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Isis™ Launches in Austin and Salt Lake City; As Many as 20 Isis Ready™ Handsets to Be Available by Year End

Launch Represents Milestone for Mobile Commerce Industry AUSTIN, Texas & SALT LAKE CITY, Oct 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE)–Isis™, the mobile commerce joint venture created by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, today announced the availability of the Isis Mobile Wallet™ in Austin and Salt Lake City. Starting today, consumers can visit their AT&T, T-Mobile…

TSYS to Provide Transaction-Specific Marketing Offers

COLUMBUS, Ga., Oct. 22, 2012–TSYS (NYSE: TSS) announced today an agreement with Truaxis, a MasterCard company, to make available transaction- and behavior-specific marketing offers. The new offering integrates cardholder spending patterns and behavior with an innovative platform that delivers personalized rewards, offers, loyalty incentives and other services to the end consumer. “TSYS has the ability…

TSYS Releases White Paper on the Convergence of Social Media and Payments in India and Southeast Asia

COLUMBUS, Ga., U.S., and MUMBAI, India, 18 Oct., 2012–TSYS today announced the publication of a white paper, the third in its Emerging Market Perspective Series, titled ‘Convergence of Social Media and Payments in India and Southeast Asia.’ The whitepaper explores adoption levels of popular social networks across the South and Southeast Asia region and how…

TSYS Releases 2012 Research Results On Consumer Payment Preferences

COLUMBUS, Ga., Oct. 17, 2012–TSYS® (NYSE: TSS) today announced it has made available to the industry the results of its second annual nationwide primary consumer research study, which can be accessed at http://www.tsys.com/debit. TSYS will also offer a complimentary webinar to discuss the results on Tuesday, November 13, at 2:00 p.m. ET. Interested participants may…

EMV Migration Forum Continues Support of U.S. Move to Chip-based Payments with December Meeting, Launch of Working Committees

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., OCTOBER 15, 2012–Industry leaders from across the broad payments market are marking their calendars in anticipation of the EMV Migration Forum’s next meeting, to be held December 6-7 at Visa’s corporate headquarters in Foster City, CA. The Forum, an independent organization created by the Smart Card Alliance, supports the coordination of the…

Infineon Sets New Standards for Security Applications – Flash-based Security Controllers Awarded for the First Time with Highest Security Certificate by German Federal Office for Information Security

Neubiberg, Germany–October 15, 2012–Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced that its new Flash-based security controllers have been awarded with the highest security certificate (Common Criteria EAL 6+ (high)) by the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). They are the world’s first Flash-based security controllers fulfilling these currently highest security standards. The…

Gemalto Delivers Record Activation Services for Millions of New LTE Subscribers in North America

Austin, TX – Oct 10, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, achieved record real-time operation for several million new LTE subscribers in North America. Gemalto’s LinqUs Advanced OTA platform successfully supported wireless operators over the recent period to maximize their service activation capabilities during heavy consumer demands. “Our software…

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Both Sides of the Story Lately, I get the feeling that the debate over the future of card payments and mobile payments is turning increasing partisan – just like politics. I have sat in on a number of industry forums recently where the discussion has taken a caustic tone when debating the right path for…

TSYS Signs International Payments Agreement with Scotiabank

COLUMBUS, Ga., Oct. 10, 2012–TSYS (NYSE: TSS) announced today that it has signed a payments agreement with Scotiabank (NYSE: BNS) to provide processing services for Scotiabank’s banking cards portfolio in Mexico. The agreement calls for Scotiabank to convert its consumer card portfolio in Mexico to TSYS’ industry leading TS2® platform. In addition to processing services,…

Rogers Communications Selects Gemalto to Secure Mobile NFC Payment Solutions

Mobile payments on Rogers NFC-enabled devices to be protected by Gemalto’s SIM-based software security Amsterdam & Toronto – Oct 9, 2012 – Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) announced today that mobile payment solutions currently in pilot testing and coming to market this year on Rogers NFC-enabled devices will be…