Category: EMV News

Bell ID acquires Ecebs Ltd

Combined smart technologies and expertise will boost businesses; a priority is to speed up new developments available to the mobile transit ticketing sector 13 November 2012 (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) – Bell ID, a global provider of smart card/contactless/mobile and application lifecycle management, has announced the acquisition of East Kilbride, Scotland-based smart solutions business Ecebs Limited…

Discover financial services announces next steps for EMV deployment across the globe

Discover Introduces Global Chip Card Fraud Liability Shift Policy Across Discover, Diners Club International® and PULSE® Networks PULSE to Support EMV Chip-Based Debit Transactions to Align with Industry Deployment and Certification Efforts Riverwoods, IL–October 30, 2012–Discover (NYSE: DFS) today announced the next milestone in its global EMV deployment: a comprehensive strategy and roadmap that includes…

EMV Migration Forum Continues Support of U.S. Move to Chip-based Payments with December Meeting, Launch of Working Committees

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., OCTOBER 15, 2012–Industry leaders from across the broad payments market are marking their calendars in anticipation of the EMV Migration Forum’s next meeting, to be held December 6-7 at Visa’s corporate headquarters in Foster City, CA. The Forum, an independent organization created by the Smart Card Alliance, supports the coordination of the…

Raiffeisen launches World’s First Bio-Sourced Bank Card developed by Gemalto

Amsterdam – Oct 4, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security and Raiffeisen, Austria’s leading banking group, today announced the introduction of the world’s first Bio Sourced payment card for its Austrian cardholders. Visa Europe allowed Gemalto to use the Bio Sourced card material for Visa branded EMV card programs….

G&D Committed to EMV Migration Initiatives in the U.S.

Dulles, Virginia, September 10, 2012 – Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), an international leader in mobile security solutions, is supporting the U.S. banking industry with the migration from magnetic stripe to EMV technology. G&D’s commitment includes participation in a new industry organization, launching new EMV products for the U.S. market and expanding U.S. production capabilities. G&D…

Oberthur Technologies to open service center in Canada for growing EMV, NFC and ID markets

Levallois, July 9th, 2012 Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, today announced that it has finalized plans to open a secure service center in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The 1,400 m² facility will enable the personalization of secure devices and documents (including…

American Express Announces U.S. EMV Roadmap to Advance Contact, Contactless and Mobile Payments

NEW YORK, June 29, 2012–American Express today announced its network roadmap to advance EMV chip-based contact, contactless and mobile payments for all merchants, processors and issuers of American Express-branded cards in the U.S. American Express will work alongside other industry participants to drive interoperability across the U.S. and other countries and support chip-based technology for…

Gemalto Supports “la Caixa” in Spain’s First Large Scale Deployment of Contactless EMV Payment

Amsterdam – May 31, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653), the world leader in digital security, announces that “la Caixa”, one of Spain’s largest retail banks with over 10 milllion customers, is deploying Optelio contactless EMV cards for the country’s first large scale deployment of contactless payment. Gemalto is providing full set of personalization and production…

MasterCard to Foster Industry Collaboration in Preparation for EMV Migration

Industry Alignment Proven to Be Crucial in Migration of Technology and Implementation of Enhanced Consumer Experience and Increased Security PURCHASE, N.Y.–May. 21, 2012–MasterCard today proposed the formation of a cross-industry group designed to foster collaboration and alignment between networks, issuers, merchants, acquirers, processors, terminal manufacturers, card manufacturers and other groups in the implementation of EMV…

Al Bilad Customers In Saudi Arabia Receive New Banking Cards Instantly with Gemalto’s Solution

Cards & Digital ID World Middle East, Abu Dhabi – May 16, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that Al Bilad Bank, a Shariah-based financial organization, is deploying the Dexxis Instant Issuance solution for EMV payment cards in over 120 branches throughout Saudi Arabia. Gemalto delivered its unique…