Unisys released its annual Security Index report that offers a snapshot of the nation’s sense of security. The war on terror is less of a concern than in the past but consumers are more concerned with bank card fraud and identity theft. According to the report, 45% of those surveyed reported being extremely concerned about [...]

Gemalto has published the results of a street survey conducted amongst Dubai residents, revealing an overwhelming appetite for using contactless technologies. Dubai’s enthusiasm extends beyond the replacement of cash and encompasses a host of other applications such as public transport access, loyalty schemes and e-tickets for major music and sports events. The vast majority of [...]

The Federal Reserve recently published an article about the United States’ impending transition to EMV cards, saying that the U.S. may not have enough of a structure in place to reap the benefits of EMV’s capability to fight fraud. In this article, senior economist Richard Sullivan with the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City looks at [...]

Near Field Communication is working to make contactless transactions more convenient, and with solutions flooding the market the technology holds a great deal of promise. However, there’s some reluctance to wander from the standard NFC formula – tapping a mobile device to a point of sale terminal or NFC tag to conduct a transaction. France-based Natural [...]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the spring 2013 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front [...]

The smart card industry is dominated by three major players — Gemalto, Oberthur and Giesecke & Devrient (G&D)— with each jockeying for peak position to capture the market. A recent report from Frost & Sullivan reveals the current state of the market and the moves being made by its top competitors. Gemalto, who is widely [...]

Evolis released Elypso, a desktop card printer that offers features for instant issuance in one model: manual card feeding, front-desk operations, dual-sided printing and encoding for magnetic stripe, contact and contactless chip card. Evolis designed Elypso to match the performances of Primacy with the smaller footprint of Zenius. This solution delivers personalized cards over the [...]