--- title: "sca, Author at Secure Technology Alliance - Page 74 of 235" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/author/sca/page/74/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/author/sca/page/74/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)Articles by: sca # Author: sca ### Industry leaders invest to accelerate adoption of a common security standard, creating a vibrant ecosystem that simplifies, improves and extends our digital lives Cambridge, UK; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; & Munich, Germany – Apr 3, 2012 – ARM, Gemalto and Giesecke & Devrient today announced the creation of a joint venture dedicated to delivering a secure,… ### As open payment methods expand, PATCO Wave & Pay Card Pilot Program Introduces Ride Free for 100 Days Contest CAMDEN, N.J., March 30, 2012. Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., a business segment of Cubic Corporation (NYSE:CUB) and the integrator of intelligent transport systems and services that created the PATCO Wave & Pay ANYWHERE Visa® Prepaid Card,… ### CARTES in Asia, Hong-Kong – Mar 29, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653), the world leader in digital security, announces being selected by KDDI for Japan’s first commercial launch of mobile NFC services. KDDI serves over 34 million subscribers in Japan. Successfully launched in January, Gemalto provides a one-stop service to KDDI, encompassing its Allynis Trusted… ### Recognized for its innovation in payment technologies and continuous commitment towards the Chinese Market CARTES in Asia, Hong-Kong – Mar 28, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces its Allynis Trusted Service Manager (TSM) has won the “2011 Payment Industry Editor’s Choice of Excellent Products Award” awarded by PayNews,… ### Randy Vanderhoof Testimony to House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Smart Card Alliance Executive Director Randy Vanderhoof was invited to be a witness at the Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit hearing on “The Future of Money: How Mobile Payments Could Change Financial Services.”… ### Germany’s largest health insurance fund to receive new batch of second-generation microprocessor cards Amsterdam, March 20, 2012–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, will issue an additional 15 million second-generation eHealth cards (“eGK”, elektronische Gesundheitskarte) to AOK in 2012. AOK (“Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse”), the Health Insurance Fund, looks after around 25 million people,… ### RSA Conference, San Francisco–02 March 2012. Watchdata Technologies announced during the RSA Security Conference that one of its global products, the “WatchKey” USB PKI security token, has successfully passed all the NSH-1 compliance tests for ICP-Brazil. This is the first USB PKI security token fully compliant with the standards established in Brazil by the ITI… ### Steady Pace Needed For Steady Roll-Out This month has been filled with a flurry of activity. The imminent mash-up of EMV and NFC mobile payments for consumers and merchants has me simultaneously feeling optimistic about the future and pessimistic about the outcome. I’m enthusiastic about the new payments tools we have and yet have a… ### First Middle Eastern deployment using M2M dedicated solutions Amsterdam, Mar 13, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653), the world leader in digital security, announces that Mobily, Saudi Arabia’s leading mobile operator, has selected Gemalto’s Machine Identification Module (MIM) for the deployment of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) services. Gemalto’s MIM specifically meets the demanding and high durability requirements of… ### World Congress, Barcelona – Feb 28, 2012–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in Digital Security, and Sony Corporation have established an agreement to provide FeliCa / Near Field Communication (NFC) solutions globally. Under the agreement, Gemalto will incorporate FeliCa software technology into its UpTeq NFC SIM product lineup starting in 2012, offering mobile operators… [ ** ](#)