by Guido Mangiagalli, Visa Europe

Contactless payment technology promises numerous benefits for issuers, merchants and customers. With large-scale rollout already under way in the US and Asia, the technology now also looks set for major growth in Europe

by Per Skygebjerg, Todos Data System

With traditional passwords proving to be inadequate for securing the information transmitted during online and mobile transactions, two-factor remote authentication solutions may be key to providing the security that bank customers are looking for

by Laurent Freléchoux, WeRoam

SIM card-based authentication is proving ideal for next generation telecom services such as WLAN roaming and wireless VoIP, providing GSM-type security for IP based services

by Kazumi Kinoshita, JCB

Contactless payments are expanding in Japan, where in contrast to other regions of the world, “wallet phones” are on the way to widespread adoption

Terminals now compatible with IBM ACE cash registers - Food retailer implements in-store biometric payment system - Mobile phone transactions popular with public - Bank rolls out authentication system for the visually impaired - Secure online banking for the visually impaired - HSBC rolls out user authentication products for secure online banking - Portable payment platform with large user interface - Mini contactless payment card released - Turkish bank provides customers with OTP solution - 32-bit payment terminal line extended - Versatile lightweight mobile payment terminal - Two-factor authentication solution for secure Internet banking

by Judson Vaughn, Ekahau

The importance of being able to accurately and instantly locate equipment in hospitals cannot be underestimated. A Real-Time Location System may be the perfect solution to tracking both equipment and, eventually, patients

by Scott R. Silverman and Richard F. Seelig, Applied Digital

The healthcare sector is turning ever more to RFID technologies. A passive implantable RFID microtransponder is one approach aimed at facilitating and improving identification and medical information access between patient and care facility

by Renaud Laffont-Leenhardt and Stefane Mouille, Gemplus

The initial rollouts of smart card-based healthcare schemes have underlined the advantages that moving away from paper-based systems can have for both health services and patients. As well as improving efficiency and care quality, the introduction of such technology aims, among other things, at reducing prescription errors and eliminating fraud

by Joseph Pearson, TI RFID Systems

The rise in the circulation of counterfeit drugs is creating a grave public healthcare problem. The item-level RFID tagging of medical products is gaining in popularity with pharmaceutical companies and may be the long-term solution to the issue if privacy concerns can be successfully addressed

by Prof. David C. Wyld, SELU

A look at how counterfeit drugs are becoming a major global public health crisis and a significant financial drain on the pharmaceutical industry

Intelligent ‘traffic control’ for hospital beds - Validation technology for global biopharmaceutical initiative - Fully traceable hemophilia drug administration program - Clinic adds stocks of blood to RFID pilot project - RFID adoption challenges remain in pharmaceuticals - Neonatal patient ID band for better patient safety - HF and UHF tags and inlays for the pharmaceutical industry - GlaxoSmithKline tags HIV medicine with RFID

Innovative line of plug-n-play RFID readers - Portable printer for harsh outdoor environments - UHF antennas for Europe and North America - First commercialized RFID-radar system - RFID forklift for warehouse worker productivity - RFID reader in compact flash format

Low-cost EPC G2–compliant, reusable UHF tag - Range of UHF and HF RFID tags and inlays - RFID for front doors - Long-range ruggedized RFID Tag - High-speed testing for Gen 2 UHF RFID labels - Anti-counterfeiting RFID label for printers - RFID straps attached to corrugated packaging