ID News Archive for January, 2011
Indonesia set to adopt smartcards
Monday, January 31st, 2011Romanian government set to issue travel smartcards
Friday, January 28th, 2011
War veterans and pensioners will be issued travel smartcards by the Romanian government.
Polytechnic university upgrading smartcard technology
Friday, January 28th, 2011
A technical university in Tianjin, China, will be upgrading its smart card technology.
Cubic lands contract for Vancouver smart card system
Friday, January 28th, 2011
The Vancouver, British Columbia, transit authority has awarded a contract to Cubic for a new smartcard fare payment system.
Bank issues smart cards to villages
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
The State Bank of Hyderbad recently issued biometric smart cards to the Mahboobnagar district in India.
VTB Bank offers pensions by plastic cards
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
VTB Bank, the second largest bank in Russia, recently signed an agreement with the State Social Welfare Service of the Labor and Social Affairs Ministry on non-cash payments.
Interac is set for new smart card release
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
Canadians will soon be making purchases without the hassle of PIN numbers.
Jakarta issuing single ID cards
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
The city government of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, recently distributed plastic ID cards to more than 1.3 million people.
Government plans to push use of smart cards
Monday, January 24th, 2011
To combat fare dodging, the public transit systems in the Greek cities of Athens and Thessaloniki, are pushing the introduction of smart cards.
Smart cards coming to Ireland
Friday, January 21st, 2011
The Irish are the most intensive users of cash in Europe, but new smart cards will be up and running soon.
