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Executive Director’s Letter – April 2010

What do the advocates for EMV to fight payment fraud and advocates for a biometric Social Security card to implement immigration reform have in common? Both of these issues are getting a lot of coverage in publications and Internet news forums, and are also being debated within legislative subcommittees in Washington, DC. Payment fraud and…

LaserCard Partners with Thomas Greg and Sons at Cards 2010 South America, Sao Paolo, Brazil, April 26 – 28

Showcasing Innovative Multi-Technology and Health Care ID Solutions Mountain View, Calif., April 21, 2010–LaserCard Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRD; http://www.lasercard.com), a leading provider of secure ID solutions, will join Thomas Greg and Sons, a leading Latin American provider of security printing, documents and services, at Cards 2010 South America, to jointly present their advanced, counterfeit-resistant government ID solutions….

INSIDE Contactless, Sagem Orga and TazTag Partner on New NFC Mobile Payment Device

Standalone Product for Making NFC Payments Delivers Full NFC Experience AIX-EN-PROVENCE, RENNES, France and PADERBORN, Germany, April 22, 2010 – INSIDE Contactless, Sagem Orga (Safran Group) and TazTag today announced the joint development of a new method of delivering NFC payment functionality. Based on TazTag’s innovative TazCard®, the new device is currently in pre-alpha testing…

ViVOtech Launches ViVOpay 8100e — New Countertop Payment Device with PCI 2.1 PIN, EMV Chip, Mag-Stripe, Contactless & NFC Payments, and Mobile Loyalty

Payment & Loyalty Functionality with Mobile Handset Support for Retailers in EMV Countries Cards Asia Show ViVOtech Booth # 4H24, April 21, 2010 – ViVOtech, the leader in Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payments, loyalty and marketing applications and contactless readers, today announced the ViVOpay 8100e, a next-generation PCI 2.1-certified consumer-facing payment device enabled with…

INSIDE Contactless Offers Free, Downloadable, Open NFC API and Source Code on SourceForge

Open NFC: The De Facto Open Source Project NFC Stack for Android, MeeGo, Linux and Windows Mobile AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, April 21, 2010 – As a result of the success of its Open NFC™ commercial-grade NFC protocol stack, INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced it is making the Open…

CASSIS International Organizes for an Expanding Global Role

Launches CASSIS Americas, Appoints New Chief of CASSIS Europe, Adds Two Prominent Board Members Singapore, April 13, 2010–CASSIS International, a leader in trusted services for smart payments, mobile commerce and near field communication (NFC), today announced a new global organization that establishes a strong presence in the Americas, expands operations in Europe, and appoints David…

ViVOtech Launches ViVOpay 8100 – A Cost Effective PCI 2.1-Certified PIN pad, Mobile Loyalty, Mag-Stripe & NFC Payment Device for Small and Medium Sized Merchants

ViVOpay 8100 Enables ISOs and Acquirers to Offer Merchants a Highly Secure Payment Solution as well as New Revenue Generation with Highly Effective Mobile Loyalty and Coupon Applications using Existing Phones Electronic Transactions Association Show (ETA) ViVOtech Booth #424, April 13th, 2010–Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech, the leader in Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payments, loyalty and…

Next-Generation Powered Display Card Released by NagraID Security

NagraID Security, with over 1 million display cards deployed in 29 countries, is the world leader in Display Card manufacturing. NagraID Security further extends its technological leadership with the introduction of a 12-button Touch-Keypad Display Card. The new open platform enables NagraID Security and their partners to develop and implement multi-function applications on a single…

LifeMed Card, Inc. Announces its Patient Smart Card Platform for Continuity of Care at Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System

LifeMed Card, Inc., the nation’s leading supplier of smart card solutions for the domestic hospital market (6,500 hospitals nationwide), announces that it has entered into a contract to supply its Patient Smart Card Software Platform to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, an 806-bed regional medical center in Sarasota, Florida. The LifeMed™ software uses smart cards, secure readers,…

Gemalto acquires internet banking security specialist Todos

Combination of Gemalto’s existing e-banking business, the Xiring activity acquired in 2009 and Todos creates world leader in internet banking security Amsterdam, Apr 8, 2010–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 – GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Todos AB from investors led by 6AP, a fund belonging to…