--- title: "NFC News Archives - Page 48 of 106 - Secure Technology Alliance" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/nfc-news/page/48/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/nfc-news/page/48/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)NFC News # Category: NFC News ### Rotterdam–26th March 2008–Bell ID, worldwide technology leader in the field of smart card management solutions, today announced that it will be providing a full EMV solution for managing over two million cards, to a major Canadian financial institution. Bell ID will implement and support its ANDiS4EMV smart card management solution, enabling the bank to migrate… ### Strategic Partnership with In-Q-Tel Plays Key Role in Introducing Breakthrough Converged Security Technology to the Intelligence Community Cambridge, MA, March 25, 2008–CoreStreet, the leader in credential validation solutions, today announced a strategic investment and technology advancement agreement with In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the mission of the… ### March 25, 2008–CPI Card Group, a world leader in plastic card manufacturing, today announced it has received approval from MasterCard to produce PayPass cards using the new MicroPass 4003 intelligent payment platform from INSIDE Contactless. These new contactless payment cards meet the MasterCard Mag Stripe Technical Specification version 3.2 and are available for immediate card… ### Q: How do you revitalize CTST into the “go to” conference on the future of payments and security? A: By combining the knowledge base and industry experience of the Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference with the event expertise and marketing resources of SourceMedia to create CTST2008 – The Americas Conference. The combined event expects to… ### MicroPass 4003 Receives MasterCard® PayPass™ Certification AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, March 17, 2008–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, today announced that the next-generation MicroPass® 4003 contactless payment microprocessor is ready for deployment in MasterCard® PayPass™ products. Designed to optimally meet the high-volume, multi-payment brand and multi-application requirements of the U.S., Canadian… ### MicroPass 4000 Product Suite Sets Stage to Extend Contactless Technology Beyond Payments AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, March 10, 2008–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, today launched the MicroPass® 4000 contactless microprocessor family, a next-generation platform designed to bring a host of new contactless applications to mainstream markets in the U.S. and… ### FREMONT, Calif., March 4, 2008–ActivIdentity® (NASDAQ: ACTI), a global leader in the provision of digital identity assurance solutions, is a finalist in the Best Identity Management category at the SC Magazine Awards 2008 for its Smart Employee ID solution. Many businesses treat building access controls and validation to logical networks as two separate areas, meaning… ### Tokyo and Singapore, February 21, 2008–JCB and CASSIS International (CASSIS) announced today an agreement to collaborate in an experiment to test NFC over-the-air (OTA) services. JCB and CASSIS International will jointly demonstrate end-to-end secure contactless payment issuance services for NFC mobile phones. The demonstration will begin this April with the following services to ensure secure… ### Vélizy, France, February 21, 2008–Thales is Platinum Sponsor of the seventh Citizen ID Forum, the global summit on government-driven citizen ID programs, taking place at the Rotana Beach Hotel and Towers in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., on February 25-26, 2008. “Thales is a leading player in government-driven citizen ID programs,” comments Michel Viallaneix, Thales Security Solutions… ### Validates Company’s Commitment to Customer Satisfaction Aix en Provence, France, February 20, 2008–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, today announced that the company achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification for quality management. Assessment was conducted by Bureau Veritas, the world’s second largest conformity assessment and certification services group, and validates the… [ ** ](#)