Category: NFC News

Crédit Agricole Selects Gemalto for its Mobile Contactless Payment Program in Nice

Paris, Amsterdam, Feb 8, 2011–Crédit Agricole selects Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, to support the bank in deploying Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payment solutions in Nice. As part of the “Nice, Ville NFC” initiative, Crédit Agricole Provence Côte d’Azur offers its customers a new trendy and convenient payment means,…

INSIDE Secure Brings True NFC Hardware Independence to Google Android “Gingerbread”

Open NFC Protocol Stack for Android Promises Consistent API, Functionality Across All Hardware Platforms Aix-En-Provence, France, February 7, 2011–INSIDE Secure, a leader in semiconductor solutions for secure transactions and digital identity, today announced the availability of a new version of its award-winning, open-source Open NFC™ protocol stack geared to the latest version of Google Android™…

TSYS and CASSIS International Enter Into Mobile NFC Partnership

Partnership to Help Enable Banks, Retailers, Payment Networks and Mobile Operators Columbus, Ga., Feb. 7, 2011–TSYS announced today that it has entered into a partnership with CASSIS International to provide secure mobile payment, loyalty and commerce functionality. CASSIS is a mobile trusted service manager (TSM) for banks, retailers, transit operators and mobile service providers, and…

INSIDE Secure Brings Biometric On-Card Matching Security to Securead NFC Solution

Teams With Neurotechnology and TazTag to Demonstrate High Privacy Two-Factor Security for NFC Applications at Mobile World Congress Aix-En-Provence, France, February 3, 2011–INSIDE Secure, a leader in semiconductor solutions for secure transactions and digital identity, today announced the availability of biometric on-card matching capabilities for its SecuRead™ system-in-package NFC solution, enabling manufacturers of mobile NFC…

Oberthur Technologies wins two SESAMES Awards Best Transportation Application and Best Mobility Solution

At the forefront of innovation, Oberthur Technologies scores two Sesames Awards at the “Cartes 2010” exhibition Paris, December 7th, 2010–Oberthur Technologies’ innovative products and solutions have been recognized by the industry with two successes in the prestigious 2010 Sesames Awards, which reward the latest innovations for the digital security and smart card industries. Transportation Voox…

Oberthur Technologies and STMicroelectronics Team Up for NFC1 MIFARE DESFire™ SIM Card

Transport goes mobile with NFC MIFARE DESFire™ SIM from Oberthur Technologies and ST Paris, December 6th, 2010 – CARTES and IDentification–Oberthur Technologies, the world’s second largest provider of smart card based solutions, and STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a world leader in secure microcontroller ICs, today announced that they are working together to provide a new highly…

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…