Mobicard Inc.
Technology Update
Cambridge,
MA -- July 8, 2020 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire -- Peer To Peer Network
aka Mobicard Inc. (OTC
PINK: PTOP) is proud to announce completion of Apple
Authentication! Including biometrics and social media log in
functionality, for our proprietary mobile business card
apps.
"I know it has
been awhile since I have given an update. I have been working
diligently with the new local accountants, Blue Chip Accounting,
and its developer Think Latitude as well as on a variety of other
tasks that you will soon learn about. I appreciate shareholders
patience, and I plan to put out an announcement next week as well."
--- CEO Joshua Sodaitis
Think Latitude
has been working diligently on the MobiCard app's Apple
Authentication these last several weeks. This implementation has
required a vast amount of testing time as Apple support has been
very limited due to the current pandemic. The implementation of
this authentication feature was mandated by Apple,
per
their new policy
to add Apple Authentication into the iOS version of the MobiCard
app, due to using other third-party login options, specifically
Facebook and LinkedIn. Due to this mandate, MobiCard
has amended its current statement of work with Think Latitude to
add and accommodate this feature. While this feature was not an
original requirement, it also adds extremely beneficial login
options, such as biometric (fingerprint or iris) login options,
which were originally scheduled to be rolled out in Phase
2.0.
Think Latitude
faced a variety of security issues that needed to be addressed with
this implementation, as user data is a critical measure of this app
to provide security to all users. Major code changes needed to
be made to accommodate this feature. As changes were being made to
implement Apple Authentication with a high degree of security,
provisioning the feature became increasingly complex for the
average user, since allowing the sharing of the users' iCloud email
address required them to get into their settings to allow access to
the application.
Furthermore, it
was determined by the Think Latitude QA team and MobiCard CEO,
Joshua Sodaitis, that this feature needed to
become more accessible to the average end-user, who is not as
technologically savvy in order to make this mainstream rollout more
seamless. This required an additional
redesign where the end user can simply login directly from the app
and made the process extremely easy for the average
user.
While this
implementation has made significant progress and is now complete,
Apple recently phased out a critical library that displays objects
in the app and is requiring developers to use a different
library. Unfortunately, Apple will no
longer allow apps to be uploaded to their app store that are still
referencing the current library that MobiCard is
using. This will require another
major change in the code, as most objects displayed in the app rely
on this library, and several rounds of additional and subsequent
testing will be required after the implementation to ensure there
are no issues with the app displayed objects on each section of the
app. The timeline is still being
determined for this implementation.
Despite this
setback on library implementation, Think Latitude and MobiCard are
very excited to make such progress on the iOS version of the
application, and believe that the newly implemented biometric login
features will allow even more people to sign up easily and become
loyal and active users of MobiCard.
"We have been
making tremendous progress on MobiCard, and the new login features
along with the revised library will only make the application more
secure, responsive, and accessible to MobiCard's
end users." added
Andy Sajnani, CEO of Think
Latitude.
"I want to go to
Beta-testing by September, my shareholders and myself are itching
to get this released in Apple. The fact that we will have
biometrics (fingerprint) Apple Authentication in this 1.0 version
is a good thing. It will be a much easier process for people to
sign up and obviously the easier it is to sign up the more users we
hope to acquire. Being able to sign in through Facebook or LinkedIn
only makes it easier too. The new issue about "libraries" will set
the company back a month or two as the Think Latitude team has
estimated, we are counting on the team at Think Latitude to address
this immediately and thoroughly. Think Latitude is working hard,
and I maintain conference calls with them regularly." CEO
Joshua Sodaitis
concluded.
This
release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company
invokes the protections of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. All statements regarding our expected future financial
position, results of operations, cash flows, financing plans,
business strategies, products and services, competitive positions,
growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management for future
operations, as well as statements that include words such as
"anticipate," "if," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect,"
"intend," "may," "could," "should," "will," and other similar
expressions are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking
statements involve risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of
which are beyond our control, which may cause actual results,
performance, or achievements to differ materially from anticipated
results, performance, or achievements. Factors that may cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements include those set forth in our prior
filings at www.sec.gov. The company is no longer a fully reporting
SEC filing company. We are under no obligation to (and expressly
disclaim any such obligation to) update or alter our
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
Joshua Sodaitis,
Chairman & CEO
MobiCard,
Inc.
45 Prospect
Street Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone:
1-617-651-2460
Email: info@freemobicard.com
