Category: Healthcare News

Bell ID wins government contract to provide management system for e-Passport issuance

Rotterdam, 18th October 2007–Bell ID is pleased to announce it has signed a contract to deliver its ANDiS Management system for an e-Passport project in the Middle East. A Middle Eastern government has chosen Bell ID’s card and application management system, ANDiS, to manage passport data in a combined e-ID and e-Passport database. Choosing a…

Bell ID opens first office in the U.S.

Rotterdam, 13th September 2007–Leading smart card software company Bell ID is pleased to announce that it will be opening its first office in the United States on 17th September. Based in the Netherlands, with offices in the U.K, Dubai and Germany, Bell ID is a leader in the field of card, application and key management…

Majority of Baby Boomers and Echo Boomers Predict a Cashless Society

Visa’s Generational Spending Study Reveals New Insights Into America’s Most Influential Consumers SAN FRANCISCO, August 27, 2007–According to new data released by Visa USA, an overwhelming majority of both Baby Boomers (79 percent) and Echo Boomers (74 percent) believe that our society will one day operate without cash and checks and will conduct all payment…

Bell ID and TechTrex Inc. announce cooperation agreement

Rotterdam, 16th August 2007–Bell ID and TechTrex Inc. today jointly announced a cooperative agreement. The companies’ activities under the agreement will focus primarily on promoting Bell ID’s state of the art system, ANDiS, in the emerging Smart Card Management System (SCMS) market in China. With this agreement, TechTrex Inc. and Bell ID will offer a…

MasterCard and VeriFone to Expand Taxi Payments Leadership by Enabling Passengers to ‘Tap & Go’ in More Than 5,000 NYC Taxis

MasterCard® PayPass™ Builds on Successful Rollout in Philadelphia Taxis by Bringing Speed and Convenience to Taxi Passengers in NYC and Las Vegas Purchase, NY, August 16, 2007–MasterCard Worldwide and VeriFone Holdings (NYSE: PAY) today announced that New York City (NYC) taxis are accepting MasterCard® PayPass™. Certain NYC taxis began accepting PayPass in June and more…

MasterCard and VeriFone to Expand Taxi Payments Leadership by Enabling Passengers to “Tap & Go” in More Than 5,000 NYC Taxis

MasterCard® PayPass™ Builds on Successful Rollout in Philadelphia Taxis by Bringing Speed and Convenience to Taxi Passengers in NYC and Las Vegas PURCHASE, N.Y., (BUSINESS WIRE)–MasterCard Worldwide and VeriFone Holdings (NYSE: PAY) today announced that New York City (NYC) taxis are accepting MasterCard® PayPass™. Certain NYC taxis began accepting PayPass in June and more than…

Gemalto to Deliver 35 Million e-Health Cards for German Citizens

Latest generation of patient cards will be produced in Gemalto’s site in Filderstadt near Stuttgart. Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 11, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces it has been awarded the tender held by insurance organization AOK (Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse) to supply and personalize e-health-cards for their insured in Germany….

FreedomPay® Announces Full Integration with HID’s iCLASS® Contactless Smart Cards

WAYNE, PA, July 10, 2007–FreedomPay, Inc., the leader in contactless transactions and settlements to the nation’s largest hospitality foodservice providers, healthcare systems, Fortune 1000 corporations, and educational institutions, today announced that its’ online hosted network integrates fully with the read/write capability of HID’s iCLASS 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology. “The FreedomPay cashless application, when…

Hypercom’s <i>SmartPayments</i> Payment Processing Suite Is Certified for Windows Vista

Compatibility with Windows Vista-Based PCs Offers Enhanced Security PHOENIX, June 14, 2007–Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today announced that its SmartPayments™ solution suite has become the first electronic payment processing software to pass certification tests ensuring compatibility with Windows Vista. The Hypercom SmartPayments Client and SmartPayments Server product lines have earned the “Certified for Windows Vista”…

Gemalto Delivers First Smart Card Driving License Program in Mexico

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 13, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today announces that it has successfully delivered Mexico’s first smart card driving license to the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon state, Mexico. The contract includes 900,000 driving licenses over a period of 3 years. This new card also acts as…