Universal would like to introduce and welcome Jake Townsend to our Marketing team in the Sales and Marketing office, based in Lancashire. Jake will be focusing on external communications including email marketing, our social media channels & networking with clients and consumers on a daily basis. He will also support our Marketing Manager on a vari..
Richard Catterall joined the USC marketing department as an apprentice 18th months ago, eager to learn about the world of marketing and gain his marketing qualifications whilst applying the knowledge in a working environment.After 18 months of hard work and study towards his Level 3 Digital Marketing Certificate, Richard has now qualified as a Digi..
NFC tags are revolutionising the way users interact on a day to day basis, offering users the ability to access a wealth of digital information and services. Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Infineon® SECORA™ Pay W NFC Type 4 Reference Tags.A partnership between Universal Smart Cards and Infineon Technologies AG has enabled the p..
NXP have launched their brand new MIFARE Hospitality IC which has been specifically designed for the hospitality industry. This chip has been manufactured for quick integration into Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) key cards and will offer enhanced security, as well as seamless guest interactions. Therefore, hotel owners and hotel brands can i..
On June 25th, 2019 HID Global® announced they have added FIDO2 authentication to their Cresendo® smart cards and keys, with the introduction of the Cresendo® C2300, allowing them to support the FIDO Alliance industry initiative focused on standards-based “password-less” sign-in.“The Crescendo 2300 Series smart cards and Crescendo Key Series are par..
It was a great privilege for Michael and I to attend a reception at Buckingham Palace for this year’s recipients of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.The Reception was hosted by HRH Prince Charles and flanked by Princess Beatrice and the Duke of Gloucester. Around 500 guests from winning companies sipped champagne and nibbled on hors d’oeuvres in t..
For those that are unsure what Identity Week is, it comprises of three big world events – SDW (Secure Document World), Digital:ID and Planet Biometrics. This event aims to help create a more secure world, where trusted identity solutions enable different industries to provide citizens, customers and employees with a wide range of services, entitlem..
This new composite authentication solution, put simply an authentication solution that utilises dozens of methods, will transform the way your organisation protects the integrity of digital applications. Using a composite authentication approach, this solution exceeds two-factor (2FA) and multi-factor (MFA) authentication to secure every user, appl..
Universal Smart Cards are pleased to announce the addition of the all new MIFARE® DESFire® Light card to our product range. This latest member of the MIFARE® DESFire® family, brings with it a whole host of benefits and is ideal for limited and extended use applications.MIFARE® have designed their latest DESFire chip with single-application uses in ..
Universal Smart Cards is extremely proud to announce being awarded a Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade.The company was originally founded in Hertfordshire, and now has its Sales & Marketing teams based in Lancashire at Rising Bridge, Accrington, and the Technical and Fulfilment Centre in Portsmouth.Having shipped over 136 million ..