By HID Global. HID Global® is forecasting a shift in the use of identity technology that will lead to increased adoption of mobile devices and the latest smart card technology, a greater emphasis and reliance on the cloud, and a radical new way of thinking of trust in smart environments and Internet of Things (IoT).…
Category: Identification
Matica exclusively reveals new products and research at TRUSTECH 2016
Matica Technologies AG, announced today that it will demonstrate its comprehensive product portfolio of financial and secure ID card issuance at Trustech incorporating Cartes, booth Riviera C 056, the largest global event for trust-based technologies. The demonstrations will introduce innovations for financial card issuance, corporate card personalization and secure ID card issuance for government. Highlights…
Gemalto wins U.S. Government grant for digital driver’s license pilot
Gemalto is partnering with Colorado, Idaho, Maryland, and Washington D.C. to pilot digital driver's licenses (DDLs). Gemalto received a government grant to support these jurisdictions to pilot the development of a smartphone-based credential, and will implement an interoperable solution of a magnitude not seen before in the market. This partnership includes a two year grant…
PKO Bank Polski leads the charge for Government IDs
PKO Bank Polski says 30,000 of its online banking customers have moved to create 'Trusted Profiles', enabling them to log-on to Government services and electronically sign documents using just their banking IDs. The initiative forms part of the Polish Government's “From paper to digital Poland” project conducted by the Ministry of Digital Affairs in cooperation…
Costa Rican citizens have their new identity card, secured with Lasink by OT
OT (Oberthur Technologies) has announced that, after its selection in 2015, its cutting-edge Lasink™ solution has started to be deployed across Costa Rica, through a multi-year contract to provide highly secure national ID cards. This new ID card will provide the Costa Rican authorities with a solid foundation to develop going forward a trusted identity…
One-stop ID solution with AGFA security materials
One-stop ID solution with AGFA security materials AGFA, longtime expert of card materials with integrated security, presents its solution using sphoto imaging combined with stretch polyester to create durability. This combination allows the highest security. In terms of their proposal, AGFA is trying to avoid any pre-printed cards entering the value-chain. With AGFA's offering cards…
Maryland unveils a secure driver’s license with Gemalto’s technology
Gemalto has announced that the Maryland Department of Transportation's Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) has begun rolling out its new secure and redesigned driver's license and identification (ID) card across the state. The polycarbonate-based driver's license gives Maryland residents a tamper-resistant credential that reduces document forgery and protects against identity fraud. Maryland selected Gemalto's line of…
New Smart Insights White Paper: Digital ID and physical ID on a convergence path
By Intelling. Intelling, a consultancy specializing in secure transactions, is publishing a new Smart Insights White Paper titled “Digital ID and physical ID on a convergence path,” in partnership with TRUSTECH (incorporating CARTES), to bring to its readers a synthesis on the ongoing convergence between two forms of identity coming from different backgrounds. Digital ID…