Category: Contactless Payments News

Gemalto deploys first contactless cards in Latvia for SEB

Amsterdam, June 20, 2013–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is providing SEB Latvia with Optelio payment cards to deliver the speed and convenience of contactless transport to schoolchildren and seniors in the city of Jelgava, Latvia. The SEB Group is a leading North European financial services group for 400,000 corporate customers…

Cubic Payment Application Software Achieves PCI-DSS Certification

CPA 3.0 ensures certified security for credit and debit card data for transit operators San Diego, Calif.,June 10, 2013–Cubic Transportation Systems, a leading integrator of payment and information technology and services for intelligent travel solutions, today announced that the latest version of their Cubic Payment Application (CPA 3.0) has been successfully “Validated According to PA-DSS…

Collis Brand Test Tool integrates with Visa CCRT Tool

Leiden, The Netherlands; 10thJune, 2013–UL is pleased to announce that the Collis Brand Test Tool, developed by UL’s transaction security team, has improved its support for Visa Acquirer Device Validation Toolkit (ADVT) testing. The Collis BTT is now integrated with the Visa Chip Compliance Reporting Tool (CCRT), meaning that it automates the uploading of the…

Infineon’s SOLID FLASH™ Security Controllers Selected by VISA for New GlobalPlatform Payment Cards in the Latin America and Caribbean Region

Neubiberg, Germany and Sao Paolo, Brazil, April 11, 2013–Infineon Technologies (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced that it was selected by Visa as a preferred supplier of security controllers for new GlobalPlatform compliant payment cards issued in the Latin America and Caribbean region (LAC). Infineon will supply its SOLID FLASH™ security controllers for both…

Cubic Joins Royal Celebration of 150th Anniversary of the London Underground

London, March 28, 2013–Cubic Transportation Systems’ president Steve Shewmaker was among the small group of Transport for London (TfL) partners invited to meet Her Majesty The Queen during the latest event in a year-long calendar of activities to mark the 150th Anniversary of the London Underground. Her Majesty visited Baker Street Underground Station accompanied by…

Identive Selected as Contactless & Mobile Awards Finalist

Tagtrail™ Mobile Services Platform lets businesses use NFC technology for competitive advantage Santa Ana, Calif. and Ismaning, Germany, March 14, 2013–Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced that it has been selected as a finalist for the 2013 Contactless &…

Interac® debit card fraud skimming losses plummet to lowest level on record Losses down 73 per cent in last three years

Toronto, Ontario, March 5, 2013–Interac Association reported today that Interacdebit card fraud losses, as a result of skimming, are the lowest on record since 2003–decreasing to $38.5 million in 2012 from a high of $142 million in 2009. This represents 0.012 per cent of domestic Interac debit card volume and the lowest volume of fraud…

DeviceFidelity and Incipio partner to bring NFC to the iPhone

DeviceFidelity and Incipio announce the Cashwrap family of products, bringing to market various NFC enabled cases for the iPhone. Richardson, TX, February 27, 2013–Incipio®, designer and manufacturer of award-winning mobile device accessories and DeviceFidelity, Inc. the world leader in plug and play NFC mobile solutions announced a technology and co-marketing partnership to bring to market…

Increasing Demand for SmartCore™ Establishes Identive in High-growth Contactless Smart Card Market

New design wins and orders signal market acceptance of breakthrough technology Santa Ana, Calif. and Ismaning, Germany, February 20, 2013–Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced that it is scheduling shipment of 9.5 million SmartCore™ card cores to address over…

Payments partners confirmed for GSMA’s NFC Experience

CaixaBank, Gemalto, Telefónica and Visa Europe deliver contactless mobile payments experience at MWC 2013 Amsterdam, Feb 18, 2013–As part of the new NFC Experience at Mobile World Congress, four partners have come together to deliver a mobile contactless payment experience. CaixaBank, Gemalto, Telefónica and Visa Europe will deliver a payments application which will be offered…