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…

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…