Many applications are now using radio frequency (RF) chip technology to automatically identify objects or people. These applications range from tracking animals and tagging goods for inventory control ...

IRVINE, Calif., October 11, 2006 – HID Global, a leading manufacturer in the access control industry, today announced the launch of FlexSmart MIFARE and DESFire Contactless Smart Card Readers. The ...

Radio frequency is no longer just about large battery-powered radio-based gadgets like garage door openers and highway payment systems. Now electronic passports and credit cards are going to come with ...

ISMANING, Germany, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SCM Microsystems, Inc., a leading provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange ...

Contactless smart cards are plastic cards (usually the size of a credit card) with an embedded radio frequency identification transponder. The RFID microchip can store a serial number and other ...

The contactless readers support the global contactless EMV applications published by MasterCard and Visa, as well as MiFare technology, and non-EMV contactless payment programs from other major ...

Princeton Junction, N.J. – The United States has taken a strong leadership position in adopting new payment and identification applications that use secure contactless smart chip technology, ...

There are now billions of EMV-enabled cards in the world, but they are not foolproof and can be made more secure through new authentication technologies. In most retailers today, customers don’t swipe ...

A credit card or ID card that contains a chip. When the card is inserted into a reader (contact) or held close to the reader (contactless), data are transferred to a central computer. Also called a ...

RFID credit cards are embedded with a tag that enables contactless payments, one of the safest ways to pay. If you have an EZ Pass in your car or a microchip in your pet, or if you’ve used a hotel ...