Category: Member News

Home Trust of Canada Selects Gemalto for EMV Migration

Amsterdam, July 27, 2010–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that it has been chosen to manage Home Trust Company’s migration from magnetic stripe credit cards to EMV (Chip and PIN) smart payment cards. Home Trust is a Canadian Visa Issuer and one of Canada’s leading trust companies, focusing on…

Oberthur Technologies Expands Operations in Brazil to Meet the Growing Demand for Delivery Into Latin America

Paris, France, July 26, 2010–Oberthur Technologies, the world’s second largest provider of smart card solutions, announced the completion of a multi-million dollar, 75,000 square foot manufacturing facility and service center in Cotia, Brazil. The new facility, slated to be fully operational by the fourth quarter of this year, will provide a single source vendor solution…

LaserCard-Manufactured U.S. Green Card “Sets New Standard for International Government ID Programs” According to Frost & Sullivan Report

Mountain View, Calif., July 20, 2010–The U.S. Permanent Resident Card (‘Green Card’) supplied by LaserCard Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRD; http://www.lasercard.com), a leading provider of secure ID solutions, has been judged the world’s leading government ID card in terms of technology and user utility in a new report by Frost & Sullivan. Thirteen large government ID programs from…

KASIKORNBANK, AIS and Gemalto Bring NFC to Mobile Users in Thailand

Amsterdam, July 20, 2010–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced it will provide its Trusted Services Management (TSM) service to support the launch of Near-Field Communication (NFC) applications in Thailand. The service is the first pan-Asian deployment for Gemalto’s certified TSM center in Taiwan. This pioneering project has Gemalto partnering…

HID Global and INSIDE Contactless Turn NFC Mobile Phones into Secure ID and Access Devices

Partnership brings iCLASS® virtual credentials to NFC mobile phones Irvine, Calif. and Aix-En-Provence, France, July 13, 2010–HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, and INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, today announced they have extended their long standing partnership to bring market-leading iCLASS access control…

GET Group’s ID Technology Selected for New Belarusian Driving License

Waltham MA, USA, July 8, 2010–Global Enterprise Technologies Corp. (GET Group), a world leader in Passport and ID issuing solutions, announced today that its Toppan CP400 card printing solution has been selected by the Republic of Belarus for their new National Driving License Printing and Issuing Project managed by the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs….

Morpho and Assenda lead EMV chip migration of the banking card base in Colombia

Paderborn / Sao Paulo, July 7th, 2010–Morpho* (Safran group), a world leader in the smart cards business, and Assenda, a Colombian IT company belonging to the Carvajal Group, announce the start of EMV chip migration of all banking cards in Colombia. Morpho has a solid presence in Latin America, while Assenda is one of the…

Banco Del Bajio in Mexico Selects Gemalto’s Flexible Card Fulfillment Solution

Mexico City, Mexico, July 7, 2010–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced that its Allynis Instant Artwork solution has been selected by Banco Del Bajio, a leading financial institution for small and medium enterprises and the agricultural sector. This novel solution by Gemalto enables Banco Del Bajio to order small quantities of smart…

MorphoTrak Receives Secure Driver License Contract Award from North Carolina

System Includes MorphoTrak’s Secure Credentials Center for Greater Identity Assurance, Improved Customer Service, and Enhanced Security of 3D Photo ID™ Alexandria, Va., July 1, 2010–MorphoTrak (Safran Group) received an award notification from the North Carolina Department of Transportation for an enhanced security driver license system in the amount of $47.5M. The system includes MorphoTrak’s Secure…

LaserCard Receives Follow-On Order for Secure ID Credentials for Saudi Arabia National ID Program

Mountain View, Calif., July 1, 2010–LaserCard Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRD; http://www.lasercard.com), a leading provider of secure ID solutions, has received a follow-on purchase order valued at $1.6 million for chip-ready, optical security media-based credentials for the Saudi Arabia national ID card program. Delivery is scheduled to occur in the Company’s second fiscal quarter ending September 2010. The…