INSIDE Secure, a semiconductor solutions provider for secure transactions and digital identity, today announced the availability of biometric on-card matching capabilities for its SecuRead(TM) system-in-package NFC solution, enabling manufacturers of mobile NFC devices to provide enhanced, two-factor security and greater personal privacy for a variety of mobile applications. Based on advanced fingerprint identification software from… Read More
accells new contactless service turns any mobile phone into a Contactless Key for loyalty programs (and for access to any other service…)
The contactless network provider accells is to introduces its contactless network at the Mobile World Congress2011 in Barcelona. The new accells network turns any mobile phone into the mobile contactless key for fast, secure and easy-to-use access to a ready-to-use loyalty program and to any other service offered by 3rd parties such as mobile network operators, financial service… Read More
European Research Consortium to Pilot Digital Privacy Solutions at University and Secondary School
This year, the 28th January was designated “Data Privacy Day”. So it was fitting that a major research initiative was announced to pilot cryptographic technologies that enable European citizens to better protect their privacy and identities. The project, called ABC4Trust, uses privacy-enabling technology that will be piloted at a university in Greece and a secondary… Read More
Bell ID opens office in Bahrain to serve growing Middle East market
Bell ID, a provider of smart token management solutions, today announced its expansion in the Middle East with the opening of a new office in Bahrain. A permanent presence in Bahrain’s Financial Harbour complex, which is located in the country’s capital Manama, will enable Bell ID to better serve its existing Middle East customer base.… Read More
VIDEO: Could a Facebook account replace an ID card? An interview with German blogger Sascha Lobo
This is an interview we did with German blogger and internet technology expert, Sascha Lobo, for Security News TV. Sascha blogs and speaks on the subject of new internet technology and its impact on social development. We caught up with him at Omnicard 2011 in Berlin, where he was a keynote speaker and asked him for… Read More
UK’s first commercial launch of contactless mobile payments by Everything Everywhere and Barclaycard
Everything Everywhere and Barclaycard today announced the first contactless mobile phone payment solution for UK consumers will launch by early summer. Barclaycard and Orange claim this will be the biggest revolution in payments since credit cards were introduced in the UK by Barclaycard over 40 years ago. Commenting on the announcement, Gerry McQuade, Chief Development Officer,… Read More
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