Category: NFC News

Oberthur Technologies provides Next Gen payment solutions webinar

Chantilly, VA, October 13, 2011–Oberthur Technologies, a world leader in the field of secure technologies, today announced that a free, one-hour webinar is being held for U.S. banking industry leaders to provide information and insights on the latest payment technologies including NFC, EMV and On-line Authentication. The webinar, “Next Gen Secure Payment Solutions” will be…

KEBTechnology Introduces Latest NFC-Embedded Secure Element Solutions

Seoul, South Korea, September 15, 2011– KEBTechnology Co., Ltd., a leading smart card solution provider, today announced its latest development of an embedded secure element chipset combined with an NFC controller. The KONA eSE product family is based on the Samsung and NXP chip platforms, and it aims to meet the strong global demand for…

Visa Announces Plans to Accelerate Chip Migration and Adoption of Mobile Payments

Visa dynamic authentication roadmap will reduce fraud and enhance international acceptance San Francisco, August 9, 2011–Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced plans to accelerate the migration to EMV contact and contactless chip technology in the United States. The adoption of dual-interface chip technology will help prepare the U.S. payment infrastructure for the arrival of NFC-based…

Deutsche Telekom Chooses G&D as Development Partner for SIM Card Solution in NFC Mobile Phones

Munich, June 27, 2011–Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) was commissioned by Deutsche Telekom AG to develop a new SIM card solution for mobile phones with contactless Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. The functionally expanded SIM card will be used in Deutsche Telekom’s networks in future. This is the first time that a contactless technology is being…

Gemalto and Orange Group Extend Collaboration on NFC with Rollout of Poland’s Largest Mobile Contactless Program

Complete NFC service for PTK Centertel, from NFC SIM to Trusted Service Manager operation Amsterdam, June 21, 2011–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that PTK Centertel, an Orange group affiliate, is deploying the largest NFC program in Poland, with a commercial offer targeting several thousand users. This new initiative reinforces…

USA Technologies Teamed Up with ViVOtech to Demonstrate NFC Mobile Payment Capability for Vending at NAMA Expo

USA Technologies (NASDAQ:USAT) and ViVOtech announced today that they were demonstrating NFC mobile payment technology for vending and wireless point of sale at the NAMA Vending Expo in Chicago, April 27 through 29, 2011. USA Technologies, a leader in wireless cashless payments systems, teamed with ViVOtech, the NFC software and systems company, to demonstrate how…

Gemalto Mobile NFC Payment Application First in the World Certified by MasterCard

Newly certified payment application set to trigger commercial rollouts of mobile contactless ecosystem CARTES in Asia, Hong Kong, Mar 29, 2011–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces the world’s first UICC-embedded software application compliant with Mobile MasterCard® PayPass™ M/Chip 4, the brand new MasterCard payment specification designed for mobile near field…

ViVOtech Introduces ViVOnfc Software Suite 3.0

Patented Two Server TSM Software Architecture Delivers Scalable Interoperability Between Multiple NFC Ecosystem Players International CTIA WIRELESS® 2011, Orlando, FL–March 22, 2011–ViVOtech, the near field communication (NFC) software and systems company, today announced the third generation of its ViVOnfc™ Software Suite, the most collaborative and widely field tested Trusted Service Manager (TSM), over-the-air (OTA) provisioning,…

Gemalto and STMicroelectronics Partner to Jointly Develop Expanded Range of Secure Solutions for NFC Applications

CTIA Wireless, ORLANDO, FL, March 21, 2011–STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in secure microcontroller ICs, and Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced a new partnership to develop a range of solutions to initiate and distribute digital security services for NFC (Near Field Communications) applications. Building on the two…

Atos Origin and CASSIS International join forces to deploy mobile NFC services in Europe

Complete solutions enable service providers to deploy secure contactless applications on mobile phones Paris, 10 February 2011–Atos Worldline, which brings together Atos Origin’s expertise in hi-tech transactional services, announces its partnership with CASSIS International, one of the key suppliers of NFC and TSM solutions. The aim of this agreement is to implement complete solutions enabling…