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March 31, 2016 11:31 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Revamped Smart Card Alliance Government Conference Offers Refreshed Look at Government Identity and Authentication

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., March 31, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Smart Card Alliance invites government and security executives and industry leaders to attend Securing Federal Identity 2016,...
March 22, 2016 08:00 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Model for Open Payments Architecture in Transit Outlined in Smart Card Alliance White Paper

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., March 22, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the transportation industry looks to move towards open payment systems for more convenient transactions, there are complexities that...
March 01, 2016 08:00 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Smart Card Alliance 2016 Education Program Aligns to Requirements Outlined in President Obama's Cybersecurity National Action Plan

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., March 01, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- President Obama's bold Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP) aims to modernize the federal government's IT security infrastructure...
February 25, 2016 08:00 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Smart Card Alliance White Paper Provides Vision for Healthcare Identity Authentication and EMV Payments Convergence

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Feb. 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the same time as the U.S. continues its migration to EMV chip technology to reduce counterfeit card fraud, the healthcare industry is...
February 23, 2016 08:00 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Smart Card Alliance-Organized HIMSS 2016 Session Details New Approach to Patient Identity to Streamline Healthcare

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Feb. 23, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, 12 percent of patient records are mismatched in the U.S., and 19 percent of healthcare CIOs reported adverse healthcare events as...
February 03, 2016 08:00 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Keynote Speakers Announced for 2016 Smart Card Alliance Payments Summit

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Feb. 03, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coming to Orlando, Florida in April, the newly located and expanded version of the 2016 Smart Card Alliance Payments Summit will bring...
February 02, 2016 08:00 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Smart Card Alliance Opens the National Center for Advanced Payments and Identity Security for Education and Collaboration

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Feb. 02, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To expand their investment in educating industry stakeholders on how to make payments and identity more secure, the Smart Card Alliance...
January 21, 2016 08:00 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Smart Card Alliance 2015 Council Roundup: Accelerating the Use of Smart Card Technology Across Access Control, Healthcare, Identity, Mobile, Payments and Transportation Markets

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Jan. 21, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 2015 was a successful year for the Smart Card Alliance and its industry councils, which made great strides in accelerating the use and...
December 18, 2015 08:00 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Smart Card Alliance Expands Payments Summit, Co-Locates With ICMA EXPO to Meet the Needs of a Changing Payments Industry

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Dec. 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The newly co-located Smart Card Alliance Payments Summit and the ICMA Card Manufacturing and Personalization EXPO will hit Orlando,...
December 16, 2015 12:00 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Smart Card Alliance White Paper Explores Uses of NFC Beyond Payments

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Dec. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Near Field Communications (NFC) technology gets a lot of attention for its ability to enable contactless payments, but less known is...