Category: Contactless Payments News

Infineon Secure Payment Solution is First to Receive Approval for Newest Visa Card Payment Software

El Segundo, CA,  – August 9, 2018 – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced that its SECORA™ Pay platform is the first payment security solution to receive a Letter of Approval (LOA) for the recently introduced Visa Card VSDC 2.8.1g1 software applet. Payment card manufacturers and issuers using SECORA Pay can quickly receive…

Secure Technology Alliance Provides Recommendations, Best Practices for Implementing Fast, Convenient Contactless Payments

Princeton Junction, N.J., February 5, 2018 –  Consumers want payments to be faster, more secure, and seamless, and many stakeholders across the payments industry are looking to contactless payments as a way to meet these expectations. For merchants, issuers and processors considering contactless payments, the Secure Technology Alliance has released a new white paper today…

Gemalto launches the first biometric EMV card for contactless payments

Biometric authentication replaces PIN code facilitating higher value contactless transactions Maximum privacy protection ensured by secure in-branch enrolment process and on-card storage of sensitive biometric information No battery life issues – the biometric sensor card is powered by the payment terminal ​Amsterdam, January 4, 2018 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security,…

TSYS Renews Payments Agreement with Advanzia Bank

Columbus, Ga., and London, 6 Dec., 2016 — TSYS (NYSE: TSS) today announced that it has renewed its payments agreement with Advanzia Bank S.A., the largest issuer of credit cards in Luxembourg, to continue processing the bank’s consumer credit card portfolio. TSYS will also provide additional services such as fraud and risk management, verification and…

Gemalto Contactless wearable wins Juniper Research Future Digital Award

Amsterdam, Sept. 29, 2016 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is celebrating a 2016 Future Digital Award from Juniper Research, a respected industry analyst, for its Celego contactless wristband for transport ticketing and other value added services. The Celego won Best Consumer Offer of Juniper’s Commerce and Fintech awards category, reflecting its…

World’s first NFC payment ring powered by Infineon’s contactless security chip

Joint press release from NFCRing Inc. and Infineon Technologies AG Munich, Germany, and Los Angeles, USA – August 23, 2016 – Whether at the beach, on the daily jog, or at the gym: from now on, everyone can carry money discreetly on the body. NFCRing Inc. has introduced the world’s first EMVCo compliant payment ring…

Rio de Janeiro launches Gemalto contactless transport ticketing wristband

Pioneering initiative by RioCard simplifies payments and improves public transportation Amsterdam, Aug 4, 2016 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces its collaboration with RioCard, Rio de Janeiro’s public transportation ticketing operator, to implement contactless transport ticket wristbands. When fully implemented, the solution will simplify secure payments and improve convenience ensuring smoother…

Hellenic Bank launches PayBand using Gemalto’s water-resistant contactless EMV payment wristbands

Amsterdam, Aug. 2, 2016 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has supplied Hellenic Bank, a major Cypriot financial institution, with its Optelio contactless EMV Payment wristbands. These water-resistant NFC wristbands that are marketed as PayBand to Cyprus consumers will ensure that Hellenic Bank customers no longer have to worry about carrying cash…

Test Shows Infineon Payment Chip Technology Speeds Creation of Visa Contact Payment Cards

Milpitas, CA –July 11, 2016 –Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced that it now offers a pre-integrated and certified Visa payment solution that includes a Java operating system and Visa contact payments applet. The solution fulfills the highest security standards and achieves personalization performance that is at least 38 percent faster…

New payment platform for secured and ultra-fast contactless transactions

Munich, Germany – November 16, 2015 – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) increases performance and security of contactless payment transactions. The new SLC 32P family of security controllers speeds up data handling by the factor of 15. It enables manufacturers of payment cards, wearables and proximity devices such as tokens to meet…