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EMV Migration Forum Elects New Steering Committee to Provide Cross-Industry Leadership and Guidance for EMV Chip Migration
February 23, 2015 08:00 ET | U.S. Payments Forum
PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Feb. 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The EMV Migration Forum anticipates 2015 to be a pivotal year for the U.S. payments ecosystem as the market transitions to more secure EMV...
Chip-Based Payments Cards Continue Massive Growth With More Than 2.3 Billion Chip Cards Now in Circulation Globally
February 20, 2015 11:58 ET | SmartMetric, Inc.
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Feb 20, 2015) - SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB: SMME) Figures released by standards body EMVCo demonstrate continued adoption of "EMV" chip technology with 2.37 billion EMV...
$78 Billion Could Be Lost by Consumers From the Recent Anthem Insurance Data Theft Based on the Direct Link Between Data Theft and Identity Theft -- Outdated Security Needs to Be Replaced by Biometrics Says SmartMetric
February 17, 2015 09:47 ET | SmartMetric, Inc.
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Feb 17, 2015) - SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB: SMME) -- Based on research figures released by Javelin Research and the U.S. Department of Justice 78.750 Billion dollars...
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Smart Card Alliance Invites Speaking Proposals for 14th Annual Government Conference Coming in June
February 17, 2015 08:00 ET | Secure Technology Alliance
PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Feb. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Smart Card Alliance Government Conference, the leading event for identity and security, is coming to Washington D.C. for the 14th year...
Recent Data Theft Could Cost Consumers 100's of Millions of Dollars -- 70 Million Victims of Anthem Insurance Data Theft Involving Theft of Social Security Numbers Makes Each Individual 5 Times More Likely to Become Victims of Fraud, According to a Recent Study
February 10, 2015 14:11 ET | SmartMetric, Inc.
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Feb 10, 2015) - SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB: SMME) A study conducted by Javelin Strategy & Research found consumers who had their Social Security number compromised in...
Another Day and Another Serious Data Theft -- Anthem Loses Over 80 Million Customers' Confidential Records Including Social Security Numbers and Dates of Birth -- Recent History Shows at Least 33% of Data Theft Victims Become Direct Victims of Individual Fraud
February 05, 2015 11:49 ET | SmartMetric, Inc.
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Feb 5, 2015) - SmartMetric Inc. (OTCQB: SMME) -- One in three consumers who received notification of a data breach became a victim of fraud. There are more than a...
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With EMV Chip Migration on Track, U.S. Payments Industry Looks Ahead to Mobile, eCommmerce and Tokenization at Smart Card Alliance 2015 Payments Summit
February 05, 2015 08:00 ET | Secure Technology Alliance
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SMART CARD ALLIANCE 2015 PAYMENTS SUMMIT – The migration of the world's largest and most complex payment ecosystem to EMV chip technology is well...
Report Shows Security Vulnerability of Apple Pay -- Time to Lock Down Payments Cards With Biometric Security Says SmartMetric
January 30, 2015 14:39 ET | SmartMetric, Inc.
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jan 30, 2015) -  SmartMetric Inc. (OTCQB: SMME) -- According to a security research report by Drop Lab the mobile wallet of Apple Pay is in fact making card fraud...
SmartMetric Says Old Smart Card Technology That Is at the Heart of EMV Chip Cards Is Vulnerable to Hacking and Needs Added Biometric Protection
January 26, 2015 11:08 ET | SmartMetric, Inc.
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jan 26, 2015) - SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB: SMME) -- Latest security research by independent security experts in both the United Kingdom and Germany have revealed that...
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Smart Card Alliance Highlights 2014 Identity, Access Control and Health and Human Services Council Accomplishments, Announces New Council Leadership
January 26, 2015 08:00 ET | Secure Technology Alliance
PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Jan. 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 2014 was a successful year for the Smart Card Alliance Identity, Access Control and Health and Human Services Councils, all of which made...