HID Global, has extended the benefits of its HID Identity on Demand™ services to include a secure web portal that enables customers and channel partners to monitor and manage all aspects of card personalization projects, from design and ordering through data transmission, high-quality multi-color printing, programming and on-time delivery anywhere in the world. “Implementing a large… Read More
Gemalto Mobile NFC Payment Application First in the World Certified by MasterCard
Gemalto has released the world’s first UICC-embedded software application compliant with Mobile MasterCard® PayPass™ M/Chip 4, the brand new MasterCard payment specification designed for mobile near field communications (NFC). The software application and the UICC have both successfully achieved the compliance assessment and security testing certification in accordance with MasterCard’s highest chip security requirements. The… Read More
VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Chairman of ISO Committee says mobile handset makers are following the ‘wrong’ NFC standard.
In an exclusive interview C-ITV spoke to Michael Hegenbarth, the Chairman of ISO Committee for Contactless Interfaces (SC17/WG8) in regards to the current NFC standards out there. Especially in light of the recent news from MNO’s that Apple may not have NFC in their next iPhone, thanks to confusion over NFC standards. In the interview… Read More
Contactless transactions in the UK grow 150% year-on-year
Barclays and Barclaycard, say they have seen the number of contactless transactions processed through Barclaycard terminals grow by over 150% year on year. This coincides with the news that there are now over 52,000 contactless terminals in the UK, installed by Barclaycard. This is evidence that the 12.9 million contactless cardholders, of whom over 11.4… Read More
Introducing the 2011 CMA finalists – In Restaurant Dining.
Don’t be fooled by the new name. We may have gone upscale in our new TLA but the CMA’s are still the Monkeys (now the Contactless Monkey Awards). For the next few weeks, we’re turning the blog over to Contactless Intelligence and letting them do the run down of the categories and nominations for the… Read More
FIME to Deliver NFC Forum Certification
FIME, a global leader in consulting and market integration services for near field communication (NFC) solutions, has achieved NFC Forum Authorization for its laboratories. This allows FIME to conduct the required tests that will confirm a device’s compliance to the NFC Forum’s technical specifications and attain certification from the industry body. In 2010 the NFC… Read More
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