News Commentary | April 16, 2020
SwIDch, a U.K.‑based cybersecurity startup, announced that it had developed RF energy‑harvesting credit cards that could generate dynamic primary account numbers (PANs). It plans to release the cards in June 2020. The company claims that its technology can overcome the limitations of numberless ... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | April 23, 2020
Zwipe and Idex Biometrics have teamed up to develop a comprehensive solution for card payment with enhanced security via integrating Idex's biometric fingerprint sensors into Zwipe's proprietary RF energy‑harvesting payment cards – the Zwipe Pay One platform. The companies plan to market the joint ... Not part of subscription
Company Profile | June 18, 2020
Offers stamp‑sized Bluetooth tags with embedded microchips and software; the Bluetooth tags harvest RF energy from multiple frequency bands and transmit data using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to compatible devices; the microchips are an integration of sensors and a data processing unit Unlike ... Not part of subscription
by Miraj Mainali
Systech provides product authentication services to 19 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies in the world in addition to other industry verticals like CPG, spirits, and nutraceuticals. The company leverages the inconsistency of barcode printers that produce small-scale variations in different barcode features, such as edge linearity, contrast variations, region discontinuities, and extraneous marks. Systech's computer vision-based software creates a unique digital fingerprint of each product by reading those variations and allows users to scan products using their smartphones for authenticity. Clients should expect to see increasing use of similar technologies, as more than $300 billion worth of counterfeit products are sold every year.
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