--- title: "sca, Author at Secure Technology Alliance - Page 157 of 235" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/author/sca/page/157/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/author/sca/page/157/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)Articles by: sca # Author: sca ### Tokyo, Japan, Sept 7, 2007–JCB Co., Ltd. (JCB), a major global payment brand and leading credit card issuer and acquirer in Japan, and JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), JCB’s international subsidiary, announced the launch of the Breeze Center JCB Card with the J/Speedy™ contactless payment program in alliance with Union Bank of Taiwan (Union Bank)…. ### ‘Coin Bridge’ Paves Way to a Cashless Future with MasterCard® PayPass™ London, UK, Tuesday 4 September 2007–In an unprecedented move to mark the national rollout of MasterCard® PayPass™ and Maestro® PayPass and celebrate the arrival of ‘Tap & Go™’ payments in the UK, MasterCard has transformed the Millennium Bridge by carpeting the London landmark with… ### New card personalization center has the capacity to meet growing demand in Finance and Public sectors São Paulo, Aug 30, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, opens a new Personalization Service Center in Brazil in order to better address the demand of its customers in the Finance and Public sectors… ### Amsterdam/Hanoi, Aug 30, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces that Gemalto and Vietnam’s largest system integrator FPT Information System (FPT-IS) have partnered for the first EMV (Europay, MasterCard, Visa) deployment in Vietnam with Vietnam Joint-Stock Commercial Bank for Private Enterprises (VPBank). This collaboration meant that VPBank got their first… ### Growing List of Retailers Now Accepting MasterCard “Tap & Go™” Contactless Payments Purchase, NY, August 28, 2007–MasterCard Worldwide announced today that Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, will accept MasterCard® PayPass™, an innovative contactless payment option, in its more than 1,000 retail store locations nationwide. With a strong… ### Industry leaders to develop SIM products compatible with existing payment and public transport infrastructures AMSTERDAM and ARLINGTON, VA, August 21, 2007–Gemalto, a world leader in digital security, and NXP Semiconductors, the independent company founded by Philips, today announced their collaboration on SIM-enabled Near Field Communication (NFC) solutions based on the Single Wire Protocol (SWP). Both… ### Visa’s Generational Spending Study Reveals New Insights Into America’s Most Influential Consumers SAN FRANCISCO, August 27, 2007–According to new data released by Visa USA, an overwhelming majority of both Baby Boomers (79 percent) and Echo Boomers (74 percent) believe that our society will one day operate without cash and checks and will conduct all payment… ### Rotterdam, 16th August 2007–Bell ID and TechTrex Inc. today jointly announced a cooperative agreement. The companies’ activities under the agreement will focus primarily on promoting Bell ID’s state of the art system, ANDiS, in the emerging Smart Card Management System (SCMS) market in China. With this agreement, TechTrex Inc. and Bell ID will offer a… ### MasterCard® PayPass™ Builds on Successful Rollout in Philadelphia Taxis by Bringing Speed and Convenience to Taxi Passengers in NYC and Las Vegas Purchase, NY, August 16, 2007–MasterCard Worldwide and VeriFone Holdings (NYSE: PAY) today announced that New York City (NYC) taxis are accepting MasterCard® PayPass™. Certain NYC taxis began accepting PayPass in June and more… ### MasterCard® PayPass™ Builds on Successful Rollout in Philadelphia Taxis by Bringing Speed and Convenience to Taxi Passengers in NYC and Las Vegas PURCHASE, N.Y., (BUSINESS WIRE)–MasterCard Worldwide and VeriFone Holdings (NYSE: PAY) today announced that New York City (NYC) taxis are accepting MasterCard® PayPass™. Certain NYC taxis began accepting PayPass in June and more than… [ ** ](#)