Barclaycard and Barclays have revealed the growing popularity of contactless payment technology in the UK, with the total number of transactions this year now reaching over one million. Since January there has been a 217% rise in monthly contactless transactions, with over 150,000 processed in September alone. With 42,500 payment terminals in shops across the… Read More
Denmark Renews Multi-Year Contract with Gemalto for Complete ePassport Service
Gemalto has announced that the Danish State Police (“Den Danske Stat ved Rigspolitiet”) has renewed its multi-year agreement for a complete Sealys ePassport production and issuance service. The new outsourcing contract is for five years with an option for an additional five years. At the heart of the contract, Gemalto provides its Allynis Issuance operated… Read More
Brits hate to queue. New research says we blow our top in under 11 minutes
The typical British adult can stand queuing for 10 minutes and 42 seconds before their patience starts to fray, according to research published by the Payments Council. Indeed, the stereotype of patiently queuing Brits is becoming a thing of the past, with eight in ten UK adults (83%) turning to virtual alternatives, from shopping online… Read More
First EU Cyber Security Exercise ‘Cyber Europe 2010’ with 320 ‘incidents’ successfully concluded
The first ever, pan-European cyber security exercise “Cyber Europe 2010” ended successfully yesterday. More than 150 experts from 70 public bodies around Europe participated in the exercise. They were exposed to more than 320 incidents, or ‘injects’. The exercise was a first, key step for strengthening Europe’s cyber defense. The key challenge now is for… Read More
European Specialists Team Up to Define Security Standards for Next-Generation Mobile Devices
Five partners from industry and academia have joined forces in a European research project, SEPIA (Secure Embedded Platform with advanced Process Isolation and Anonymity capabilities), to define security standards for next-generation mobile devices including high-end cell phones and tablet devices. As financial services, such as banking and payment, become increasingly accessed from mobile devices, it… Read More
VIDEO: Cimbal – A mobile payment technology startup uses QR codes
Cimbal, a technology startup is using QR codes to enable person-to-person payment transactions using a mobile phone. In essence Cimbal is an electronic payment network using software-based contact-free communication technology to turn a smartphone into a payment tool in-store, online and person-to-person. Watch their video to find out more. Related Articles Cimbal Launches Software-Based NFC… Read More
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