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 Mar, 2011SALTO smart access system keeps Dublin students secure
University College Dublin has implemented a smart access control solution from Spanish company SALTO Systems in its new Roebuck Castle student facility. Providing wireless, real time access control is at the heart of the SALTO system. Any number of doors can be equipped with the solution at a than a conventional wired access control system […]
25 Mar, 2011SCA Transportation Council sets NFC, open payments as goals for 2011
Educating on the benefits of open bank card payments, as well as convergence of smart card-based ID applications and NFC in transit is the focus for the upcoming year for the Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council. The group announced the 2011-2012 officers and steering committee. “For 2011, we are asking ‘what’s next,’ answering the questions […]
25 Mar, 2011CHARGE Anywhere app turns smart phone into NFC payments terminal
CHARGE Anywhere has developed an Android app that turns Google’s Nexus S smart phone into an NFC payment terminal. The app enables businesses of any size to process check, ACH and credit card payments, including MasterCard PayPass and Visa Blink, using only a Nexus S handset. The company says it intends to expand the solution […]
24 Mar, 2011Motorola to add NFC to future gadgets
Motorola says it is looking into outfitting future business products with NFC technology for contactless payments. The company is expected to unveil its strategy, including which products will get the technology, at a big launch event next week in Paris. Although Motorola has kept mum about the specifics of the initiative, Andy McBain, Motorola’s senior […]
24 Mar, 20113M invests in e-payments provider motionID
3M announced it is investing in contactless e-payments system provider motionID technologies AG through its 3M New Ventures wing. Munich-based motionID is the developer of an innovative e-payment system, VIATAG, that enables drivers to automatically pay parking fees without having to whip out their wallets. The system uses a small RFID tag attached to the […]
24 Mar, 2011Jolly announces MIFARE, prox and UV integration with HID Global printers
Jolly Technology’s latest releases of its ID Flow and Lobby Track software support MIFARE encoding, proximity card reading and ultraviolet layer printing with HID Global’s Fargo printers. The Jolly Encoder supports reading and writing MIFARE compatible cards using an HID printer equipped with a MIFARE compatible reader such as HID’s OMNIKEY devices. Other encoding technologies […]
23 Mar, 2011NFC payments added to South African transit project
Aconite and Proxama have announced the launch of a mobile prepaid solution that will allow South African commuters to pay for fares with the tap of an NFC-enabled phone. This new mobile proposition, which integrates Proxama’s NFC wallet application, extends the capability of the solution Aconite recently implemented for the South African Transit project. Aconite […]
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