A research report by ABI Research* projects the market for biometric payment cards to be reaching 353 million pieces per year by 2025 globally as an optimistic scenario. Allowing card manufacturers to address this new growing market segment, Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY), the global leader in smart card payment solutions, and IDEX…
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COVID-19 Card: Hardware-based assistance for international travelling
WATCH THE SEMINAR VIDEO BELOW IN YOUR LANGUAGE (EN/FR/ES(LA)/PT(BRAZIL) Currently in these pandemic times, a lot of countries are in some kind of lockdown and international travelling is very difficult. So if you want to cross borders, you either need to show a negative test that is not older than 72 hours or you need…
IDEMIA launches enhanced security smart cards resistant to quantum computers
Asymmetric cryptosystems are at the heart of digital security as they are the cornerstone for the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), as well as – amongst other things - secure authentication, digital Identities and trusted services. In particular, they are widely deployed in secure elements to perform safe authentication of people and things (IoT). Indeed, it…
VIDEO: Contactless competence by IFX Austria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxsaOrm4ICE Contactless technology for smart card applications, ranging from secure ID to payment and ticketing, has to stay on the cutting edge at all times. With contactless technology smart objects make life convenient for the user, helping governments and private sector businesses to roll out suitable solutions across all applications. Infineon's contactless competence center is…
Frost & Sullivan awards Infineon’s Coil on Module technology
Based on its recent analysis of the smart card solutions market, Frost & Sullivan recognises Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon) with the 2013 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation Leadership. Infineon has developed the flexible 'Coil on Module' chip package and related card antenna designs to accelerate introduction of cards that can be…
Precise Biometrics releases Tactivo™ solutions ecosystem
Silicon Trust Partner Precise Biometrics introduced a global ecosystem of applications for smart devices that integrates with its line of Tactivo smart card and fingerprint readers. Tactivo allows any iOS or Android app too utilize the security and convenience of smart cards and fingerprint recognition. The new ecosystem contains several types of app solutions such…
Datacard to supply personalisation solution for South Africa ID
The Government Printing Works in South Africa will be utilizing the Datacard® MX series card issuance and delivery systems for its new smart ID card program, improving the security and efficiency in the personalisation and issuance process. Replacing their current green bar-coded paper ID books, South Africans will be able to receive a smart ID…
Survey: The future of identification – Experts go for contactless
Almost every country has been investing in electronic passports for years in order to make international travel safer. Using RFID technology makes it possible to read data wirelessly and to increase counterfeit protection. This is why many countries are currently trying to define standards for future ID documents. According to PAV Card's and rfid ready's…