Identity, Security, Payments, Biometrics, Smart Cards and Authentication News

Mobile Distillery, Stollmann E&V partner on NFC

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Mobile Distillery, a French provider of an automatic porting platform and Hamburg, Germany-based Stollmann E&V, a developer of hardware and software for the communications technology sector, are looking at making it easier to implement the same consumer applications across different NFC platforms.

“During conversations at previous NFC events we realized that we were both working on a common goal but at different levels of the software architecture. Both of us are working to ease the use of NFC technology by smoothing out the difference in hardware or software implementations,” said a Mobile Distillery spokesperson.

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Auriemma Consulting Group is set to launch a comprehensive consumer study on the future of the mobile wallet.

The study comprises an overview of the current state of the UK mobile wallet space and attempts to answer “What comes next?” after launch. To determine the next stage of the mobile wallet, the study examines the features and benefits consumers expect on mobile wallets, and potential ways to expand the mobile wallets’ capabilities.

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CSC has partnered with identity authentication technology and services provider Daon to produce a biometric multifactor authentication service for the banking industry. The product, called ConfidentID Mobile, provides in and out-of-band identity authentication for transactions in multiple channels, including online and mobile.

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CardSmith and wireless transactions provider Apriva, Scottsdale, Ariz., have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver a secure, mobile payment system integrated with CardSmith’s campus card platform.

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LEGIC Identsystems Ltd expanded its partner network in Southern Europe with the announcement of a joint venture with Spain-based security company Softmachine Systems.

The new affiliation aims to produce contactless access control solutions and installations for multifunctional visitor management including applications for electronic payment and time and attendance.

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NFC software provider Stollmann has announced a partnership with Harman, a global audio and infotainment group, to deliver NFC capabilities to the auto industry.

According to Stollman, the partners will collaborate on a solution to connect the driver’s cell phone with in-vehicle components via Bluetooth and ‘NFC hotspots.’

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Samsung and Visa are providing their sponsored athletes and trialists at the London 2012 Olympic Games with special edition Samsung Galaxy S III handsets equipped with Visa’s payWave NFC payments application.

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