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Gemalto Technology Empowers World’s First Secure SMS-Based Mobile-Payment Service

Belgium’s BASE leverages Gemalto highly secure m-payment solution Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 10, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today announces it is providing Belgian mobile operator BASE with a comprehensive solution which allows its subscribers to perform secure payment by just sending an SMS. This revolutionary service is extremely convenient,…

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…