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April 23, 2013 08:42 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

NFC In Half a Billion Devices in the Next Year: Smart Card Alliance to Gather NFC Technology and Business Services Leaders at 2013 NFC Solutions Summit

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., April 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With more than half a billion NFC-enabled handsets to be available by 2014, NFC technology "has reached the point of no return," according...
April 15, 2013 07:00 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Smart Card Alliance Latino America (SCALA) to Host Information Exchange Program With Mexican Government

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., April 15, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Smart Card Alliance Latino America (SCALA) today announced its next Government Information Exchange mission for May 29, 2013 at the...
April 08, 2013 09:32 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Smart Card Alliance Access Control Council Plans Initiatives Around Secure Standards-based Identity Credentials for 2013

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., April 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Developing educational resources on the advantages of using standards-based secure identity credentials for physical and logical access and...
April 05, 2013 09:00 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Smart Card Alliance Continues Webinar Series on Mobile and NFC Security with 'NFC Forum Tags and Security Considerations'

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., April 5, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Continuing its webinar series on mobile and NFC security, the Smart Card Alliance Mobile and NFC Council announced the third webinar, "NFC...
April 01, 2013 08:30 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Learn About the Growing NFC Ecosystem and the Road to Mass Market Adoption at the NFC Solutions Summit 2013

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., April 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NFC technology is having a breakout year, with newly available NFC-enabled smart phone handsets enabling quick transactions, ticketing,...
March 27, 2013 09:00 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Smart Card Alliance to Host Workshop on Mobile Identity and Access Control at ISC West

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., March 27, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Executives interested in learning how ubiquitous mobile devices can be used for identity and access control applications should attend a...
March 14, 2013 13:05 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Smart Card Alliance Continues Webinar Series on Mobile and NFC Security with 'Secure Elements 101'

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., March 14, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Continuing its webinar series on mobile and NFC security, the Smart Card Alliance Mobile and NFC Council announced the second webinar,...
February 20, 2013 09:00 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Smart Card Alliance to Host Webinar Series on Mobile and NFC Security

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Feb. 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NFC technology has the potential to open up a world of innovative applications - for payments, ticketing, content sharing, physical access,...
February 11, 2013 13:23 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

Smart Card Alliance 2013 Payments Summit Concludes: Education is the Key for Successful U.S. Move to Chip-based EMV Payments; Mobile Payments and Ticketing Leap Forward in Transit

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Feb. 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than 700 people attended last week's activities in Salt Lake City centered around the Smart Card Alliance 2013 Payments Summit to learn...
February 06, 2013 15:42 ET | Source: Secure Technology Alliance

News from the 2013 Smart Card Alliance Payments Summit: MasterCard, Visa Clarify Roadmaps for U.S. Move to Chip-Based EMV Payments, Isis Mobile Wallet Use in Transit Takes Off in Salt Lake City

2013 Smart Card Alliance Payments Summit, Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 6, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the U.S. move to secure chip-based EMV payments continues to progress, executives from MasterCard...