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International News
The Smart Card Alliance is a founding member of International Smart Card Associations Network (ISCAN), www.iscan.ca, an organization of international associations serving the smart card industry from the United States, Canada, France, India, China, Southern Africa, and Australia. Each week, the Alliance publishes an industry news summary that highlights international news about the smart card industry to its members. The following are some recent international news items we have distributed.
Passengers set to use smartcards
BBC Birmingham - UK
A pay-as-you-go card system is being introduced on public transport in the West Midlands. This year will see the scheme's first phase, where the transport ...
US introduce passport card for travel to Caribbean
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation - Barbados
The United States Department of State has approved a passport card equipped with new features to allow greater ease for travellers to the Caribbean, ...
New EU rules for truck drivers
Irish Times - Ireland
Tachograph information is also stored on Smart Cards which the driver must present for inspection. Drivers will be penalised under new legislation in each ...
National ID card a must
XPRESS - Dubai,Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Since 2005, smart card-based national ID cards have been issued to citizens. Federal Law No.9, 2006 mandates all Emiratis to have an identity card. ...
ViVOtech Powers the First Australian NFC Mobile Phone Payment ...
Reuters - USA
These innovative solutions allow millions of consumers to make contactless payments with radio frequency-enabled credit/debit cards, key fobs, ...
Move to make ID cards mandatory impractical: BJP
Times of India - India
He said the BJP had been demanding creation of a national citizen register and issuance of multi-purpose smart cards, which is handy and water-proof. ...
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