Category: NFC News

NXP to transfer its Mobile Services Business to Gemalto

Amsterdam and Eindhoven, March 6, 2009 – Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, and NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced that they have entered into an agreement whereby NXP would transfer its mobile services business to Gemalto. The related unit based in Sophia Antipolis, France will continue to develop and…

Gemalto Personalizes and Distributes New CEPAS-Compliant Concession Cards Issued by Singapore’s Land Transport Authority

Amsterdam and Singapore, March 4, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced it is providing end-to-end personalization and distribution services for new CEPAS-compliant concession cards issued by the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA). CEPAS stands for Contactless ePurse Application. It is an interoperable micro-payment platform for Singapore made…

Contactless Visa payWave cards of Cornèrcard go multi-functional with virtual LEGIC® all-in-one card

Zurich, Lugano, 3 March, 2009 – For the past year, Cornèrcard, one of the leading card Issuers in Switzerland, has offered a contactless Visa payWave credit card to its customers. It allows them to pay in glimpse of a second by simply waving the card in front of a reader. In the future, the card…

Utah Transit Authority Showcases Open Payment System for Transit

New electronic payment system unveiled at annual Smart Card Alliance event Salt Lake City, UT, February 23, 2009 – The Utah Transit Authority is showcasing its new electronic fare collection system this week at an event held in Salt Lake City by the Smart Card Alliance. The new electronic payment system for the transit agency…

Atmel and TazTag Collaborate to Offer the First Secure NFC Electronic Wallet

Rousset and Rennes, France, February 23, 2009 – Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and TazTag™, announced today that the two companies are collaborating to bring to market all-in-one contactless solutions to store and protect personal data. As a first step in their collaboration, TazTag is using the Atmel AT98SC016CU turnkey security module in TazCard™, the first…