RegardingID Archive | Rural Indian villagers can now pay for groceries with a smart card

Friday, February 1, 2008

Rural Indian villagers will soon be able to swipe smart cards for purchasing groceries in their neighborhoods. All that a shopkeeper has to do is to carry either a palmtop handheld recorder or a mobile phone-based device and once the person makes a purchase, the grocer can swipe the smart card and complete the transaction. This is part of the 14 additional services that the government intends to offer through smart cards, including pension payments and distribution of benefits.

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Smart cards replace paper coupons in Indian prison

Prisoners at Tihar prisons, located near New Delhi, India, will now be using smart cards instead of paper coupons for their food purchases.

As reported by The Economic Times, the former system of paper food coupons led to misuse and illegal activity within the jail. Some prisoners would use it for currency in order to get banned substances or buy favors from others.

Indian government deems unique ID more practical than smart cards

The government of India’s Planning Commission has announced that for electronic transfer of benefits to the rural poor, a unique identification number scheme is a more practical option than issuing smart cards, reports The Telegraph.

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The Asia Pacific region is one of the largest users of smart cards, so much that it now leads the world in using the cards to pay for travel, reports iTWire.

NXP delivers contactless ID, banking cards to rural India

NXP Semiconductors has announced a partnership with Glodyne Technoserve, the technology service provider for the Indian State Government of Bihar, to provide contactless “e-Shakti” cards to citizens living in rural communities for access to banking and social welfare facilities.

New player enters Indian two-factor authentication market

The Indian start-up ArrayShield Technologies has entered the two-factor authentication market in India and is looking for value-added resellers, managed service providers and system integrators to help it become a player in this field, which it estimates to be nearly Rs 2 billion.

Ten million FINO customers in India use micro-banking on Gemalto smart cards

Gemalto announced that 10 million Financial Inclusion Network & Operations (FINO) customers in India now benefit and take part in micro-banking, using Gemalto smart cards, as part of FINO’s broader branchless banking program.

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Rural Indian villagers can now pay for groceries with a smart card