10 oct. 2019
Alicem, France’s mass-usage facial recognition ID program
The French government passed a law on facial recognition coupled with access to online public services in the early summer, when most...
3 oct. 2019
The smart card industry keeps on restructuring
After the merger between Oberthur and Morpho to form Idemia, and the acquisition of Gemalto by Thales, there is not many more options for...
26 sept. 2019
Ready to fly with your face?
What have Atlanta, Beijing, Bristol, Chengdu, Dubai, Dublin, Helsinki, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Washington in common ?...
20 sept. 2019
Targeting a heritage of the past
Exploration of the moon has left a set of man-made objects on our satellite for ever. These objects, including a US flag, some...
11 sept. 2019
The mPOSless mPOS is here!
The inception of the mPOS, a dongle that plugs on a mobile handset and turns it into a POS terminal has brought a revolution in payment....
28 juin 2019
Facebook Libra faces an outcry from governments worldwide
Facebook has announced Libra, its cryptocurrency, a couple days ago, saying it would launch in H1/2020. The project includes a Facebook...
18 juin 2019
HID spreads its wings
HID global just announced it has reached an agreement to acquire the international identity solutions business of De La Rue. The company...
11 juin 2019
Are Alipay and China UnionPay the future of European payments?
In the payment field as in many others Europe has been rich with past initiatives to establish a Europe-based payment system for years...
4 juin 2019
Let’s get contactless!
We all know a change of technology is a chicken and egg issue. There is little point for merchants to get equipped with terminals...
22 mai 2019
Huawei: goal or symptom?
The battle between the US administration and Huawei has been going on for a while but many in the world only started to feel concerned...
