Ingenico Receives Signature Authorisation in Germany for its Health Insurance Card Terminal

With over 25,000 units sold, the ORGA 6041 L eGK eHealth BCS is already the most successful terminal in the public health sector throughout Germany. Within the North Rhine Associations of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, over 50% of physicians use this terminal following its rollout in 2009. Now that it has been approved as a signature… Read More

Orange Credit Card App Now Available on the App Store for iPhone

Barclaycard and Orange have announced the Orange Credit Card App is now available on the App Store. The free app for iPhone and iPod touch is a great tool to help users manage their finances – from tracking how much they are spending to paying bills to viewing transaction history and reward points. Russell Taylor, VP of New… Read More

Bundesdruckerei and Gothaer Versicherungen offer online function for the new German ID card

Gothaer Allgemeine Versicherung is the first company in Germany to be officially authorised by the Federal Administration Office (BVA) to use electronic proof of ID. At the same time, the company opted for the eID Service and authorisation certificates from Bundesdruckerei GmbH for the new online authentication function. The new German ID card launched on… Read More

Barclaycard and Barclays announce one millionth contactless transaction in UK

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

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

Germany introduces national eID card – the beginning of a new application era?

Today is the day hundreds, maybe thousands of security specialists, card developers, application developers, regional councils, politicians and civil servants have been working towards for more than 2 years: The official start of the German eID card – the neue Personalausweis. Just about everything is NEW about this document – the format, the functions, the infrastructure. German… Read More