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Infineon Releases Development Kit for NFC Tag Applications

Toolset Available to North American Developers Creating Apps for NFC-Equipped Smartphones Milpitas, Calif., August 7, 2012–Infineon Technologies (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced release of a NFC tag application developer kit for the North American market. Developers of smartphone apps can use the kit for design and test of information exchange applications based on…
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Gemalto NFC Management Service Goes Live for Singapore

Multi-industry partners set to launch NFC Services powered by Gemalto’s Allynis TSM Solution Amsterdam – Aug 3, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced the official go-live of NFC services management in Singapore, powered by its Allynis Trusted Services Manager (TSM) solution, hosted in Gemalto’s local TSM data…
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Cubic Expands Los Angeles TAP Card System to LA Department of Transportation, the Region’s Second Largest Bus Operator

SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 30, 2012–The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) is the newest member of the regional TAP smart card system in Los Angeles County designed and delivered by Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., a business segment of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation (NYSE:CUB), and a leading integrator of payment and information technology and services…
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DeviceFidelity obtains European patent for its iPhone NFC solution

Richardson, TX–DeviceFidelity, the leader inNFC plug-and-play solution for smartphones, announced today that it has been granted patent number 2196010 by the European Patent Office for its ground breaking technology bringing mobile wallet solutions and Near Field Communications (NFC) to smartphones and tablets such as the iPhone or iPad. The patent describes the technology behind DeviceFidelity’s…
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Infineon Provides Security Chips to Net1 for South Africa’s Largest Government Smart Card Project to Enable Payment of Social Grants

Neubiberg, Germany–July 12, 2012–Infineon Technologies (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) supplies the security chips for the largest government smart card project in South Africa. Through Net1 UEPS Technologies, the government body “SASSA” (South African Social Security Agency) is issuing biometrically secure EMV/UEPS debit chip cards for financial transactions of social grants across all of South…
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Gemalto’s Trusted Services Management Data Center in Singapore Obtains MasterCard and Visa Certification

Amsterdam – July 12, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that its Trusted Service Management(TSM) data center in Singapore has achieved MasterCard and Visa certification. This allows Gemalto customers to securely distribute MasterCard and Visa mobile payment services to their end users. The certification validates Gemalto’s readiness…
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American Express Contactless Cards Are Now Accepted at all PATCO Gates and Parking Terminals

PATCO Open Payment Program Continues to Yield Valuable Information for the Future of Transit Payment Systems CAMDEN, NJ, July 10, 2012–The open payment program between PATCO (Port Authority Transit Corporation) and Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., expands today with the acceptance of American Express contactless payment cards at all PATCO gates and parking terminals. Now, riders…
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Oberthur Technologies to open service center in Canada for growing EMV, NFC and ID markets

Levallois, July 9th, 2012 Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, today announced that it has finalized plans to open a secure service center in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The 1,400 m² facility will enable the personalization of secure devices and documents (including…
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American Express Announces U.S. EMV Roadmap to Advance Contact, Contactless and Mobile Payments

NEW YORK, June 29, 2012–American Express today announced its network roadmap to advance EMV chip-based contact, contactless and mobile payments for all merchants, processors and issuers of American Express-branded cards in the U.S. American Express will work alongside other industry participants to drive interoperability across the U.S. and other countries and support chip-based technology for…