The adoption of mobile payment solutions has, certainly in the last two years, been massive. With the launch of mobile wallets from key industry players such as Apple and Google, there has also been an influx of solutions from much smaller companies, with reports of new mobile wallet systems being released around the world as a daily event.…
Canadian company Nymi has developed an authenticating wristband which uses a person’s unique electrocardiogram (ECG) reading. According to the company, the wristband allows wearers to “seamlessly unlock devices, remember passwords and more”. Nymi first discussed using their wristband technology as a payment authenticator last year and, following a successful trial, it now claims that the…
Following a cash theft in a South London Lloyds TSB branch, the first successful conviction of a Cash-In-Transit (CIT) crime has occurred where glue technology was used to protect the cash being transported. The new technology is built into the boxes used to transfer the cash from one place to another. When triggered the glue…