Category: Member News

Gemalto pilots biometric boarding at Los Angeles International Airport

AMSTERDAM, December 6, 2018 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) announces a joint pilot with a leading airline to bring additional convenience and security to the traveler’s experience via biometric boarding in Terminal 4 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The test will confirm that passenger needs and expectations are met through use of facial recognition versus a traditional…

Social media companies believed to be vulnerable, with 61% of consumers saying they pose greatest risk for exposing data, finds Gemalto

AMSTERDAM – December 5, 2018 – A majority of consumers are willing to walk away from businesses entirely if they suffer a data breach, with retailers most at risk, according research from Gemalto, the world leader in digital security. Two-thirds (66%) are unlikely to shop or do business with an organization that experiences a breach where…

Gemalto unveils industry’s first cloud access management and single sign on solution enhanced for smart card users

SafeNet Trusted Access now supports smart card credentials access for cloud apps and brings PKI technology to cloud and digital transformation initiatives AMSTERDAM,  29 November 2018 – Gemalto today announced the launch of an industry-first solution that will enable organizations which have invested in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) security applications to leverage their investment without compromise on…

Gemalto expands data center footprint in Europe to support cloud-based access management services

Additional facilities designed to help customers comply with data protection regulations and sovereignty Amsterdam, 20 November 2018 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has today announced it is expanding its delivery footprint for Access Management as a service solutions across the European Union with additional data centers in the region. These newly added…

Infineon and NEXT Biometrics introduce Biometric Card Reference Design

Includes all Elements to Simplify and Expedite Biometric Smart Card Technology Joint Market News of NEXT Biometrics and Infineon Technologies Munich, Germany, and Oslo, Norway – 8 November 2018 – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY), the global leader in smart card payment solutions and NEXT Biometrics (Oslo Bors: NEXT), a global leader in…

Gemalto boosts highly efficient IoT connectivity with secure NB-IoT platform

Cinterion NB-IoT solution delivers unique multilayer IoT security to ensure end-to-end trust Amsterdam, November 7 2018 – Gemalto, the global leader in digital security, is expanding highly efficient IoT connectivity with the launch of its Cinterion® Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) wireless module platform. The new solution builds on the success of Gemalto’s NB-IoT product in China, delivering power efficient future 5G connectivity…

UK consumers excited by the new biometric payment cards

Data protection and reliability will be crucial factors for mass adoption ​London, 29 October 2018 – More than half of UK consumers (54 percent) would be ready to use biometric payment cards if they were available at their bank today, according to new research revealed by digital security leader Gemalto and conducted by GfK*.  For 82 percent of…

Gemalto celebrates 100 eSIM solutions deployed worldwide

Gemalto is the number 1 provider of eSIM solutions for mobile operators and OEMs Amsterdam, 24 October 2018 – The most recent generation of flagship phones and smartwatches works with the revolutionary remote connectivity management solution enabled by Gemalto. “eSIMaround the world” is becoming a reality that will enable millions of consumers to seamlessly provision and activate a…

Data Breaches Compromised 4.5 Billion Records in First Half of 2018

Staggering 133 percent increase in stolen, lost or compromised records over H1 2017 Social media incidents account for over 56 percent of records breached 65 percent of data breach incidents involved identity theft ​​AMSTERDAM, October 9, 2018 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today released the latest findings of the Breach Level Index, a global…

Gemalto and R3 pilot blockchain technology to put users in control of their Digital ID