Identification, security and RFID specialist Identive has revealed plans to increase backing for the rapidly developing near field communication (NFC) market in Japan by launching a Japanese language iteration of IdentiveNFC.com. The new language addition — which now joins English and French — will enable Japanese businesses, developers and consumers direct access to the Identive’s full […]

German technology company Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has won a contract from the government of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China to produce its new multifunction contactless smart ID cards. G&D will be the primary contractor on this project and will have responsibility for the project’s management, smart card application […]

SecureKey Technologies Inc. announced the commercial availability of its cloud-based briidge.net identity and authentication platform – a solution that enables people to use devices and credentials they already have to perform strong two-factor authentication. The briidge.net suite of enterprise federated authentication services aims to be easy for people to use and reduces the number of […]

Payment processor Heartland Payment Systems and mobile payment network LevelUp have formed a partnership to create a national mobile payment solution. After piloting its program in New York City, Boston, Louisville, Minneapolis and Madison, Wis., the partnership is now conducting a full-scale rollout of the system. LevelUp’s footprint will expand nationally more quickly with help […]

Hospitality Technology reports that a recent survey by ACI Worldwide shows that Google Wallet may win the mobile wallet war against PayPal and ISIS. The survey polled attendees of the National Retail Federation’s 2013 annual conference and found that 53% of respondents felt Google will be the prevailing mobile wallet in the marketplace. PayPal garnered […]

Lenovo plans to add NFC technology to its line of ThinkPads, reports Pocket-Lint. The NFC capability will allow users to use contactless credit credit cards to tap their card to the device to pay for items they purchase online. Lenovo made the announcement at the Engadget Expand conference. It plans to add NFC to some […]

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is working to procure a system that would simplify the process of paying for bus or train fare, turning it into a tap of a smart phone or credit card at a turnstile. According to Transportation Nation, Metro is now accepting bids from tech companies to develop a […]