HID Global launches suite of contactless payment stickers

HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced the addition of a convenient yet sturdy mobile sticker format to its family of contactless payment and identification cards.

The stickers make it easier to add closed-loop payment and loyalty systems to existing automatic fare collection or retail systems, or to augment campus identification systems with new access control capabilities. They also can be affixed to mobile phones as a bridge to coming NFC mobile payment services.

Unlike other stickers, HID's sturdy, adhesive-backed stickers include an internal ferrite layer that shields electronics from interference even when attached to items containing metal, such as mobile phones. They come in a breakout ID-1 card format and can be printed with customer information including serial numbers, activation codes, messages, brand elements and/or promotional text and artwork. HID Global offers print customization in low quantities, providing companies with an economical way to extend their brand presence. To meet existing customer environments, HID's contactless payment and identification stickers are available with DESFire®, MIFARE® and iCLASS® technologies, ensuring maximum flexibility in design and use.

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HID Global's iCLASS® Contactless Smart Card Technology Enables U.S. Bank's Award-Winning PayID Card

Collaboration with U.S. Bank Reinforces HID Global’s Position in the
Development of Converged Physical Access and Contactless Payment
Solutions

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HID Global, the trusted source for solutions for the delivery of secure
identity, today announced the recognition of its iCLASS^®
contactless smart card technology as a key component in U.S. Bank’s
award-winning PayID card program. The PayID card pilot program, which
recently won the 2010 Paybefore Award for Most Innovative Program,
included HID Global’s iCLASS application. PayID uses a single,
all-purpose card to provide contactless physical access to secure U.S.
Bank facilities, along with contactless payments and traditional
magnetic stripe purchases.

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HID GLobal iCLASS 13.56 MHz Contactless Smart Cards

At Al-Cor ID Solutions we have been supplying ID Cards and Access Control Badges for over 25 years. Be sure to contact our HID iClass Card Experts to insure your cards are configured correctly.

Optimized to make physical access control more powerful, iCLASS 13.56 MHz read/write contactless smart card technology provides versatile interoperability and supports multiple applications such as biometric authentication, cashless vending and PC log on security. iCLASS smart cards and readers make access control more powerful, more versatile, and most important of all, offers enhanced security through encryption and mutual authentication. At the same time, iCLASS is user-friendly, delivering the convenience, affordability and reliability of proximity technology for which HID is known worldwide.

3rd Annual Payments Summit

February 23-25, 2010
Marriott City Center Hotel
Salt Lake City, UT

The Smart Card Alliance will hold the 3rd Annual Payments Summit on February 23-25, 2010, at the Marriott City Center Hotel in Salt Lake City, UT. This 2.5-day meeting will focus on exciting new trends and projects that are accelerating the widespread acceptance, usage and application of contactless and NFC mobile payments technology for transportation and general retail payment applications. The transit and retail markets have many common industry stakeholders including the chip and card manufacturers, terminal manufacturers, payment brands, issuing banks, payments processors, systems integrators and new mobile technology suppliers. Having a summit for Alliance Councils and common stakeholders to meet in joint sessions to discuss the opportunities and obstacles ahead will allow everyone present to gain more insight into the commonalities that connect these two markets. Also, time is set aside in the agenda for separate breakout sessions focused on topics relevant to each market and for discussions about emerging developments in the transportation, retail payments and evolving mobile and NFC markets.

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