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Gemalto Achieves Additional MasterCard Accreditation With its Consulting Services

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 7, 2010 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announced receiving MasterCard accreditation for its Gemalto Consulting Services. As the first digital security company to join the MasterCard M/Chip Accredited Third Party program, this accreditation officially endorses Gemalto’s consulting capabilities and its vendor-independent services in contact and…
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INSIDE Contactless and CPI Card Group Receive Discover Certification for Mobile Payment Sticker

MicroPass 4002-Based Discover Zip Sticker Available Now from CPI LITTLETON, Colo. and AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, June 2, 2010 – INSIDE Contactless and CPI Card Group today announced they have received type approval from Discover Financial Services, LLC for mobile payment stickers based upon INSIDE’s MicroPass 4002 contactless payment processor. Incorporating the Discover® Zip® payment application, the…
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Industry Leaders Debut Next-Generation Mastercard-approved Mobile Payment Sticker

CPI Card Group and INSIDE Contactless Enable Any Mobile Device to Make MasterCard® PayPass™ Payments LITTLETON, Colo. and AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, June 1, 2010 – CPI Card Group and INSIDE Contactless today introduced a next-generation, MasterCard-approved payment tag that continues to pave the way for mobile commerce adoption by enabling any mobile device to be used…
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Gemalto, Crédit Mutuel-CIC and NRJ Mobile Join Forces for the Commercial Launch of Contactless Mobile Payment in Nice

First large-scale deployment of NFC services in Europe Amsterdam, May 21, 2010 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, Crédit Mutuel-CIC and NRJ Mobile have joined forces to offer contactless mobile payment services as part of the “Nice, mobile contactless city” project. Following the successful launch of the first contactless mobile…
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INSIDE Contactless MicroPass Shipments Top 200 Million Units

Strong Growth Continues for Contactless Payment Card Deployments Aix-En-Provence, France, May 11, 2010–Reaffirming its position as the dominant supplier of contactless payment platforms globally, INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced that shipments of its award-winning MicroPass® intelligent payment platform have surpassed the 200 million unit mark, with production…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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INSIDE Powers First Contactless Public Transit Payments in Latin America

MicroPass 4003 at Heart of New MasterCard PayPass Launch in Rio de Janeiro Aix-En-Provence, France, March 30th, 2010–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced that its award-winning MicroPass® 4003 contactless intelligent payment processor is powering the MasterCard® PayPass™ contactless payment technology recently launched in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Housed…