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A coffee shop chain in the UK has recently begun a smartcard contactless program to modernize its payment systems.

In response to Wal-Mart’s recently released RFID technology for scanning product barcodes, privacy advocates have been expressing concern about ID card security while entering the stores, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

Kenya residents will soon receive smartcards to use at local businesses as part of an effort to facilitate the payment processes in the country’s generally cash-based economy, according to Business Daily Africa.

Updates in the global ATM card industry have shown increasing trends to adopt smartcard technology that prevents scams, but the U.S. has been hesitant to adapt.

A recent program in Poland will allow cellphone users to manage their phone’s account information and pay at machines that accept payments via magnetic strip cards and smartcards.

A French digital television provider has recently seen its sales jump by 800,000 receiver units on its smartcard encrypted viewing system.

A recent ruling on the International Biometrics and Identification Association’s mission places a higher priority on the use of biometric identification.

Authorities in the plastic card payment industry recently recognized technology from the Gift Card Hub for the security measures available on its products.

Residents of Brookline, Massachusetts are now able to pay for both parking and shopping with the release of a new smart debit card.

A South African inventor recently claimed to have developed a new biometric security solution to prevent card fraud at ATMs, according to the Business Report.