A trial of the use of contactless smart cards on Bristol’s buses could be the precursor to a wider rollout on the region’s transit network. Similar to London’s Oyster card scheme, passengers will be able to use their pre-paid card, which can accommodate up to £50 credit, to pay for each journey on buses in the city.… Read More
Smart card players join to advance secure public transport smart card applications
Smart Card Makers Giesecke & Devrient and Oberthur Technologies, and Chip Providers Infineon and INSIDE Contactless Launch Initiative to Establish Open Standard Smart card manufacturers Giesecke & Devrient GmbH (G&D), Oberthur Technologies S.A., and chip suppliers Infineon Technologies and INSIDE Contactless S.A. have announced that they have launched an industry initiative to provide a new… Read More
eID around the world
Guest blogged by Nicole Mountain Over the past couple of weeks we’ve heard further announcements regarding new and upcoming smart card based ID schemes from around the world. This week, the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs began rolling out biometric ePassports via ten of its 18 regional consular offices (RCO) – the remaining provinces will… Read More
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