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 Dec, 2012FIME encourages India to prep for EMV migration
Payments consulting and testing services provider FIME is advising the Indian payments industry that it should prepare its infrastructure to support a move toward adopting the EMV payments technology standard. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has an EMV payment program called RuPay, and it’s expected that this system will emerge to be the […]
19 Dec, 2012HID Global’s top 10 access control trends for 2013
TREND #1: Users are seeking a more “frictionless” security experience, with solutions that are built on open standards to ensure interoperability, adaptability and credential portability to mobile devices. The term “frictionless” is used to describe security solutions that don’t slow users down. Rather than make users carry separate cards, keys and tokens, the coming generation […]
19 Dec, 2012Texas beach resort taps PDC for secure access, while enabling contactless payments
Precision Dynamics Corporation (PDC) has been chosen to launch its SmartBand RFID wristband system for keyless access, in addition to enabling contactless payments at the newly opened Schlitterbahn South Padre Island Beach Resort in Texas. PDC’s patented RFID system provides Schlitterbahn Waterparks and its guests an added measure of convenience and security. It enables guests […]
18 Dec, 2012Turkish bank enables instant issuance
Customers of the Kuveyt Türk Bank can now receive their debit cards instantly, thanks to the Evolis Dualys card printers deployed in every branch of the financial institution. These Dualys printers are equipped with encoders for magnetic stripes, smart cards and contactless cards so that the card can be personalized and issued in just a […]
18 Dec, 2012Report: Smart Contactless Credentials to hit 6.9 billion by 2017
IMS Research has released a report entitled “Smart Contactless Credentials – World – 2012” that projects the number of shipped smart contactless credentials to reach 6.9 billion by 2017. The report indicates that the top four uses for smart contactless credentials are payments and banking, government IDs, transportation and physical access. The payments and banking […]
18 Dec, 2012Kiwi retailers preps for holiday season with PayPass terminals
MasterCard cardholders are expected to quickly embrace MasterCard PayPass as some of New Zealand’s most popular retailers install ‘Tap & Go’ terminals in the lead-up to Christmas. Organizations including Air New Zealand, ASB, ANZ, BNZ, Kiwibank, Westpac and The Warehouse Financial Services have already recognized PayPass and are issuing MasterCardPayPass-enabled cards. As a result, there […]
13 Dec, 2012ABI Research ranks Gemalto as top smart card vendor
ABI Research has ranked smart card and IC vendors within the government, health care and citizen ID markets and found Gemalto to be the top vendor in this field. ABI’s assessment looked at market shares and vendor matrices for 2011 and the first half of 2012 to get its rankings. In the smart card vendor […]
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