Category: NFC News

Nokia Growth Partners leads Series C investment round in INSIDE Contactless

Nokia Growth Partners leads round together with existing investors in NFC specialist INSIDE Contactless Aix en Provence France, December 11th, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, the world leader in contactless payment chips and NFC technologies for mobile devices, today announced a new round of investment led by Nokia Growth Partners, the global private equity and venture capital management…

OTI Receives Additional Orders to Support the City of Warsaw and Additional Cities in Their Multiple Application Contactless Cards for Public Transportation and Parking Solutions

Orders are for More Than $500,000 Fort Lee, NJ, December 10, 2007–On Track Innovations Ltd (OTI) (NASDAQ GM: OTIV), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for homeland security, payments, petroleum payments and other applications, today announced that its subsidiary, ASEC S.A. (“ASEC”) in Poland, will provide the Transport Department of the City…

David Orme joins Bell ID as CEO

Rotterdam, 29 November 2007–With over 25 years commercial experience David Orme will focus on organic growth through business development, sales and marketing. Pat Curran, Chairman of Bell ID said, “I am delighted to welcome David to the Bell ID team. 2007 has been an immensely successful year for Bell ID and I am confident that…

INSIDE’s CEO Remy De Tonnac Receives the ID Trail Blazer Award at the Sixth Annual ID World International Congress in Milan

Aix en Provence, France, November 28th, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, today announced that its chief executive Remy deTonnac, has received the ID Trail Blazer Award at the ID World International Congress, taking place this week in Milan at the Milanofiori Congress Center. The ID Trail Blazer Award…

Gemalto selected to provide Colombia’s first SIM-based mobile banking service

Mobile banking solution introduced with banking network and GSM operators will boost mobile banking transactions Bogota, November 28, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces the successful commercial launch of its mobile banking services with all Colombian GSM operators and Colombia’s largest banking network, Redeban Multicolor. This solution from…

Gemalto’s Pattinson Testifies Before U.S. Congress on Privacy and Security of Government Identity Credentials

ARLINGTON, VA, Sept 13, 2007–Gemalto’s vice president of business development and government affairs Neville Pattinson testified before the U.S. House Government Oversight Subcommittee on Government Management, urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and congress to make privacy and data security the highest priorities in identification programs such as REAL ID and the WHTI card….

Datacard Group Announces Contactless Smart Card Coupler for Desktop Instant Issuance

Las Vegas, Nev., November 13, 2007–Today at the BAI Retail Delivery Conference & Expo, Datacard Group strengthened its commitment to the instant issuance market by announcing a contactless smart card coupler option for the Datacard® 150i desktop card personalization system. immediate access to contactless payment cards–one of the fastest growing trends in the industry. Datacard…

Datacard Group Introduces Mass Personalization Solutions for Smart Objects

New platform delivers enhanced productivity for personalization of various form factors such as USB keys, SIM plug-in cards, key fobs and SD/MMC type cards Paris, November 13, 2007–Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, launches the Datacard® ICP8000™ smart objects personalization system today at Cartes 2007 (Booth #3D 043). This…

SESAMES Innovation Award for Best Hardware Delivered to INSIDE Contactless on the eve of the CARTES Tradeshow

Market Leading MicroPass Intelligent Payment Platform Recognized as the Most Innovative Worldwide Contactless Payment Platform Aix en Provence, November 13th, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, and the leader in NFC technology, today announced the company has been awarded the winners prize in the Hardware category at the twelfth…

INSIDE Contactless Reaches 35 Million Unit Milestone for MicroPass®

Global Position as #1 Market Share Provider for Contactless Payments Paris, France, November 13th, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, the leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, today announced that sales of its revolutionary MicroPass® intelligent payment platform for contactless bank cards has exceeded 35 million units since it was first launched at CARTES in November…