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Six Leading Vending Companies Install USA Technologies e-Port Technology to Accept MasterCard PayPass Contactless Payments

Purchase, NY, April 24, 2007–MasterCard Worldwide and USA Technologies (NASDAQ: USAT) announced today that six of America’s most prominent vending companies are installing e-Port® cashless payment technology on their vending machines to accept MasterCard PayPass cards and devices. The six vending machine companies participating in the MasterCard and USA Technologies rollout are North County Vending,…

Gemalto Showcases its Machine-to-Machine Solution at SIMposium 2007

Gemalto M2M offering enables customers to optimize logistics and reduce associated costs. SIMposium 2007 tradeshow, Berlin, April 24, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, is demonstrating its dedicated offer tailored to the specific needs of the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) market at SIMposium 2007. Gemalto designed a robust SIM-based device that meets the…

Momentum for Visa Innovations—Issuers, Merchants and Consumers Adopt New Generation of Visa Payment Technologies

WaMu, Chase, Wells Fargo, BP to Embrace Innovative payment technologies by Visa; Launch of Consumer Awareness, Marketing Campaign SAN FRANCISCO, April 23, 2007–Visa, the global leader in payments, today announced significant milestones for its innovative, new payment technologies, adding a major issuer and merchant to the list of organizations adopting Visa payment innovations, while preparing…

OTI and SMART Launch MediSmart™ Medical Card Solution in Kenya

Initial Order is for 100,000 Cards as well as Readers and Related Software Fort Lee, NJ, April 23, 2007–On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security, payments, petroleum payments and other applications, today announced that Smart Applications International Ltd. (SMART), a Kenyan company committed…

INSIDE Contactless and Mobile Distillery Team up for NFC (Near Field Communication) development interoperability software solution

WIMA NFC Developers Summit, Monaco, April 18th, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, and leader in NFC technology, today announced its partnership with Mobile Distillery, a specialist java mobile porting Software Company, to develop an interoperable Java ME solution for NFC developers. INSIDE and Mobile Distillery’s partnership project aims…

Gemalto Supports Barclays’ Large-Scale Roll Out of Two-Factor Authentication Solution for Online Banking in the UK Gemalto Supports Barclays’ Large-Scale Roll Out of Two-Factor Authentication Solution for Online Banking in the UK

Over half a million Barclays customers will be issued with an authentication device by the end of this year Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 18, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today announces it is providing Barclays Bank plc, one of the largest financial services institutions in the world, with a tailor-made…

Datacard Group Launches Card Issuance System for Cost-Conscious Organizations

New platform delivers outstanding card quality, productivity and reliability at a competitive price. Minnetonka, Minn., April 17, 2007—Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, today introduced the Datacard® MX2000™ card issuance system, a cost-effective system that offers the essential technologies card issuers need to personalize cards with exceptional productivity and…

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WIMA NFC Developers Summit, Monaco, April 17, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, and leader in NFC technology, today announced its partnership with Mobile Distillery, a specialist java mobile porting Software Company, to develop an interoperable Java ME solution for NFC developers. INSIDE and Mobile Distillery’s partnership project aims…

Sports Fans to Catch More Action when Making Purchases with MasterCard PayPass

Several Arenas Join Football and Baseball Stadiums by Accepting Contactless Payments to Improve the Fan Experience Purchase, NY, April 16, 2007–MasterCard Worldwide today announced that three arenas, home to three National Hockey League (NHL), two National Basketball Association (NBA) teams and an array of special events are accepting MasterCard® PayPass™, a contactless payment option. Now…