Category: NFC News

Rogers Communications Selects Gemalto to Secure Mobile NFC Payment Solutions

Mobile payments on Rogers NFC-enabled devices to be protected by Gemalto’s SIM-based software security Amsterdam & Toronto – Oct 9, 2012 – Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) announced today that mobile payment solutions currently in pilot testing and coming to market this year on Rogers NFC-enabled devices will be…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Oberthur Technologies to open service center in Canada for growing EMV, NFC and ID markets

Levallois, July 9th, 2012 Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, today announced that it has finalized plans to open a secure service center in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The 1,400 m² facility will enable the personalization of secure devices and documents (including…

Gemalto Gives Support to Student Entrepreneurs at University of Texas

Startup Team Builds NFC Solution, Taps Local Industry Leader for Equipment and Software Support Austin, TX – July 3, 2012 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, is assisting The University of Texas (UT) at Austin in its 1 Semester Startup (1SS) program, led by Professor of Innovation and Murchison Fellow of Free Enterprise…

New U.S. Patents Pertaining to NFC and Contactless Payment Strengthen OTI’s IP Portfolio

Iselin, NJ, June 25, 2012 – On Track Innovations Ltd. (“OTI”) (NASDAQ GM: OTIV) today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued new U.S. patents to the company. These new patents deepen OTI’s involvement in the NFC market from hardware to application level. OTI’s New Patents Include: The “Retrofit Contactless Smart…

Orange Launches Nationwide Deployment of NFC SIM Cards with Gemalto Solution in France

UpTeq NFC high-end SIM to enable NFC-readiness for mass deployment of mobile contactless services Paris and Amsterdam – June 28, 2012 – Orange, France’s leading mobile operator with over 27 million subscribers, and Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announce the first large-scale rollout of a SIM-based NFC solution to enable…

Sprint Selects Gemalto for LTE Deployment in the U.S.

CTIA New Orleans – May 8, 2012 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces its selection by Sprint to provide its UpTeq LTE UICC product and the LinqUs Advanced Connectivity OTA Platform for Sprint’s fourth generation LTE broadband service launch. Leveraging Gemalto’s “Always Connected” technology, the LinqUS OTA platform will…