As the market for smartcards continues to develop, smaller Asian vendors are able to compete more fiercely with larger, traditional dominators of the market.
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Smaller smartcard vendors begin growing in the market
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011Smartcards will be used for healthcare in Antigua
Monday, October 10th, 2011
In St. John’s, Antigua, the Medical Benefits Scheme will issue all of its beneficiaries and employees personalized smart cards.
New Delhi launches plans to launch ID cards for highway tolls
Monday, October 10th, 2011
New Delhi recently announced it will initiate a program that will distribute smartcards to motorists to pay for tolls.
Electronic ID cards, passports dominated by Asian market
Monday, October 10th, 2011
Asian countries are expected to use the largest amount of electronic ID cards by 2016.
SMART program expands library capabilities in New Zealand
Friday, October 7th, 2011
Members who are using SMART plastic cards now have access to more than 500,000 library items from 23 libraries across New Zealand.
Irish biometric smartcard intended to reduce welfare fraud
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Welfare fraud has been on the rise in Ireland, as people will often claim to need the assistance even though they do not.
Official pushes for Australian-only credit cards
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
The detective superintendent of Queensland’s Fraud and Corporate Crime Group, Brian Hay, recently said that the Australian consumers will soon benefit from a geographically limited credit card that only works within the country, according to Australian Associated Press.
Brazil smartcard market set to increase dramatically by World Cup, Summer Olympics
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
According to a recent study by AMI Research, the number of banking and payment smartcards in Brazil is expected to increase to 450 million units by the end of 2016.
India plans to implement multi-purpose smartcard
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
India’s national government recently reported that it expects to distribute multi-purpose plastic ID cards to every adult citizen by the end of 2013.
Highly-customizable contactless card released by Visa Europe
Friday, September 30th, 2011
Visa Europe recently released its new Matrix Display card, the newest from its CodeSure card portfolio.
