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New Visa payWave Issuers and Merchants Sign Up for Faster, More Convenient Payments

SAN FRANCISCO, September 20, 2007–Visa International, a global leader in electronic payments, announced continued progress in the adoption of innovative contactless-based payments around the world. Visa payWave, Visa’s name for its contactless technology feature, allows cardholders to wave their card in front of contactless payment terminals without the need to physically swipe or insert the…
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Gemalto Minidriver Now Microsoft Certified and Windows Ready

SafesITe Classic Trusted PKI card minidriver provides convenient, low cost deployment and management to protect digital identities and secure data ARLINGTON, VA, Sept 18, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that corporations can now deploy SafesITe Classic Trusted PKI cards working in a Windows minidriver configuration. This simplified and…
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Harvard University Employees Credit Union First Credit Union to Issue MasterCard PayPass

Harvard employees, students, faculty and alumni to use HUECU MasterCard® PayPass™ debit cards to Tap & Go™ when buying items throughout Harvard Square and around the world Purchase, NY, September 17, 2007–MasterCard Worldwide and Harvard University Employees Credit Union (HUECU) today announced that HUECU has begun issuing Debit MasterCard cards enabled with the MasterCard® PayPass™…
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Pets and Their Owners No Longer Have to Heel in Long Lines as PETCO Now Accepts MasterCard PayPass

Leading Pet Supply Retailer Joins Expanding List of Merchants Accepting Contactless Payment Technology to Offer Consumers Speed and Convenience Purchase, NY, September 13, 2007–MasterCard Worldwide and PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., announced today that MasterCard® PayPass™, an innovative contactless payment option, will now be accepted at all of PETCO’s nearly 900 stores located in 49 states…
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Atmel’s AT90SC256144RCFT Secure Microcontroller Qualified by FIME for ePassport Applications

Rousset, France, September 12, 2007–Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today that FIME, an external and independent third party laboratory, has certified that Atmel’s AT90SC256144RCFT secure microcontroller is compliant with ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) and ISO14443 specifications (contactless interface for smart cards). The FIME report is available from Atmel upon request. Jean-Pierre Enguent, Atmel’s Product…
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HID Global Offers “A Mullion Reasons to Upgrade” from Proximity to Contactless Smart Cards

Mullion-mount access control solution simplifies MiniProx® retrofit replacement IRVINE, Calif., September 11, 2007–HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced the launch of the new mullion-mounted reader; the solution is ideally suited for upgrading from the popular MiniProx to iCLASS® (R15) or multiCLASS™ (RP15) access control readers….
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HID Global Expands multiCLASS™ Product Line to Offer Most Complete Multi-technology Migration Solution

“Ultimate Migration Tool” now includes keypad reader and solutions for simplified upgrade from mullion mounted MiniProx® to 13.56 MHz contactless smart cards IRVINE, Calif., September 10, 2007–HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced the launch of new additions to the company’s versatile multiCLASS™ reader line. By…
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Central Bancompany is First Community Bank Holding Company to Announce it Is Issuing MasterCard PayPass Debit Cards

Tap & Go™ Payment Technology Provides Customers Speed and Convenience Jefferson City, MO, September 10, 2007–Central Bancompany, a community bank holding company based in Jefferson City, Mo., today announced it is providing customers with MasterCard® PayPass™ contactless payment technology. It is the first community bank holding company to announce it is issuing PayPass cards, the…