Payment Solutions

HSBC bank uses facial recognition

HSBC is the first bank in the UK to use facial recognition technology to improve security at its data centres

Credit Union uses fingerprint access

GEICO Federal Credit Union controlls physical access to various entrances with fingerprint biometrics

State Government of Lower Austria trusts in cashless payment

State Government of Lower Austria has upgraded to a unified ID system using smart cards

Thumbs up for contactless payment

After two years of fast growth in contactless payments, the verdict is in: Once consumers try contactless, they like it!

RFID performs well in shoplifter tests

Radio-frequency identification of products is one possible tool to combat theft, and the technology performed well in a new feasibility study

Texas reveals new multi-purpose chip

Texas Instruments (TI) has announced the availability of a new secure multi-purpose contactless chip

UK consumers want NFC on their mobiles

London´s trial of NFC technology using mobile phones provides positive outlook for the technology

Telstra, NAB and Visa implement Contactless Mobile Payments trial

Telstra, NAB and Visa have launched a contactless, mobile phone payments trial

G&D’s NFC SIM interoperable with Venyon’s services

G&D and Venyon come another step closer to the mass-market launch of NFC services

TD Waterhouse launches voice biometric ID system

TD Waterhouse Discount Brokerage has launched a new telephone voice identification system

Card fraud factory busted by specialist police

Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit has raided a sophisticated counterfeit card factory in Birmingham

Carphone Warehouse uses biometrics for staff

Carphone Warehouse has selected a biometric-based system from Kronos to manage the scheduling of 5,000 staff

US authorities crack largest ever fraud case

US authorities have charged 11 people in connection with the theft of more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers

SMARTRAC to supply to Cairo Metro project

SMARTRAC has been selected to supply its RFID PRELAM to the Cairo Metro project. The orders are being delivered through MasriaCard, SMARTRAC’s local partner in Egypt.

Smart card numbers to hit 7 billion in 2009

By end of 2009 research reveals there will be more than 7 billion smart cards

MasterCard Inc announces Q2 results

MasterCard Incorporated has announced its results for the second quarter of 2008.

OTLIS signs ASK deal

The Lisbon transport operator consortium, OTLIS, has selected ASK’s contactless paper tickets for its Automatic Fare Collection ticketing system.

INSIDE appoints Kim Madore

INSIDE Contactless has appointed Kim Madore as vice president, sales and business development, Canada.

Mobile phones with NFC to generate $75bn worth of payment transactions

Gross transaction value of NFC payments will exceed US$75bn globally by 2013

RFID Systems can be secure in spite of hacked Mifare chips

Feig Electronic offers potential relief to users of recently hacked RFID cards