Category: Member News

DBS Customers with StarHub Plans are the First to Use the New NFC Mobile Payment Solution in Singapore

Trialists will be able to make everyday mobile payments, including bus and train fares, with their existing mobile handsets Singapore, Nov 29, 2010–Some 1, 000 DBS customers with StarHub mobile plans will be the first in Singapore to use the NFC Mobile Payment Solution trial service for everyday mobile payments. The trial will commence in…

NXP and Gemalto Sign Licensing Agreement for Adding MIFARE to UICC Cards

Agreement aims to accelerate adoption of mobile contactless services Amsterdam and Eindhoven, Nov 25, 2010–NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Nasdaq: NXPI) and Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announced a global strategic licensing agreement for NXP’s MIFARE™ technology, enabling Gemalto to integrate MIFARE into its UICC cards. This cooperation aims at spurring the…

G&D contactless payment card shipments top 50 million units in U.S.

Munich, Germany and Dulles, VA, USA, November 10, 2010–Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) announces that shipments of its Convego Air® contactless payment cards in the U.S. have now surpassed the 50 million unit mark. Since the introduction of its contactless payment cards in 2006 and its subsequent growth, G&D has captured the leadership position in the…

INSIDE Contactless Extends VaultIC Security Module Family

New 32KB and 64KB Memory Options Reduce Cost, Broaden Applicability and Boost Flexibility Aix-En-Provence, France, November 23, 2010–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of secure microprocessors for payment, ID and other embedded security applications, today extended its VaultIC™ family of turnkey security modules with two new cost effective alternatives that make it easier to integrate a…

LaserCard Corporation Terminates Master License and Manufacturing Equipment Agreements with Prevent Global

Termination will yield one-time income of approximately $20.7 million in the Company’s fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2010 Mountain View, Calif., Nov. 23, 2010–On November 17, 2010 LaserCard Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRD) terminated its Master License and Manufacturing Agreement, dated April 3, 2004, as amended (the “Master License Agreement”), and its Equipment Sale Agreement, dated March 18,…

INSIDE Strengthens Family of Smart Card Reader Solutions

EMV Pre-Certified Firmware Creates Low-Cost Turnkey Solutions that Speed Development of Contact and Contactless Designs Aix-En-Provence, France, November 22, 2010–INSIDE Contactless, a leader in semiconductor solutions for secure transactions and digital identity, today announced it has integrated new, proprietary advanced firmware into its AT90SCR series of smart card reader microcontrollers to enable device manufacturers to…

INSIDE Teams with CONNECTHINGS and Sagem to Power Smart Muse Mobile NFC Guide Project

Wave-Me NFC Services Platform to Go Beyond Payments and Transit to Transform Mobile User Experience AIX-EN-PROVENCE and PARIS, FRANCE, November 18, 2010–CONNECTHINGS, INSIDE Contactless and SAGEM Wireless today announced that the Smart Muse Mobile NFC Tour guide pilot project made its debut at the Teen Gallery at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. In this project,…

Gemalto Honored with Homeland Security Award

Gemalto Personal Identity Verification credential wins highest recognition Arlington, VA, November 18, 2010–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, received an honor at the Government Security News Homeland Security Awards gala in Washington DC. The company’s government-certified Personal Identity Verification credential won the Best Smart Card Solution award. This Gemalto identity credential allows government agencies…

Gemalto Awarded 2010 Latin America Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan

Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 17, 2010–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced that it has received the 2010 Latin America Competitive Strategy Leadership Award from leading analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. This award recognizes Gemalto’s accomplishments and superior command of growth, innovation and leadership. For the Competitive Strategy Leadership Award, Frost & Sullivan…

Oberthur Technologies’ New ID-One™ PIV Smart Card added to the GSA Approved Products List

Chantilly, VA, November 17, 2010–Oberthur Technologies, a global leader in the delivery of high security solutions and the #1 provider of PIV-based smart cards to the U.S. Federal government, is proud to announce that its latest generation of PIV cards, ID-One™ PIV with large memory and SP800-73-3 features, has been listed on the General Services…