consumer attitudes and perceptions on contactless technologies across the UK, Poland and Turkey. Research is based on the surveys of 1,700 banked individuals and in-depth panel sessions with around 500 contactless card owners per market. Results show that contactless owners value the convenience and ease […]
23 Dec, 2011Defining digital identities: part five of five
Four industry leaders breakdown the importance of online credentials
There have been many discussions about digital identities and online credentials in 2011. The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) is picking up steam and organizations are seeking to further secure IT networks as threats from hacking increase. But questions and uncertainty abound. What are digital identities and how do they work? Will […]
23 Dec, 2011MetroChange puts leftover MTA funds to some good use
Every year millions of dollars worth of value on MTA MetroCards is either lost or discarded. A group of students from New York University’s Interactive Communications Program have devised a platform that takes this remaining value and put it to some good use. Reported by gothamist, MetroChange takes unusable, leftover money before cards are discarded […]
23 Dec, 2011Watchdata passes VISA certification
Watchdata announced that its products have successfully passed certification standards for use by the Visa. The TimeCOS-JV-S-T0-1 and the TimeCOS–JV–C–T0–1 are the two latest products by Watchdata to be certified by VISA and suitable for commercial use. The company’s expanded and upgraded sticker product, the Timecos/Fly TransWave v.10 has also passed standards for use by […]
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