Category: NFC News

HID Launches “Be Secure” Promotion at IFSEC 2006 to Benefit and Promote UK Charities

HAVERHILL, United Kingdom, April 28, 2006–HID Global, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced that it is set to host the company’s second “Be Secure” charity promotion at this year’s IFSEC tradeshow in Birmingham, UK on the 8–11 of May. This promotion follows the great success…

New SKIDATA contactless Combi Card combines the two worlds of SKIDATA and LEGIC®

Salzburg, Zurich–SKIDATA AG and LEGIC Identsystems Ltd jointly announce the market introduction of a SKIDATA Combi Card. The new contactless ‘keycard iso combi LEGIC advant’ combines the SKIDATA access solutions with the wide choice of LEGIC advant all-in-one-card applications. It will increase services and convenience for guests and partners in tourist destinations. The new SKIDATA…

Giesecke & Devrient teams with Amiga to offer high quality mobile

Amiga-enabled Mega memory GalaxSIM® cards provide content portability Munich/Prague, April 25, 2006–Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), a leading supplier of smart cards and system solutions for mobile communications, payment and identification, and Amiga, Inc., a provider of cross-platform enabling technology for digital multimedia, demonstrate on SIM 2006 exhibition in Prague the use of Amiga’s technologies with…

Hypercom Takes the Lead: Introduces First Universal Contactless Handheld PIN Pad

High Security Multi-Application Device Expands Market for Hypercom LAS VEGAS, ETA Annual Meeting & Expo, April 20, 2006–Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today introduced the new P4100 PIN Pad, the first universal RF-enabled multi-application PIN entry device designed to meet the rigorous new PCI (Payment Card Industry) security standards established by Visa International and MasterCard International…

HID Global Addresses RFID Virus Concerns For The Physical Access Control Industry

RFID Viruses Pose No Threat for Access Control Applications IRVINE, Calif., April 17, 2006–“RFID is a broad term that encompasses everything from simple devices that contain a few thousand transistors and feature little or no security to contactless smart cards which are tiny computers that contain several million transistors and incorporate military grade security,” said…

Intercard AG and LEGIC®: The market leaders agree on a licence partnership

Zurich. LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, the leading manufacturer of contactless smart card technology for personal identification applications, and Intercard AG, the market leader in the personalisation of plastic cards in Switzerland, agree on a licence partnership and strengthen their joint position. Since 1988, Intercard AG has been a successful supplier of products and services in the…

Imprimerie Nationale Issues France’s First Electronic Passports With Axalto Technology

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS and PARIS, (MARKET WIRE), 04/13/2006–Axalto, the world’s leader in microprocessor cards, today announced it has supplied the electronic covers for the new passports being issued as of today by the Hauts de Seine prefecture (issuing authority in France). Axalto, in coordination with a group of French industrial players, has worked alongside Imprimerie…

Visa Takes Big Step Into Small Ticket Payments

Visa Launches Programs to Expand Card Acceptance and Usage in Small Ticket Segments SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2006–From morning coffee to laundry to parking, purchases less than $25 represent a significant share of U.S. consumer spending. Small is getting even bigger, as Visa is leading the way in making these everyday purchases faster, secure and…

Blast Your Blink? No Need, Says Chase

April 11, 2006–Card Technology reports that Tom O’Donnell, senior vice president of Chase Card Services, has stated that Chase hasn’t seen fraud related to contactless transactions and that customers have not called Chase with this concern. Click here to read the full story.

Giesecke & Devrient and MasterCard International Launch World’s First Over-the-Air Personalization Solution for Mobile Phone-Based Payments

New process eliminates time consuming need to “manually” personalize mobile Munich/Las Vegas, April 06, 2006–Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) and MasterCard International today announced, at the CTIA Wireless Conference in Las Vegas, the launch of the world’s first full-scale over-the-air (OTA) secure personalization payment solution for mobile phone-based payments, developed and managed by G&D. The solution…