Category: Member News

Innovation and tradition for mobile shoppers at farmer’s grocery stores

The project “touch’n pay” demonstrates the usage of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology for Self Service Shopping. Zurich, December 15, 2009–By the joint project touch’n pay, operated by NEXPERTS, e24 and other industrial partners plus the University of Applied Science from Northwest Switzerland, from December 2009 customers can shop for goods and services by a…

LaserCard to Speak on Global Secure ID Capabilities at Cardex 2009 Digital Identity CEO Forum

December 13–15, Cairo, Egypt Mountain View, Calif., Dec. 11, 2009–LaserCard Corporation (Nasdaq: LCRD) is one of four international companies selected to present to senior Egyptian officials at The Digital Identity CEO Forum, to be held in conjunction with Cardex 2009 Digital Identity Assurance Conference and Expo, Middle East and Africa. Cardex 2009 will take place…

SC Magazine Names Gemalto ‘Innovator’ for 2009

World’s first PIN-protected USB memory stick secured by smart card technology Austin, TX, December 14, 2009–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has been given the distinction of “Innovator 2009” by leading IT security publication SC Magazine. Gemalto was recognized in the Multi-Factor Authentication category for its portfolio of authentication products including the recently launched…

Banca Intesa Selects Gemalto’s Strong Authentication Solution to Secure e-Commerce in Serbia

One of the world’s first smart-card based authentication solution for securing e-commerce Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Dec 9, 2009–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that Banca Intesa in Serbia has selected its Ezio Classic reader to secure e-commerce services. Banca Intesa is the leading financial institution in Serbia and is…

CoreStreet Executive to Serve as Liaison to All Hazards Consortium Regional Working Group

Leader in Credential Validation Solutions Tapped to Help Elevate Awareness of Emergency Response Interoperability Cambridge, Mass., December 8, 2009–CoreStreet, the leader in credential validation solutions, today announced that Senior Vice President John Bys has been asked to serve in a volunteer liaison capacity to the All Hazards Consortium (AHC). In this role, Mr. Bys will…

Gemalto Surpasses 25 Million Smart Card Shipments to U.S. Federal Government

Arlington, VA USA, Dec 7, 2009–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced that it has surpassed 25 million smart card-based identity credentials shipped to the U.S. federal government. This total is evenly split between government identity credentials, used for securing the identities of federal government employees and military personnel and for electronic passports…

ViVOtech’s NFC technology enables du and Dubai First to successfully continue roll-out first mobile payment pilot in the Middle East and North Africa Region

ViVOtech provides end-to-end NFC Payment Infrastructure including Over-the-Air(OTA) provisioning, Electronic Wallet and NFC Readers at Merchant Locations Santa Clara, Calif., November 30, 2009–Silicon Valley-based ViVOtech, the leader in Near Field Communication (NFC) and contactless payment systems, announced that its NFC mobile payment wallet, Over-The-Air (OTA) provisioning and NFC payment readers are being successfully used by…

OTI Teams Up to Receive a $17 Million Contract to Provide Solutions and Systems for Electronic Identification Product

Iselin, NJ, November 30, 2009–On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI) (NASDAQ-GM: OTIV), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security, payments, petroleum payments, eID Systems and other applications, announced today that it has signed a contract for the supply, transfer, maintenance and operation of an electronic identification related product based on OTI’s…

Vietin Bank Starts Merchant Acquiring for JCB Card in Vietnam

Stronger JCB acceptance network in Vietnam significantly increases JCB cardmembers convenience Tokyo, November 24, 2009–JCB International Co., Ltd., the international operations subsidiary of JCB, the only international payment brand from Japan, announced that Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietin Bank), one of the largest credit card acquiring banks in Vietnam, today…

Tailwind and ViVOtech Team Up To Integrate New Contactless Payment Reader Modules into Legacy POS Systems

Cost-Effective Chip And PIN Hardware Upgrades Allow Retailers To Deliver Better, More Secure Customer Experience By Adding Contactless Payments To Existing POS Terminals Santa Clara, CA, November 23, 2009–ViVOtech, the leader in near field communication (NFC) and contactless payment systems, and Tailwind, a leader in strategic marketing in the payments industry, have signed an agreement…