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
23 Apr, 2013Contactless card shipment break records
Contactless payment card shipments are shipping at the fastest rate since the technology was first introduced, the Smart Payment Association announced at the Cartes North America conference. More than 975 million cards were shipped in 2012, with the largest climb in the Asia Pacific region. China’s migration to chip-based payment cards influenced the region’s 24% […]
17 Apr, 2013Presto moves to 99 perecent efficiency, OC Transpo issues 10,000 cards to university students
Ottawa is moving forward with its new tap-and-go smart transit card fare system for OC Transpo, according to the Ottawa Citizen. Following numerous delays and technical hiccups, transit officials say the PRESTO card system is now operating at 99% efficiency. As many as 10,000 Presto cards are to be distributed to students at Carleton University, […]
12 Apr, 2013Barclaycard PayBand makes an appearance at Austria’s Snowbombing festival
Snowbombing, a winter sports and music festival held in Mayrhofen, Austria, recently held its annual event where for the first time it feature an integrated RFID-based payment, access and social media system. All Arctic Disco ticketholders were issued with a Barclaycard PayBand, an RFID wristband pre-loaded with 20 euros, redeemable at any one of the […]
12 Apr, 2013NFC contactless cards used to pay for 1 million fares on London buses
Transport for London (TfL) revealed that NFC contactless payments have accounted for 1 million transactions on the city’s bus lines. A release from TfL’s website estimates that as many as 10,000 people are using the contactless debit, credit or charge cards each day to pay their bus fares. Support for contactless payment cards giving riders […]
11 Apr, 2013Aeroexpress rolls out Visa contactless card processing solution
Aeroexpress, operator of air rail link services in Moscow, Russia, has partnered with multinational financial services provider Visa to launch new a card processing system using Visa payWave contactless payment technology. Now, thanks to the payWave cards, tickets are one-touch-accessible at all Aeroexpress offices and ticket vending machines. The contactless-enabled Visa payWave offers card holders […]
10 Apr, 2013Smart Card Alliance Access Control Council plans for 2013
The Smart Card Alliance’s Access Control Council will stay the course, as the use of standards-based, secure identity credentials for both physical and logical access as well as government ID will remain the focal point of its activities in 2013. The Access Control Council made strides in 2012, advancing the use of standards-based secure identity […]
09 Apr, 2013HID integrates Codebench into product lines
HID Global has expanded its pivCLASS Government Solutions portfolio focused on the federal identity market with the addition of the PIVCheck Plus software solution from Codebench, an HID Global company. The pivCLASS solution provides PIV and PKI functionality at the door for government agencies and contractors enabling them to comply with federal identity mandates. The […]
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