Category: Member News

InContactless Payments NewsMember News

Chicago Bus Operator Pace Selects Cubic for Open Payment System

Deal expands largest North America transit industry public private partnership SAN DIEGO, Calif., August 27, 2012–Cubic Transportation Systems has been approved by the Chicago Transit Authority to deliver the agency’s Open Standards Fare System (OSFS) to suburban bus operator Pace. The deal expands the largest North America transit industry public private partnership for fare collection…
InMember News

Cubic’s go card passes 3 million in Australia

SAN DIEGO, Calif., August 23, 2012– The smart card system designed and delivered by Cubic Transportation Systems Australia, part of the transportation systems division of Cubic Corporation (NYSE:CUB), for public transport in the Australian state of Queensland, has reached a major milestone, with the sale of the three millionth go card. The managing director of…
InMember News

Infineon Awarded New U.S. Government Contract to Supply Secure Chip Technology for World’s Largest ePassport Program

Neubiberg, Germany–August 14, 2012–Infineon Technologies (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced that the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) awarded the company a new contract to supply security chip technology embedded in the U.S. electronic passport. GPO produces the electronic passport for the Department of State, which issues the document to U.S. citizens. The passports…
InMember News

The United States Government Printing Office Awards Multi-Year Contract to Gemalto for ePassport Solution

Austin, TX – Aug 14, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653), the world leader in digital security, today announced the second consecutive five-year contract win from the Government Printing Office (GPO) to deliver ICAO compliant electronic eCovers and secure pre-personalization services. GPO will supply the complete electronic passport book and related services to The Department of…
InMember NewsNFC News

Infineon Releases Development Kit for NFC Tag Applications

Toolset Available to North American Developers Creating Apps for NFC-Equipped Smartphones Milpitas, Calif., August 7, 2012–Infineon Technologies (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced release of a NFC tag application developer kit for the North American market. Developers of smartphone apps can use the kit for design and test of information exchange applications based on…
InMember NewsNFC News

Gemalto NFC Management Service Goes Live for Singapore

Multi-industry partners set to launch NFC Services powered by Gemalto’s Allynis TSM Solution Amsterdam – Aug 3, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced the official go-live of NFC services management in Singapore, powered by its Allynis Trusted Services Manager (TSM) solution, hosted in Gemalto’s local TSM data…
InContactless Payments NewsMember News

Cubic Expands Los Angeles TAP Card System to LA Department of Transportation, the Region’s Second Largest Bus Operator

SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 30, 2012–The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) is the newest member of the regional TAP smart card system in Los Angeles County designed and delivered by Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., a business segment of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation (NYSE:CUB), and a leading integrator of payment and information technology and services…
InMember NewsNFC News

DeviceFidelity obtains European patent for its iPhone NFC solution

Richardson, TX–DeviceFidelity, the leader inNFC plug-and-play solution for smartphones, announced today that it has been granted patent number 2196010 by the European Patent Office for its ground breaking technology bringing mobile wallet solutions and Near Field Communications (NFC) to smartphones and tablets such as the iPhone or iPad. The patent describes the technology behind DeviceFidelity’s…
InMember News

Infineon Provides Security Chips to Net1 for South Africa’s Largest Government Smart Card Project to Enable Payment of Social Grants

Neubiberg, Germany–July 12, 2012–Infineon Technologies (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) supplies the security chips for the largest government smart card project in South Africa. Through Net1 UEPS Technologies, the government body “SASSA” (South African Social Security Agency) is issuing biometrically secure EMV/UEPS debit chip cards for financial transactions of social grants across all of South…
InMember NewsNFC News

Gemalto’s Trusted Services Management Data Center in Singapore Obtains MasterCard and Visa Certification

Amsterdam – July 12, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that its Trusted Service Management(TSM) data center in Singapore has achieved MasterCard and Visa certification. This allows Gemalto customers to securely distribute MasterCard and Visa mobile payment services to their end users. The certification validates Gemalto’s readiness…