Visa U.S.A. Inc. last week announced that the development of hardware needed for point-of-sale systems to read the embedded chip technology in its smart cards has been completed. However, the terminal ...

On Monday, the Redmond, Wash., software giant announced a deal to acquire Ottawa-based Alacris, an ISV partner and maker of ID and smart-card management software, for an undisclosed amount and to ...

Qurakslab found vulnerability in MIFARE Classic smart cards made by Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group The security vulnerability allows “card-only” attacks and not the corresponding card reader A ...

Retailer Target Corp., in conjunction with Visa U.S.A. Inc., said this week that it will begin to offer smart card versions of its Visa credit cards to Target customers throughout the U.S. The smart ...