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Electronic Passport Production Kicks Off in Macedonia

Giesecke & Devrient starts data acquisition for the first series of passports Munich, April 2, 2007–This month, Macedonia will become one of the first non-EU countries to equip its population with highly secure travel documents. A total of 45 data capturing and entry stations in 30 registration offices located throughout the country will be accepting…

New ‘MasterCard Nearby’ Service Delivers Content and Convenience to Cardholders’ Cell Phones

PURCHASE, N.Y., (BUSINESS WIRE)–MasterCard Worldwide today unveiled MasterCard® Nearby™, a trial of a new service that allows MasterCard cardholders to use their mobile phones to access a wealth of helpful information, including ATM and merchant locations, driving directions, rewards and special offers, and much more. All MasterCard cardholders in the United States are now eligible…

Turkcell Selects Gemalto for World’s Largest Mobile Signature Rollout

SIM-enabled qualified electronic signatures to potentially benefit more than 30 million subscribers Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 2, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today announces that Turkcell (NYSE: TKC), Turkey’s leading mobile operator with more than 30 million subscribers, has selected its SIM-based identification solution to implement a large-scale mobile signature…

INSIDE Contactless Extends Smart Card Alliance Involvement within the Leadership Council

Active Participation on the Contactless Payment Council Keeps INSIDE at the Forefront of the Contactless Payments Industry Aix en Provence, France, March 30th, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, today announced that it has extended its membership within the Smart Card Alliance to the Leadership Council. The Smart Card…

Fast Food—Even Faster Thanks to MasterCard PayPass in Switzerland

MasterCard and Aduno Group Announce First European EMV Contactless Credit Card Transaction at McDonald’s Waterloo, Belgium, March 29, 2007–MasterCard Europe further extended its leadership in the contactless payment segment today with the announcement of the first European card based OneSmart MasterCard® PayPass™ transaction at McDonald’s. The leading global foodservice retailer, with its European headquarters in…

American Express Announces Staples Center to Accept Expresspay for Contactless Payments

The World Class Sports and Entertainment Venue to make Concession Lines Fast and Convenient for Fans LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 29, 2007–American Express today announced STAPLES Center, in conjunction with Levy Restaurants as the latest national merchant partner to accept ExpressPay from American Express®. Cardholders can use ExpressPay at more than 20 concession stands throughout…

Gemalto Puts Canadian Financial Institutions on the Fast Track to Smart Bank Cards

Gemalto manages EMV migration from start to finish with new Pilot Package ARLINGTON, VA, USA, March 29, 2007–Gemalto, a world leader in digital security, today announced a new end-to-end solution to help Canadian debit and credit card issuers implement the international EMV standard. With its EMV Pilot Package, which includes microprocessor-based smart card technology to…

Visa CEO Sees Collaboration with Wireless Industry as Key to Unlocking Potential of Mobile Payments

CTIA Keynote Address Unveils Key Wireless Partnerships and Investments Orlando, March 28, 2007–Mobile payment is at a critical moment in its development, and realizing its full potential will require close collaboration between the wireless and payment card industries, Visa USA President and CEO John Philip Coghlan said in a keynote address at the CTIA Wireless…

HID Global Launches “HID Identity” at ISC West

New Organization Targets the Growing Demand for Identity Credential Deployment HID Identity™ Combines AccessID® and Synercard® to Expand Product and Service Offerings to Existing Customers and Develop New Markets IRVINE, CA, March 28, 2007–HID Global, a leading manufacturer in the access control industry, announced today from the ISC West Convention in Las Vegas, the launch…

HID Global Announces the Edge™ Family of IP-Based Access Control Solutions

New Line Built on OPIN™ Technology Allows for Flexibility and Scalability at the Edge of the Network IRVINE, CA, March 28, 2007–HID Global, a leading manufacturer in the access control industry, announced today from the ISC West Convention in Las Vegas, the introduction of its new Edge family of IP-based access control solutions, providing a…