Category: Member News

First Data and Oberthur Technologies Sign Long-term Strategic Technology and Commercial Partnership

Atlanta, Unites States, Colombes, France, November 18, 2013–First Data Corporation and Oberthur Technologies today announced a strategic partnership to manage and promote EMV in the United States. First Data is a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing. Oberthur Technologies is one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services…

Giesecke & Devrient and Infineon Provide Contactless Smart Cards Compliant with CIPURSE™ Open Standard in Volume Quantities Joint press release from Giesecke & Devrient and Infineon Technologies

Neubiberg and Munich, Germany, November 18, 2013–The world’s first contactless smart cards compliant with the CIPURSE™ open security standard are now being used in different projects in Brazil. The cards provide a convenient and cashless way to pay for services such as taxi rides or use health care. Manufactured by Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), the…

oti deploys NFC payment solutions to a consortium of banks in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao

New Channel Partner, Tradelink, to Deliver OTI’s NFC ‘WAVE’ Devices as Part of Major Deployment Rosh Pina, Israel, Nov 13, 2013–On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV), a global leader in cashless payment solutions based on contactless transactions and near-field communication (NFC) technology, has deployed its industry-leading NFC payment system for a consortium of regional…

FIME Accredited by Visa to Deliver VMPA Testing

November 11, 2013–Advanced secure-chip testing expert, FIME, has been accredited by Visa to deliver Visa Mobile Payment Application (VMPA) testing. This extends FIME’s existing Visa payment card and terminal testing portfolio to also include the validation of a Visa payment application on a secure element (SE). VMPA is a secure applet that resides in the…

Oberthur Technologies Makes Mobile Users’ Lives Easier with Its MultiSIM, The First SIM Card Combining Classic SIM, Micro-SIM and Nano-SIM Plug-Ins

Colombes, France, November 08, 2013–Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, today delivers its first volumes of MultiSIM, the first classic (2FF), micro (3FF) and nano (4FF) all-in-one SIM card. MultiSIM combines all the form factors on one single, easy to use…

TSYS Merchant Insights Allows Customers to Monitor Impacts of Social Media

TSYS online dashboard powered by Womply Columbus, Ga., Nov. 5, 2013–TSYS Merchant Solutions℠, a wholly owned subsidiary of TSYS (NYSE: TSS), is providing their customers with TSYS Merchant Insights, a unique dashboard that monitors social media activity, competition and revenue. The dashboard is powered by Womply, a leading provider of merchant-focused analytics, loyalty and customer…

oti signs its largest purchase contract for NFCreaders, valued at more than $10 million

Initial Shipment of 40,000 Readers Scheduled for Delivery to U.S. Channel Partner by Year-End Rosh Pina, Israel, November 5, 2013–On Track Innovations Ltd. (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV), a global leader in cashless payment solutions based on contactless transactions and near-field communication (NFC) technology, has signed a major contract to supply its NFC readers to one of…

ACS Awarded NFC Forum Certification for ACR1252U

Hong Kong, 01 Nov, 2013–Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific’s top supplier and one of the world’s top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), has received the NFC Forum Certification for its ACR1252U. The ACR1252U is a…

ProPay Selected as Top Online Payment Service Provider

Lehi, Utah, and Columbus, Ga., Oct. 17, 2013–ProPay (http://www.propay.com), a TSYS company and industry leader in merchant services, payment security and mobile payments, announced today it was recently recognized as the top online payment service by merchants participating in the EcommerceBytes awards survey. ProPay achieved the highest overall score of all service providers with the…

Oberthur Technologies Joins FIDO Alliance to Enhance End-Users’ Online Experience Through the Promotion of End-to-End, Universal Authentication Framework

Colombes, France & Palo Alto, Calif. October 15, 2013–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 joined the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance and has been appointed to the Board of Directors. “The framework developed by the FIDO…