Category: Member News

Introducing Ventra: CTA and Pace’s New Way to Pay

New fare payment system will provide riders greater convenience and flexibility The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Pace today unveiled Ventra™, a new fare payment system that will provide CTA and Pace customers with a new and more convenient way to pay for train and bus rides. Ventra will be available in summer 2013, and…

Gemalto Launches New Coesys Applications Portfolio for Secure End-to-End eGovernment Services

Amsterdam – Sept 26, 2012 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced its new Coesys Applications Portfolio of end-to-end solutions and related services specifically designed for government agencies implementing complex secure national identity programs. The new offer builds on the company most advanced identification and authentication software providing security and convenience to…

Gemalto Expands Mobile Payment Software Solution with Western Union’s International Remittance Service

Amsterdam – Sept 25, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world’s leader in digital security, today announced the expansion of its mobile payment software solution to include the Western Union Money Transfer® service.Gemalto’s LinqUs Mobile Payment Platform has been certified through Western Union’s Mobile Vendor Program to offer end users new options to send…

Gemalto Selected to Build Secure and Reliable Biometric National Registry in Gabon

Amsterdam, – Sept 20, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has been selected by the State of Gabon for its national biometric identification initiative, following an international tender. The program aims to build a reliable national biometric civil registry to replace paper identification with electronic documents and generate a…

Gemalto Enables MoneyGram to Offer International Money Transfers on Mobile Devices

Amsterdam and Dallas, – Sept 18, 2012 – MoneyGram (NYSE: MGI), a leading global money transfer company, and Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced a global agreement to provide MoneyGram services over Gemalto’s LinqUs Mobile Money solution. MoneyGram’s money transfer platform will be integrated with Gemalto’s LinqUs mobile payment…

Cubic Open Payment System On Display at Smart Card Alliance Event in Philadelphia

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – September 17, 2012 – The open payment system delivered by Cubic Transportation Systems to the Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) commuter rail system that runs from New Jersey to Philadelphia will be featured at the Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council Meeting September 18-19, nearly one year after launch. The annual gathering…

Card Personalization Validation of Mobile MasterCard® Paypass made easier

Leiden, the Netherlands, 17th of September 2012: MasterCard announced changes around Card Personalization Validation (CPV) of Mobile MasterCard PayPass M/Chip™ 4 products, making it easier for issuers to provide essential information to validate their Mobile MasterCard PayPass products. The recently updated process guidelines by MasterCard Worldwide for CPV of Mobile MasterCard PayPass products, offers issuers…

TSYS Poised for NFC Payment Solution With North American Partner

COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 13, 2012–TSYS (NYSE: TSS) announced today the introduction of its Near-Field Communication (NFC) capabilities in North America in preparation of a launch with CIBC. The TSYS NFC Payment Solution enables real-time mobile account creation, mobile device identification, and supports generating the EMV data necessary for provisioning a mobile device. “This is yet…

Take the Train to the Plane with Cubic’s EASY Card System in Miami

SAN DIEGO, Calif.–September 11, 2012–Miamians now can take the Metrorail to and from the Miami International Airport (MIA), including paying their fares on the EASY Card smart card system designed and integrated by Cubic Transportation Systems, the leading integrator of payment and information technology and services for intelligent travel solutions. “The new Orange Line service…