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Al Rajhi Bank in Saudi Arabia Issues 15,000 Cards per Day with Gemalto’s Instant EMV Card Issuance Solution

Amsterdam, February 7, 2012–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that Al Rajhi Bank, the largest financial institution in Saudi Arabia, has completed the main phase of the Dexxis Instant Issuance deployment program for on-the-spot EMV card delivery. With more than 500 branches equipped nationwide and over 15,000 cards issued daily,…
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Gemalto Supports Diners Club Spain’s EMV Migration

Amsterdam – Feb 2, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, announces the availability of an approved EMV application which will be deployed by Diners Club Spain during 2012. Gemalto is providing Diners Club Spain with consulting and personalization services, in addition to Dynamic Data Authentication (DDA) payment cards that…
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MasterCard Introduces Comprehensive Roadmap Advancing Electronic Payments EMV chip cards will be the core of the next generation of U.S. electronic payments and the transition is starting now, as both MasterCard and Visa have made clear in public statements on their U.S. roadmaps. On January 30, 2012, MasterCard introduced a comprehensive strategy solidifying EMV chip…
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Credit Agricole Selects Gemalto for Large-Scale Deployment of Contactless EMV Payment in France

Banking card that facilitates easier payment and with added security features is also certified by “Groupement d’Intérêt Economique–Carte Bancaire” Amsterdam – Jan 31, 2012 –Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces it is behind Crédit Agricole’s large-scale deployment of contactless EMV banking cards in France. The Crédit Agricole group is market…
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MasterCard Introduces U.S. Roadmap to Enable Next Generation of Electronic Payments January 30, 2012 Framework to Deliver Enhanced Consumer Experience In-Store, Online, at the ATM and with Mobile Phones

PURCHASE, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 30, 2012–MasterCard today introduced a comprehensive roadmap focused on advancing the U.S. electronic payments system. The roadmap, which includes the path for migration from magnetic stripe to EMV technology currently available on “chip” cards, will serve as the foundation for the next generation of products and services developed to enhance the way…
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Cubic’s Bay Area Transit Customer Tops One Million Contactless Smart Cards

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – January 19, 2012–The Bay Area-based Metropolitan Transit Commission has surpassed one million active Clipper® cards in circulation just 18 months after rebranding the card from TransLink to Clipper, making the contactless smart card fare collection system one of the fastest growing in the U.S. transit industry. In making the announcement, the…
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The Financial and Mobile NFC Smart Card Markets It feels like yesterday that I was talking about our 10th annual Government Conference, first encouraging each of you to join us, and then recapping what was certainly one of the highlights of a very busy and satisfying year for the Smart Card Alliance. Now I invite…
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Winner of Cubic’s National “I Heart My Card”

Video Contest Decided in YouTube Voting SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 13, 2012–Cubic Transportation Systems today announced that Morgan Crossley’s Next Stop: EASY Surfing” video has been voted the national winner in its ”I Heart My Card” transit video contest.The surfer who catches Miami Beach waves by catching the bus with his EASY Card swept all…
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HID Global and Yale Locks Open Doors with Verizon Wireless Smartphones at 2012 CES

Verizon Wireless Smartphones Containing HID Global’s Embedded Mobile Keys Are Used to Open Doors Fitted with NFC-Enabled Yale Real Living Locks Las Vegas and Basking Ridge, N.J.–From the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Verizon Wireless is collaborating with two ASSA ABLOY companies–HID Global and Yale Locks & Hardware–to demonstrate the benefits of smartphones carrying…