Mintchip is not just a flavor of ice cream but also a digital currency backed by the Canadian government. To secure transactions made with this new digital currency, the Royal Canadian Mint has chosen SecureKey’s briidge.net Connect Platform to provide device-based multi-factor user authentication. Developed by the Royal Canadian Mint, MintChip is a secure protocol […]

Gemalto announced the deployment of its next gen, multi-application smart card technology for Taiwan’s EasyCard transit payment and ticketing system. The new EasyCard will also enable micropayments in other venues outside transit. The new Gemalto Celego card will be used by over 30 million metro riders in the Greater Taipei Area. It is also accepted […]

Oberthur Technologies partnered with Ingecom to integrate a high-frequency chip and antenna into a SIM card, enabling mobile phone users to communicate with a receiver located up to 15-meters away. While Near Field Communications (NFC) technology enables transactions over a few centimeters, this “AirSIM” prototype enables for “wide field” communications over a much greater distance, […]

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed that the forthcoming Wii U game controller will feature embedded NFC technology. According to Iwata, the NFC controller will contain the same contactless standards used in FeliCa and Mifare products, enabling it to interact with a variety of different NFC-tagged objects to enrich the gaming experience. “By installing this […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the fall 2011 issue of CR80News. The interactive feature allows for 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 sitting in front of you. […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the winter 2011 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 […]

viaForensics revealed some interesting information about Google Wallet. While the system is generally viewed as secure it still does leave some personal data unencrypted. Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan spoke with Andrew Hoog, chief investigative officer at viaForensics, about the analysis the company did on the system. While Google made some changes to the software after […]

Southeastern Louisiana University is working together with ASI Campus Laundry Solutions (ASI) to deploy Laundry Alert, an automated service designed to make washing clothes on campus easier. According to an official newspaper for the university, the system enables students to view which machines are available or in-use and approximately how much time is left on […]

CardSmith and Agilysys announced the integration of the InfoGenesis POS with CardSmith’s campus card transaction processing system resulting in a 100% Web-enabled meal plan and campus card processing solution. CardSmith will offer the InfoGenesis POS solution to higher education clients, equipped with CardSmith’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) meal plan and campus card processing service. The integrated system […]

Heartland Payment Systems launched its new solution designed to streamline laundry services at higher education institutions and college campuses nationwide. WaveVision manages laundry services while delivering value-added convenience to students on campus. It enables students the ability to view the status of washers and dryers before making the trip to the laundry facility. The Web-based […]