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
16 Feb, 2011Orange launches contactless bank card in the UK
Orange has announced the release of its new contactless prepaid MasterCard bank card “Orange Cash.” Declared “the UK’s first major contactless prepaid card,” Orange Cash can be loaded with up to £5000 of credit for contactless purchases any of the 30 million locations around the world that accept MasterCard. Orange Cash cards, which cost £5, […]
15 Feb, 2011HID secures network access for more than 85,000 U.S. government employees
HID Global announced it has secured an 85,000-unit order from a major U.S. government agency for the company’s OMNIKEY contact smart card readers for network authentication. The OMNIKEY solutions include both contactless and contact-based readers for use with desktop and mobile devices. HID will provide 85,000 of its OMNIKEY USB contact-based smart-card readers that will […]
15 Feb, 2011AT4 wireless, Collis team up for NFC and mobile payments test solutions
AT4 wireless and Collis have partnered to offer a range of test solutions for the NFC, contactless payment, transit and ID market segments. Collis’s test solutions include the SWP-HCI Test Suites and the GlobalPlatform UICC Configuration Test Suite and Aspects Spy. AT4 will add its wireless NFC and RFID conformance and R&D test tools, including […]
14 Feb, 2011NXP brings smart card security to device authentication
NXP announced the au10tic family of secure microcontrollers is being markted for device authentication in different applications including information and communication technologies, industrial equipment and medical devices. The au10tic secure microcontrollers are based on NXP’s technology which has been used for securing government ID cards and passports, as well as smart cards for banking and […]
10 Feb, 2011Arcontia launches ARC1800 processor board for contactless ticketing, payment
Sweden’s Arcontia has announced the launch its next generation embedded processor board for e-ticketing and e-payment, the ARC1800. The high performance processor board supports contactless ISO 14443 A/B RFID readers for integration into different smart card devices, including contactless smart card validators, driver consoles, turnstiles, Add Value Machines and Ticket Vending Machines. Loaded with an […]
10 Feb, 2011Visa program encourages EMV adoption as a path toward dynamic authentication
In an effort to encourage dynamic data authentication through merchant deployment of EMV-compatible chip terminals capable of processing contact or both contact and contactless payments, Visa announced a new Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance program. Under the program, Visa’s Technology Innovation Program will eliminate merchant’s requirement to validate their compliance with […]
09 Feb, 2011VeriFone delivers contactless payment solution to London taxis
VeriFone Systems has announced that its taxi card payment and digital media solutions are now available in London’s black cabs. After a brief pilot conducted in December, VeriFone’s system is now offered free to all of London’s licensed black cabs, allowing passengers to pay contactlessly for taxi fares without having to hand their card over […]
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