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
20 Nov, 2013Eurosmart: 7.7 billion secure microcontrollers shipping in 2014
Eurosmart released its findings and forecasts for the 2013 and 2014 worldwide shipments of microcontroller-based Smart Secure Devices. An estimated of 7.2 billion Smart Secure Devices were shipped in 2013, a number that is projected to grow by 7% to more than 7.7 billion units in 2014. These numbers, according to the organization, suggest the […]
20 Nov, 2013CARTES News: DERMALOG’s new tech, Infineon’s new chips
DERMALOG breaking new ground in biometrics DERMALOG announced two new spins on the company’s biometrics offerings. The first is an enhancement to the LF10 Fingerprint Scanner that now adds signature capture that can record signatures alongside a biometric fingerprint scan. The fingerprint and signature are recorded on the same scanning window. This means that, other than a pen, no […]
19 Nov, 20132013 SESAMES Award winners announced
The SESAMES Awards were given out before the opening of the 2013 CARTES Secure Connexions Event. Think & Go NFC is the only company to win more than one award with all other categories going to different winners. The 2013 award winners include: Hardware: Gemalto M2M GmbH: Machine-to-Machine Technology to protect Amazon Rainforest. The Internet […]
14 Nov, 2013Marriott Brooklyn goes contactless, LEGIC taps Bell ID for TSM
Marriott Brooklyn Fairfield Installs VingCard Elsafe RFID VingCard Elsafe has signed a contract with the newly opened Fairfield Inn & Suites located in Brooklyn, New York that will see the Marriott-owned hotel deploy contactless VingCard’s Signature RFID locks. VingCard’s Signature RFID locks will be installed across all of the Marriott Brooklyn Fairfield’s 133 guest rooms, enabling contactless […]
13 Nov, 2013Russian mobile wallet adds support for contactless transport cards
i-Free, a developer in mobile and NFC technology, has produced mobile wallet app for use in Russia with new added functionality that enables users to load contactless transport cards, according to mobilepaymentstoday.com. The i-Free mobile “Wallet” app enables public transit customers in 13 regions pay fares by touching their mobile phone to a validator device. […]
06 Nov, 2013CTA suspends Ventra deadlines until further notice
The Chicago Transit Authority’s legacy fare-payment system, the Chicago Card, will work past the original November 15 deadline, according to NBC Chicago. The new Ventra system has had a bumpy rollout, plagued with reports of poor customer service, activation issues, card-reading problems and overcharged cards. CTA said that more than 50% of riders have transitioned […]
01 Nov, 2013Merseyrail launches contactless payments on rail network
Merseyrail, a British train operating company in Merseyside, England, will soon launch contactless payment technology at its rails stations to ease congestion for its passengers, according The Liverpool Daily Post. The network has worked with MasterCard and Global Payments to introduce the system, which will be unveiled beginning in November and will enable commuters to […]
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