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Bank of the Philippines Islands teams up with Gemalto to combine Banking and Transport into one prepaid card

Amsterdam, Aug. 30, 2016 – Gema​lto (Euronext  NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is supplying the Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) with EMV prepaid banking and transport cards that support beepTM 1, a contactless ticketing system for Manila Metro. BPI is one of the leading banks in the Philippines, and the first…

TIM and Samsung launch the first smartwatch in Italy with integrated eSIM, in collaboration with Gemalto

Amsterdam, August 29 – TIM and Samsung, in collaboration with Gemalto, launched today the first smartwatch in Italy with an integrated embedded SIM (eSIM), representing the evolution of the SIM Card and mobile devices. Samsung’s Gear S2 Classic 3G Smartwatch is the first wearable​ device in the world with eSIM, a technological innovation that marks a…

Smart Card Alliance and ASIS International Reach Agreement on Continuing Education Credits

Princeton Junction, N.J., August 25, 2016 – Individuals who pass the Smart Card Alliance’s Certified System Engineer ICAM PACS (CSEIP) exam may now be eligible to receive Continuing Education credits or Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits towards recertification of ASIS Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and Physical Security Professional (PSP) credentials. Individuals who have already received…

World’s first NFC payment ring powered by Infineon’s contactless security chip

Joint press release from NFCRing Inc. and Infineon Technologies AG Munich, Germany, and Los Angeles, USA – August 23, 2016 – Whether at the beach, on the daily jog, or at the gym: from now on, everyone can carry money discreetly on the body. NFCRing Inc. has introduced the world’s first EMVCo compliant payment ring…

TSYS Extends Payments Agreement with Swisscard

Renewal marks continuation of key relationship in Europe Columbus, Ga., and Horgen, Switzerland, 18 Aug., 2016 — TSYS (NYSE: TSS) today announced it has extended its payments agreement with Swisscard AECS GmbH to continue processing the company’s consumer credit and commercial card portfolios on the TS2® platform, as well as to provide other payment services….

Korean airports upgrade access control with CIPURSE™ based security

Munich, Germany and Seoul, Korea, August 11, 2016 – All around the world, airports and aviation buildings are some of the most protected public environments. To further strengthen airport access control systems for its personnel, Korea Airports Corporation (KAC) has been implementing a new solution based on the CIPURSE™ security standard.Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX…

DNP and Gemalto deliver secure IoT connection for businesses and consumers

​​Amsterdam, Aug. 10, 2016 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is supplying its security solutions developed for the Internet of Things (IoT) market to Dai Nippon Printing (DNP). DNP, with approximately 30,000 corporate clients and consumers worldwide, is rolling out enhanced two-way server and device PKI-based authentication by leveraging Gemalto’s IDCore…

Rio de Janeiro launches Gemalto contactless transport ticketing wristband

Pioneering initiative by RioCard simplifies payments and improves public transportation Amsterdam, Aug 4, 2016 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces its collaboration with RioCard, Rio de Janeiro’s public transportation ticketing operator, to implement contactless transport ticket wristbands. When fully implemented, the solution will simplify secure payments and improve convenience ensuring smoother…

Hellenic Bank launches PayBand using Gemalto’s water-resistant contactless EMV payment wristbands

Amsterdam, Aug. 2, 2016 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has supplied Hellenic Bank, a major Cypriot financial institution, with its Optelio contactless EMV Payment wristbands. These water-resistant NFC wristbands that are marketed as PayBand to Cyprus consumers will ensure that Hellenic Bank customers no longer have to worry about carrying cash…

Aware360 expands its industrial IoT connectivity and analytics with Gemalto

Amsterdam, July 28, 2016 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is enabling Aware360​, a leading industrial IoT solution provider, to connect with virtually any sensor, device or machine and quickly transform big data into smarter data. Secure data is the “new currency” that fuels IoT and underpins Gemalto’s strategy which…