Category: NFC News

E-payment with LEGIC – System provider OPC® and LEGIC® form a partnership

Zurich, Switzerland, March 2009 – As multifunctional card systems manufacturer, OPC cardsystems GmbH has been leading provider of e-payment solutions in the leisure and business sectors for several years. Through the partnership with LEGIC, the company widens its product range and services to include personal identification with contactless LEGIC Smart Card technology. The new solutions…

LEGIC® moves local public transport in city of Augsburg

Contactless customer card as electronic ticket on buses and trams of the city of Augsburg increases convenience and passenger control Zurich, Switzerland, March 2009 – The KAROCARD is already successfully being used as an annual card in the public transport systems of the city of Augsburg. Further potential areas of use for the card are…

LBS is preparing for the future with a flexible system from Kaba based on LEGIC® technology

Zurich, Switzerland, March 2009 – Since LBS manages data and money of its 1.3 million customers, certain security requirements need to be fulfilled. To ensure the latest technology is in place, Kaba installed a time management and access control system. Contactless Smart Card technology from LEGIC is the heart of the system. ”We wanted a…

First Data and INSIDE Contactless Launch Partnertship for go-tag Payment Sticker Technology

Denver and Aix-en-Provence, France, March 31, 2009 – INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, and First Data, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing services, today announced they have signed a three-year agreement to develop contactless payment stickers, which First Data will market as GO-Tag™ products. With this…

Gemalto Provides National e-ID Cards to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Gemalto selected for the second phase of Saudi Arabia’s National ID Card initiative Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 30, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced it is delivering electronic ID cards to the National Information Center (NIC), the IT entity of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry…

Gemalto Provides First Electronic Student Card in Serbia

Already in use by more than 30 percent of Serbia’s student population Amsterdam, The Netherlands, March 26, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced it is providing the first multi-application electronic student cards for secure identification and payment in Serbia. The company provided the cards to Poslovno Informacioni…

Belgium Reinforces Children Protection with Gemalto’s Solution as part of National eID Program

The new Kids-ID, based on innovative technologies, enhances parental control Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Brussels, Belgium, March 25, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced it is rolling out its eID solution as part of the Belgian government program to expand its national eID initiative. The program consists…

Gemalto is Selected by RBS Bank in Asia to Bootstrap EMV migration in Indonesia, India and Taiwan

Gemalto and RBS complete initial phase of migration project in record time Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Mar 24, 2009–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces it has been commissioned to carry out the migration to microprocessor EMV (Europay, MasterCard, VISA) credit cards for the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) across three markets…

Gemalto full year 2008 results

Adjusted operating income doubles to €169 million 10.1% adjusted operating margin Operating income improves substantially in all main segments Strong operating cash-flows of €191 million and net cash position at € 344 million Adjusted EPS increase by 84% Amsterdam, the Netherlands, March 19, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 – GTO), the world leader in digital…

Cubic to Expand Bank Card Acceptance in Public Transit Through Exclusive Licensing Agreement with ViVOtech

All-in-One Contactless Reader Will Give Transit Riders More Convenience, Choice SAN DIEGO, California, March 17, 2009 – Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation (NYSE:CUB), and world-leading fare collection systems provider for public transportation, is providing new capabilities for the Cubic designed Tri-Reader® to enable an all-in-one reader that will process…