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
13 Oct, 2011ACI launches card issuing solution for EMV, contactless
Payment systems provider ACI Worldwide has launched ACI Issuer 4.2, a new solution geared toward meeting card issuing requirements around the world. ACI Issuer 4.2 is built on ACI’s BASE24–eps and BASE24 payments engines and features support for EMV, NFC, contactless and mobile rollouts, as well as traditional magnetic stripe. ACI Issuer, which has been […]
13 Oct, 2011ACS brings contactless ticketing to Abu Dhabi, Casablanca, Mexico City
ACS has announced that it will deliver contactless ticketing to certain public transportation systems in Abu Dhabi, Casablanca and Mexico City. ACS, a Xerox company, will implement its Atlas ticketing system in all three cities, enabling millions of commuters to pay for fares with the wave of a preloaded contactless debit card provided by their […]
11 Oct, 2011Peet’s Coffee & Tea to accept PayPass, Google Wallet
Peet’s Coffee & Tea, a Calif.-based specialty coffee and tea retail chain, has announced that it will begin accepting MasterCard PayPass contactless payments at all of its company-owned locations by the end of October 2011. The roll out, which will encompass all 193 Peet’s locations nationwide, will support both contactless PayPass credit and debit cards, […]
11 Oct, 2011Collis, Cetecom deliver tools for German eTicketing system
Cetecom ICT Services and Collis have teamed up to develop VDV-KA Test Tools and a VDV-KA Test Lab for VDV-Kernapplikations GmbH & Co. KG’s (VDV KA KG) eTicketing project in Germany. According to Collis, the tools and lab ensure the compliance of all core application (KA) systems in the version 1.106 with the German eTicket […]
10 Oct, 2011SEPTA to award contactless fare contract
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) expects to award a contract for its long-awaited contactless fare payments system this month, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. The $100 million system will enable some 3.9 million people in and around Philadelphia to use contactless credit or debit cards, as well as SEPTA smart cards and mobile phones, […]
10 Oct, 2011Latest Regarding ID Magazine available via interactive PDF viewer
AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the fall 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 […]
07 Oct, 2011CIM, SmartSoft partner on EMV, NFC
CIM USA and SmartSoft announced a partnership to provide EMV-based payment solutions to financial card issuers and bureaus in the United States. The move is intended to support the U.S. banking and card payment industries’ transition to EMV and NFC based payment technologies outlined by VISA. CIM is a U.S. based provider of central and […]
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