--- title: "Contactless Payments News Archives - Page 23 of 41 - Secure Technology Alliance" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/contactless-payments-news/page/23/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/contactless-payments-news/page/23/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)Contactless Payments News # Category: Contactless Payments News ### Association Award Recognizes Development of Outstanding Applications Using Advanced Card Technologies AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, October 17, 2008–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced that the company was recognized by ACT Canada, a nonprofit stakeholders membership organization that serves as the authority on contactless technology in the Canadian market, as winner… ### American Banknote Brazil Achieves Type Approval for MicroPass-Powered Bank Cards AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, October 13th, 2008–Strengthening its presence in the Brazilian contactless payments market, INSIDE Contactless, the world leader in advanced contactless microprocessor platforms, today announced it has teamed with American Banknote (ABnote) Brazil to produce a MasterCard type-approved contactless payment card for this growing market…. ### Experts in Contactless Hardware and Asynchronous Design To Collaborate on New Contactless Chip Platform Aix en Provence, France, October 9th 2008–INSIDE Contactless, the world leader in advanced contactless microprocessor platforms, and TIEMPO, an innovative IP company specialized in the design of asynchronous ICs, have announced a partnership for the design of a next generation chip… ### Prototype Combines Certified Visa payWave and Cubic NextPASS Transit Applications AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, October 8, 2008–Advancing its commitment to the transit payment system market, INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced it will be demonstrating how the award-winning MicroPass® intelligent contactless payment platform can be applied to transit payment systems… ### Libercard lets Brazilians ride transit and make contactless payments, top-ups at retailers using a single prepaid contactless card Fortaleza, Brazil, October 7th, 2008–Libercard, ViVOtech and Inteligensa today announced that they have collaborated to develop the first Transit & Retail combination contactless payment implementation in Latin America. With the new technology, Brazilians in the city of… ### Takes Equity Stake in TranZfinity Intended to Promote Contactless Authentication Devices ISMANING, Germany, October 7, 2008–SCM Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMM, Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, today introduced @MAXX™ prime, the first product of a new family of portable USB devices that enable secure electronic transactions, secure data… ### Mobile Payments Trial Shows High Transit and Retail Usage OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 6, 2008–Earlier this year a select group of San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) riders took part in a first-in-the-nation trial to pay for their fares and food, receive discounts and check account balances using just their new mobile phone containing… ### October 3, 2008–CPI Card Group (CPI), a global leader in financial and commercial card production and services, is expanding its presence in the Canadian marketplace by acquiring a Canadian facility formerly known as Metaca, located in Concord, Ontario, part of the greater Toronto area. This latest acquisition is keeping with the CPI strategic vision of… ### Small-Footprint Vx 700 Payment Solution is Outdoor-Ready for Use in Kiosks, Vending Machines, Ticketing Devices and Other Unattended Systems SAN JOSE, CA, September 29, 2008–VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PAY), today announced the Vx 700, an electronic payments module that delivers the power and security of the Verix V architecture to kiosks, vending machines, ticketing devices… ### Supports Gemalto’s leadership in security for IP-enabled Point-of-Sale terminals Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Sept 25, 2008–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces its entire range of MagIC³ Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminals received certification by an independent certified testing laboratory in accordance with MasterCard International Payment Terminal Security program. This security evaluation applies… [ ** ](#)