Bell ID announced the launch of Bell ID Mobile Token Manager, a new software platform that provides over-the-air life cycle management of applications, cryptographic keys and secure elements NFC-enabled mobile devices. According to Bell ID, the solution assists mobile network operators, service providers and trusted third parties in executing complex Trusted Service Manager (TSM) services […]

The SD Association has announced a new collaboration with GlobalPlatform to include smart-chip technology in SD standards, enabling mobile phones and other portable CE devices to provide authentication services with SD memory cards. According to the association, standardized authentication services on microSD and full-size SD memory cards would transform consumers’ mobile phones and CE devices […]

VingCard Elsafe has completed installation of its Signature RFID contactless electronic door locks and VISION access management system at a pair of luxury hotels in Greece. Guests at The Romanos and Westin Resort Costa Navarino, both owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts, can now access their rooms with a tap of a contactless keycard or […]

Blue Bite has teamed up with marketing specialist AKQA and Fuel Outdoor to launch an NFC-enabled advertising campaign for Old Navy in bus shelters around Miami, according to DailyDOOH. Based on Blue Bite’s mTAG platform, the ads feature both an embedded NFC chip and QR code, enabling smart phone users to tap or scan the […]

FIME has announced that its GlobalPlatform certified test tool is equipped to validate the compliance of secure chips to the new GlobalPlatform Basic Financial Configuration for the banking sector. FIME, which is already qualified to run compliance tests with GlobalPlatform UICC Configuration for the mobile sector, is the first full service testing facility to receive […]

Absa, South Africa’s largest consumer bank, has announced that it will launch a contactless payments network in South Africa by the end of the year, according to Tech Central. As part of a long-term strategy to add “mobility and convenience,” Absa customers will soon be provided with contactless bank cards that can be used to […]

Clavis Technologies, a South Korean provider of RFID solutions, has signed a memorandum of mnderstanding with Bizmodeline to jointly develop an “RFID-enabled Near Field Communications (NFC) business,” according to a release from Clavis. Clavis Technologies will develop an “RFID-enabled NFC application” based on service models developed by Bizmodeline, which will provide its financial, billing, RFID […]