Codebench Inc.’s OMNICheck software has passed the testing given by the Transportation Security Administration making it valid authentication software for use in the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program. The Codebench product underwent six different terminals of testing including Cross Match Be.U Mobile, DAP CE3240BWE, Datastrip DSV2+Turbo, Datastrip DSV3, MaxID iDL500, MorphoTrak MorphoCheck. Codebench, who provides […]

A number of Indian banks are reportedly looking to update their payment cards with contactless technology, according to squidcard.com. HDFC Bank, which boasts a nationwide network of 1,725 branches in 780 Indian towns and cities, has already begun issuing payment cards with both smart chip and magnetic stripe technology. Oriental Bank of Commerce and Indian […]

Wireless ID provider Axcess International has announced the successful integration of HID Global’s iCLASS 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology into its Axcess Dot Wireless ID product. According to Axcess, Dot Wireless IDs enable multiple automated security capabilities in and around a facility such as hands-free perimeter access, automated ID checks, visitor and contractor tracking, […]

“Colleges and universities are leading the way with multiple-use contactless ID cards that contain several applications, and the broader community could learn a lot from them,” said Jim Ellis, director of Contactless Payments at HID Global. Higher education institutions utilize contactless technology to perform multiple functions for students, faculty and staff including: physical access to […]

New Zealand’s Snapper has announced the expansion of its contactless payment system to taxis in the Greater Wellington Region. Snapper customers can now use their contactless payment cards in approximately 700 taxis throughout Wellington, as well as hundreds of buses, retailers and the harbor ferry. Snapper worked with TaxiCharge to expand the system, which is […]

Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) is launching Peru’s first contactless ticketing system on Lima’s forthcoming Bus Rapid Transit line “Metropolitano,” expected to carry 700,000 riders daily when fully operational. ACS, A Xerox Company, has signed a 14-year, $200 million contract to deliver and operate the system, which will allow bus riders to pay for fares with […]

VeriFone and Bling Nation are partnering to support an introductory mobile payments program in Palo Alto, Calif. featuring VeriFone’s payment solutions and Bling Nation’s BlingTags. The new program enables consumers the ability to simply tap-and-pay for purchases using a BlingTag at the physical point-of-sale systems with contactless technology. The solution enables customers to purchase goods […]