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
19 Feb, 2013VingCard Elsafe installs invisible locking system at Hotel Bristol in Vienna
VingCard Elsafe, a provider of hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, has installed an invisible door lock systems at the 5-star Hotel Bristol in Vienna. Essence by VingCard offers hotels a more minimalist design by eliminating all external lock hardware on guestroom doors. It encases all electronic components inside the door itself […]
18 Feb, 2013Visa contactless transactions grows fourfold this year in the UK
Visa predictions anticipate the UK will have 34 million contactless Visa-branded cards on issue and 175,000 contactless terminals deployed by the end of 2013, with Europe reaching 70 million Visa-branded contactless cards and 650,000 contactless terminals this year. “2012 was a tipping point for UK contactless transactions, which increased over the course of the year […]
15 Feb, 2013ABI: Dual-interface cards on the rise
ABI Research forecasts 8.6 billion smart cards will ship in 2013, spanning all smart card markets. Of the total shipments, 16% are forecasted to use a contactless interface but that will rise to 30% by 2018. Government ID, transportation and ticketing, and payment cards continue strong double-digit growth in contactless adoption. Single-wire protocol SIM card […]
14 Feb, 2013Next phase of ePassport interoperability tests operated by SDW 2013
Science Media Partners, organizer of the security document conference and exhibition Security Document World (SDW) 2013, is putting together the next phase of global e-passport interoperability testing at a special event to be held alongside the SDW show on May 21 – 23 in London. Sponsored by NXP, the interoperability tests – SDW InterOp 2013 […]
08 Feb, 2013Blackboard supporting MIFARE
The Blackboard Transact campus card suite now supports MIFARE, a near field communication compatible protocol that enables secure contactless smart card transactions. Partner institutions can now choose either MIFARE or FeliCa when issuing NFC-compatible student identification cards or mobile phones. This latest software update also includes a configuration application that creates a single MIFARE card […]
08 Feb, 2013EMV, mobile payment news from the 2013 Smart Card Alliance Payments Summit
The 2013 Smart Card Alliance payments Summit saw executives from MasterCard and Visa spoke about the payments industry, explained their road maps and provided vision for the future payments infrastructure. The summit saw head of authentication product integration for Visa, Stephanie Ericksen, reveal new details that will expand Visa’s roadmap to include EMV. Ericksen revealed […]
08 Feb, 2013ABI Research predicts 2.1 billion contactless credentials to ship in 2018
ABI Research forecasts 2.1 billion contactless credentials – a combination of smart cards and limited use RFID solutions – will ship into the transportation and ticketing market in 2018, just more than double that achieved in 2012. In 2012, MiFare solutions accounted for more than 80% of all contactless ticketing credentials deployed. While ABI Research […]
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