The UK’s Home Office, Design Council and the Technology Strategy Board have released three new prototype security systems for the Mobile Phone Security Challenge – an initiative to develop new security technology to protect phones from “thieves and fraudsters,” according to designweek.co.uk. The prototypes developed for the Challenge focus on three main areas: making mobile […]

Target shoppers now have the option of making gift card purchases using their mobile phones, according to American Banker. Customers can use the Mobile GiftCard service by accessing Target’s Web site via their mobile phones, where they can register their gift cards and create a PIN number to make secure transactions. To make a purchase, […]

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has announced the release of its new Mobile Security Card SE 1.0, an upgraded version of the first-generation Mobile Security Card 3.1 microSD for security applications. The upgraded card incorporates a cryptocontroller, which provides security for cell phones, smart phones, notebooks and other mobile terminal devices without needing a smart card […]

CONNECTHINGS announced the first public demonstration of the Wave-Me NFC services platform will take place at the upcoming GSM Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain Feb. 15-18. The Wave-Me NFC services platform, the first product developed out of the partnership between CONNECTHINGS and INSIDE Contactless, is built upon CONNECTHINGS’ AdTag server and is designed to […]

The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association aimed at advancing the use of NFC technology, announced it has formed liaisons with three industry organizations key to the NFC global ecosystem: EMVCo, the GSM Association and the Smart Card Alliance. As a first step in the liaisons, the Forum has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) […]

The Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS) has launched its mobile payment solution “iNETS” in Singapore, according to gsmdome.com. iNETS is the third mobile payment service offered in Singapore, preceded by DBS’ AXS and Singpost’s SAMs, that enables users to make make cashless purchases via cell phones. So far, iNets has the support of local power […]

Dates: December 7 – 9, 2010 Location: Paris, France Venue: Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center URL: http://www.cartes.com Description: This is the event where decisions are taken on the future directions and on major trends in smartcard and contactless technologies (transactions, telecoms, services, transport). CARTES: The world leading show for banking technologies and e-transactions, with mobile payment […]