Online and Digital Identification, Securing Web 2.0, PKI and Digital Certificates

CARTES focus on Russia, authentication

Thursday, April 30, 2009

CARTES & IDentification will be held from November 17 to 19 in Paris-Nord Villepinte. This year the show’s focus will be on authentication technology and the country in the spotlight will be Russia.

The use of plastic cards in Russia has become widespread over recent years and the deployment of equipment at point of sale is accelerating. This development of cards entails an increased risk of card piracy, trafficking and phishing, forcing banks and public-sector organizations to look for new protection solutions.


The conference also will focus on authentication technology. Exhibitors will present their solutions for meeting security needs, particularly in the field of the trusted Internet. The theme of the fight against cybercrime will also be addressed.

Another subject that will be explored at the trade show will be the development of contactless payment systems in France. The keen interest generated by near field communication over recent years has concentrated on the possibility of transferring credit and debit cards to mobile phones in order to make contactless payments.

However, the complexity of setting up standardized and secure NFC systems, as well as the need for the various players – operators, card issuers and associations – to agree on a suitable service model, has delayed the wide-scale launch of contactless payment systems in France. [end] 

The International Biometrics and Identification Association (IBIA) has announced it has expanded its personal mission to have more of a focus on issues surrounding authentication in data security, identity theft, immigration and homeland security. The IBIA’s approach is expected to be two-pronged wherein they will serve as a forum for industry leaders to directly tackle issues and they intend to become a source for advocacy and education in biometric technology.

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Ceelox has announced that it has finished development of a prototype application that would use Ceelox’s fingerprint biometrics to enable biometric authentication in online environments such as corporate intranets, cloud computing networks and commercial applications like online banking and other personal account-based access.

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Dates: December 7 - 9, 2010

Location: Paris, France

Venue: Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center

URL: http://www.cartes.com

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Mastercard’s PayPass contactless payment system is set to arrive in Azerbaijan and Russia, according abc.az.com.

The executive director of The Milli Kart processing company in Azerbaijan says company has begun preparations for PayPass, but is still in the process of determining the cost for chips, readers and other services.

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PerSay, a developer of voice-based identification authentication solutions, has announced the availability of new functionality available for use on Apple devices, such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The new technology, called VocalPassword, is designed to replace virtual keyboard use for filling in user names and passwords with voice-based authentication of the user.

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Canadian Retail Solutions (CRS) and YESpay International have partnered to deliver EMV chip and PIN managed card payment service to Canadian customers. YESpay’s EMBOSS is an EMV chip and PIN accredited and PCI-DSS Level 1 certified managed payment service.

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