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'
Fall 2016 Regarding ID
28 Nov, 2011London’s O2 Arena rolls out contactless payments
The O2 Arena in London has teamed up with Barclaycard and Visa Europe to introduce contactless technology in more than 250 card payment terminals across the venue. O2 attendees can now complete purchases of £15 or less on anything from refreshments to merchandise with just a tap of their contactless credit or debit card. According […]
28 Nov, 2011Founding father of RFID passes away
Charlie Walton, one of the founding fathers of RFID, has passed away at the age of 89, according to Venture Beat. Walton lived in Los Gatos, Calif. with his wife Ann Walton. Walton grew up as a ham radio enthusiast. He was raised in Maryland and New York and studied electrical engineering at Cornell University. […]
28 Nov, 2011iDTRONIC presents its M3 Orange mobile terminal
iDTRONIC Smart RFID announced the unveiling of its M3 Orange Mobile Terminal. The integrated high frequency (HF) RFID reader provides stability and is intended for industrial use. The design is combined with an Intel X-scale 806 MHz processor, operating on the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, 256 MB SDRAM and 1 GB Flash memory allows […]
28 Nov, 2011Companies see London Olympics as mobile wallet catalyst
In the hopes that mobile wallets and contactless payments will catch on with consumers, mobile phone and financial services firms are looking to next year’s Olympics in London as a tipping point. Deutsche Welle reports that a mere 70,000 retail outlets in the UK can support NFC payments, but NFC payments also seem to be […]
23 Nov, 2011NXP delivers contactless ID, banking cards to rural India
NXP Semiconductors has announced a partnership with Glodyne Technoserve, the technology service provider for the Indian State Government of Bihar, to provide contactless “e-Shakti” cards to citizens living in rural communities for access to banking and social welfare facilities. With the solution, residents of Bihar can use the SmartMX-based e-Shakti card as their identity card, […]
22 Nov, 2011Global Payments introduces Ingenico iCT250 reader to Canada
Global Payments has announced the launch of Ingenico’s iCT250 contactless point of sale terminal in Canada. According to Global Payments, the deployment makes them the first merchant acquirer to offer the contactless payments terminal in North America. Based on Ingenico’s Telium2 platform, The iCT250 accepts payments from contactless credit and debit cards, EMV cards and […]
22 Nov, 2011Morpho, Moneo launch new multipurpose contactless card
Morpho has teamed up with Moneo Payment Solutions to launch the new “MoneoPass by Morpho” contactless card. Morpho designed the cards to be used by local authorities, universities, businesses and transport operators for a variety of applications, including payments, transportation, access management and control, event tickets, ID badges, catering, loyalty cards and more. MonoePass is […]
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