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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25 May, 2011NXP, Intrinsic-ID demonstrate new security concept
NXP and Intrinsic-ID partnered to create a demonstration platform to showcase a new security technique. The demonstration uses Intrinsic-ID’s Quiddikey solution to enhance the security level of SmartMX-powered assets against many forms of attack. The smart card demo shows the characteristics of HIS-based key storage method. The difference is the key is extracted from the […]
25 May, 2011DAILY RFID reveals time attendance system, complemented by new key tag series
DAILY RFID has unveiled another set of RFID solutions: this time a RFID time and attendance system and a RFID key tag designed for secure personal identification and access control applications. The RFID time attendance system consists of a high frequency integrated gate reader, the DL8220, along with 13.56 MHz cards or key fobs and […]
25 May, 2011Audio from May 18 IAB meeting online now
The May meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]
24 May, 2011sQuid, ACT partner to form Smart Transactions Group
Transit and tourism solutions provider Applied Card Technologies (ACT) and digital payments company sQuid have inked an $87 million deal to form a new corporate umbrella, Smart Transactions Group. The two UK start-ups currently operate contactless smart card-based networks, and now share plans to launch NFC and mobile phone-based solutions in the near future. ACT […]
24 May, 2011EMV users invited to annual meeting
EMVCo will hold its third annual EMV meeting in Amsterdam the Netherlands, on the June 28 and 29. Anyone who uses the EMV standard is welcome to attend and learn more about the evolution of the platform. The two-day event outlines progress of its current EMV standard, and educates potential emerging market clients on becoming […]
24 May, 2011Chennai readies ‘Octopus’ style ticketing system
The city of Chennai, India is getting ready to roll out contactless ticketing on its forthcoming Metro Rail transit system, according to The Deccan Chronicle. Modeled after Hong Kong’s ‘Octopus’ system, Chennai’s prepaid contactless cards will allow commuters to quickly tap on and off of Metro trains. The fare charge is automatically deducted from the […]
24 May, 2011Starbucks UK launches contactless payments trial
Starbucks has signed a deal with Barclaycard and Visa Europe to bring contactless payments to its UK coffee shops. Starting in Spring 2012, customers in selected stores will be able to pay for their coffee by simply holding their Visa contactless credit or debit cards over a payment terminal. Pending positive results of the pilot, […]
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