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Cubic TAP System Provides Increased Accountability throughout Region with Start of Gate Latching

San Diego, Calif., July 2, 2013–Fare accountability, improved ridership data and efficiency were the major themes on June 19, when gate latching began in the TAP universal payment system designed and integrated by Cubic Transportation Systems, a subsidiary of Cubic Corporation (NYSE:CUB), for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). Metro officials including board…
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Chunghwa Telecom selects Gemalto for NFC trial with MasterCard and four leading banks in Taiwan

Amsterdam, July 2, 2013–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that its UpTeq NFC SIM embedded software and product has been selected by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to secure its NFC payment program. CHT is Taiwan’s largest mobile network operator with 10 million subscribers. The initiative, using the SIM as the secure…
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EMV Migration Forum Makes Statement on EMV Debit Implementation in the United States

Merchant, issuer, merchant acquirer, and issuer processor members recommend EMV debit implementation principles Princeton Junction, N.J., July 1, 2013–Following its June meeting, the EMV Migration Forum has issued the following statement on EMV debit implementation in the United States: “The merchant, issuer, merchant acquirer, and issuer processor members of the EMV Migration Forum came together…
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Gemalto wins “Best LTE Security Product” Award

LinqUs™ Advanced Over-The-Air platform + UpTeq™ UICC card = Security, Identity, Mobility Amsterdam, June 27, 2013–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has won the “Best LTE Security Product Award” at the LTE World Summit 2013. The award recognizes the best-in-class security delivered by Gemalto’s Advanced Connectivity solution, which combines the LinqUs™…
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Gemalto enables EMV payment for Telefónica-MasterCard joint venture in Brazil

Prepaid payment service provides financial inclusion for the unbanked population of Brazil Amsterdam, June 25, 2013–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that it will supply prepaid EMV payment cards to Mobile Financial Services (MFS), the joint venture formed by Telefónica and MasterCard Worldwide. The launch is part of “Zuum”, a…
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Two New Patent Awards Reinforce Identive’s Position in Secure Mobile Applications Market

Technology inventions enable secure mobile payments and secure access to corporate and cloud networks using NFC smartphones Santa Ana, Calif. and Ismaning, Germany, June 24, 2013–Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE) (Frankfurt: INV), a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, has been granted two new patents that add to the…
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Dear Members and Friends of the Alliance, This month, I take you inside the process of how we are shaping the strategic direction for the Smart Card Alliance for the next three to five years that will hopefully correspond to the future of smart card and secure chip technology. We spent a few months in…