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
Proxama acquires Hypertag to become world’s leading proximity marketing specialist
Proxama, the leading developer of mobile contactless payments and near field communications (NFC) technology, has announced that it has acquired proximity marketing specialist Hypertag. Proxama will retain the Hypertag brand in the deal as well as incorporating members of the Hypertag senior management team and key staff into the new set-up. Neil Garner will hold… Read More
MBNA rolls out contactless
The UK’s largest credit card provider MBNA, has announced the start of its two-year programme that will see its 6 million customer base moved over to contactless cards by January 1st 2012. To achieve this, MBNA will issue a new contactless card each time a new or replacement card request is made by a customer, the lender… Read More
Gemalto selected by SOFTBANK MOBILE for new Japanese Mobile Contactless Payment Trial
Gemalto has been selected by SOFTBANK MOBILE for the latest mobile contactless payment trial in Japan. There have been many contactless payment trails but this one is a little different in that the program is the first in Asia to enable secure mobile Near Field Communication (NFC) transactions from a choice of different credit card… Read More
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