Category: Member News

Gemplus chosen by Commonwealth Bank of Australia for first MasterCard PayPass pilot

CBA cardholders to use the MasterCard-approved product, GemInstant LUXEMBURG, May 18, 2006–Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294–GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), a world leading provider of secure card-based solutions, announces its involvement in Australia’s first MasterCard PayPass pilot program, where Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s (CBA) cardholders will simply place their card in front of the terminal to…

Giesecke & Devrient Launches Mini-size Antennas in Compliance With MaterCard PayPass Specifications

Banks can now offer customers a handy, miniature-size contactless means of payment to hang on a key chain Munich, May 17, 2006–Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) recently began offering MasterCard issuers conveniently-sized contactless payment cards and devices in smaller formats to be attached to key rings. G&D has developed an innovative Contactless Product Suite, which makes…

Oi Brazil welcomes all new subscribers with 128KB SIMs from Gemplus

45% of its data traffic comes from easy-to-use SIM menus Luxembourg, 16 May 2006–Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294–GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), a leading provider of secure card based solutions, announces that Oi, the mobile wing of the Brazilian Telemar Telecoms Group, is delivering Gemplus 128KB SIM cards to all new customers in their Brazilian GSM…

Giesecke & Devrient Sets the Course for the Future

2005 financial year brought to a successful close–Sales grow 7 percent–Group targets growth markets with its Government Solutions business unit and New Business division Munich, May 23, 2006–Fiscal 2005 was another successful year for Giesecke & Devrient (G&D). Consolidated net sales rose 7 percent from EUR 1.16 billion to EUR 1.24 billion in 2005. G&D…

Gemplus Launches Identity Management Solution Compliant with FIPS 201 Standard

Gemplus SafesITeTM smart cards and software first to receive US government certification–now ready to help US federal agencies meet October 2006 deadline for physical and logical access LUXEMBOURG & ARLINGTON, VA (USA)–10 May 2006–Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294–GEM and NASDAQ: GEMP), a leading provider of secure card solutions, announces the launch of its SafesITe Government…

Axalto Announces a Comprehensive Range of PIV Smart ID Cards for U.S. Federal Government Market

Large Capacity Card Provides Storage for Additional Applications and Legacy Support for Physical Access SAN FRANCISCO, CA, (MARKET WIRE), 05/02/2006, CARDTECH/SECURTECH–Axalto, the world’s leading provider of microprocessor cards (Gartner 2005), today announced its comprehensive range of dual interface Personal Identification Verification (PIV) cards. The latest Axalto PIV technology fully addresses the requirements mandated by Homeland…