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In a now digital world were customers are increasingly shopping online, high street retailers are under more and more pressure to improve operational efficiencies and entice customers back to their stores. In this blog we’ll take a look at how you can do this with the help of RFID products.LOYALTY CARDSWhether you’re an organization that is just ge..

Smart card experts, Universal Smart Cards have developed a dedicated java card forum for beginners, specialists and developers to share knowledge and expertise, together with access useful resources.Having provided over 100 million smart products over the last 15 years, earlier this year the technology specialists launched their high end java card,..

You’ve probably been using smart cards for years now without even realizing it. If you’ve ever had a gym or store loyalty card, topped up your mobile phone via a top-up card, or had a hotel room that was accessed via a card, then you’ve used a smart card.It’s around the size of a credit card and contains a small circuit chip which is integrated to ..

Whether your business is big or small, marketing is all about making an impression. Creating promotional materials which are both memorable and engaging is something of an art form – but it doesn’t have to be a headache. In fact, by leveraging Near-Field Communication, or NFC, you can take your marketing materials to the next level and make doubly ..

When it comes to choosing the right desktop card printer it’s essential that the device will produce cards that meet your requirements. There are two main types of desktop card printer that organizations normally choose from. Those that use a print method called Dye-Sublimation and those that utilize an alternate method known as re-transfer printin..

Just ten years ago the American Hotel and Lodging Association reported 83% of hotels in the U.S. had electronic locks using magnetic swipe-card technology. This figure is not surprising, considering the cheap manufacturing costs coupled with the additional conveniences of this technology. However, in today’s tech world, this now outdated swipe-tech..

Magstipe card technology is now over 40 years old and has resulted in untold millions of dollars worth of losses through fraud. These easily-hacked cards contain extremely sensitive static information and data that can be cloned. In 2016 alone, credit card fraud is set to hit $4 billion, as hackers make their last attempts to cash in before magneti..

LET US INTRODUCE YOU TO THE NEXT GENERATION TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION! With the continued growth of online banking fraud, PSD2 (Payment Services Directive II) helps to better protect the customer. Introducing a new security requirement for all electronic payments and account accessibility, along with new Third Party Providers – AISP and PISP.AISP –..

Greater passenger convenience is just one reason for the widespread adoption of smart card based ticketing systems. London’s Oyster and Hong Kong’s Octopus systems are just two examples of highly successful smart deployments. The availability of NFC based smartphones offers transport operators a revolutionary way to provide even more convenience fo..

Traditional, outdated magstripe cards are quickly being replaced by smart cards meaning these improved cards allow greater functionality for user application. As the tourism and hospitality industry becomes incredibly competitive means hotels are constantly looking for ways to improve their customer experiences.Smart cards can be used for more than..