Category: Contactless Payments News

Gemalto boosts eGovernment adoption by securely combining eID cards and NFC phones

Enables citizens to access online government services using a mobile phone Amsterdam, May 6, 2015 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces Coesys mGov, an innovative new mobile strong digital authentication solution that enables citizens to access online government services using a combination of their contactless national eID card and NFC phone. As a…

Gemalto contactless payment wristbands enable speedy and secure purchases for Saracens supporters

​​Amsterdam, May 5, 2015 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is supplying Saracens, one of the UK’s most successful rugby union clubs, with prepaid wristbands that offer fans speedy and secure contactless payment for food and drink at its Allianz Park stadium in north London. The pilot project marks the first step towards…

NAHAM and LifeMed ID: Innovative Healthcare Partnership Develops Groundbreaking Continuing Education Program

The National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM) has partnered with LifeMed ID to develop a Continuing Education Training Module to educate NAHAM’s members, and non-members across the nation, on patient ID authentication. Citrus Heights, CA.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Healthcare Delivery Organizations and Providers, Healthcare Management Organizations, HIPAA Compliance Specialists, and Healthcare Executives have a new resource…

Coop Bank Denmark first to deploy Gemalto’s unique bio-sourced contactless EMV cards

​Amsterdam, Mar. 31, 2015 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that Coop Bank Denmark, part of the Coop retail group that is owned by its 1.4 million members, is deploying Gemalto’s unique bio-sourced Optelio Contactless EMV cards​. This represents the first commercial rollout of its kind, further strengthening Coop Bank’s commitment…

TSYS and Ingenico Group to Offer EMV, NFC and Apple Pay Enabled POS Payment Solutions

First Processor to Class A certify Ingenico Group’s new PCI 3.0 certified products Columbus, Ga., and Atlanta, Ga., January 22, 2015 — TSYS® (NYSE:TSS), a leading global payments provider, and Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346-ING), global leader in seamless payments, today announced a new agreement to offer merchants a seamless and secure solution for accepting all…

Gemalto prepaid EMV banking cards extend reach of Vodacom m-pesa mobile wallet in South Africa

Amsterdam, January 20, 2015 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces the deployment of prepaid EMV banking cards​ to complement Vodacom’s m-pesa mobile wallet service in South Africa. The card is certified by the major international payment schemes and accepted at any of the 240,000 EMV-compliant payment terminals and over…

oti WAVE NFC Payment Solution Adopted by Taiwanese Banking Consortium

oti Channel Partner, Tradelink Electronic Commerce, to Deliver WAVE as Part of Major Mobile Payment Deployment in Taiwan Rosh Pina, Israel, January 20, 2015 — On Track Innovations Ltd. (oti) (NASDAQ: OTIV), a global leader in cashless payment solutions based on contactless transactions and near-field communication (NFC) technology, has deployed its industry-leading NFC payment system…

OTI PetroSmart Awarded Global Tender by Multinational Oil Company to Supply EasyFuel Plus

Cape Town, South Africa and Rosh Pina, Israel, January 15, 2015 – OTI PetroSmart, a global value added reseller of petroleum payment solutions and a wholly owned subsidiary of On Track Innovations Ltd. (oti) (NASDAQ: OTIV), has been awarded a global tender to supply its AVI (Automated Vehicle Identification) solution, EasyFuel Plus, to an emerging…

ACS Receives Certificate of Merit for Communications in APICTA Awards 2014

Hong Kong, December 10, 2014 — Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific’s top supplier and one of the world’s top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), received a Certificate of Merit for Communications for its contactless smart…

27 banks in Taiwan launch NFC services with Gemalto TSM Hub

Amsterdam, December 8, 2014 — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has provided its Allynis Trusted Services Hub (TSH) to secure NFC payment services launched by Taiwan Mobile Payment Co. (TWMP). TWMP is a mobile-payments joint venture formed by three prominent Taiwanese banking groups, covering all of Taiwan’s ATM, check, and…