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INSIDE Contactless Announces General Availability of Next Generation Micropass Fob Core for Contactless Payments

Aix en Provence, France, October 23, 2007–INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open standard contactless chip technologies, today announced the availability of its new MicroPass® Fob Core for contactless payments; enabling card and fob manufacturers to create innovative contactless payment fob’s. INSIDE’s MicroPass Fob Core is a key technology component of the new Visa…
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Bell ID announces support for the next generation of contactless payment cards

ANDiS4EMV will support Visa payWave and MasterCard PayPass and assist contactless card issuers as they migrate from magnetic stripe based to chip-based contactless cards Rotterdam, October 23, 2007–Bell ID today announces further enhancements to ANDiS4EMV–launching a contactless solution, which offers current and aspiring contactless card issuers a simple and easy way to issue Visa payWave…
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Gemalto and Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. Ltd. partner to start Asia’s first ‘Pay-Buy Mobile’ trial

Amsterdam, Taiwan, October 4, 2007–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces a partnership with Taiwan’s Far EasTone Telecommunications Ltd. to start Asia’s first mobile contactless SIM-based NFC (Near Field Communications) trial. This trial, starting in November and rolled out in phases, is part of the GSM Association’s ‘Pay-Buy Mobile’ initiative…
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Texas Instruments Enters the Secure Electronic Government ID Market

Faster data-write and transaction read times will enable a new generation of secure passports and e-ID documents Dallas, Texas, September 27, 2007–To address the highly demanding requirements for secure identification documents, such as the electronic passport (e-passport), Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced that it is applying core capabilities in contactless and power…
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HID Global Announces Technology Breakthrough: Virtual Credentials

idBank™ revolutionizes delivery of secure identity IRVINE, Calif., September 24, 2007–HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced the launch of the idBank System, a revolutionary vehicle for the delivery of virtual secure identity credentials. The idBank System enables the delivery of HID Proximity, HID Indala Proximity,…
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Gemalto’s Strong Authentication Deployment Solution

Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Arlington, VA, Sept 24, 2007–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced that Info Security Products Guide has named Gemalto’s Live Provisioning solution a double winner of 2007 Tomorrow’s Technology Today Awards, in both the Mid-Size Enterprise Security and Two-Factor Solution categories. Live Provisioning enables enterprise security managers to quickly…
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New Visa payWave Issuers and Merchants Sign Up for Faster, More Convenient Payments

SAN FRANCISCO, September 20, 2007–Visa International, a global leader in electronic payments, announced continued progress in the adoption of innovative contactless-based payments around the world. Visa payWave, Visa’s name for its contactless technology feature, allows cardholders to wave their card in front of contactless payment terminals without the need to physically swipe or insert the…
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Harvard University Employees Credit Union First Credit Union to Issue MasterCard PayPass

Harvard employees, students, faculty and alumni to use HUECU MasterCard® PayPass™ debit cards to Tap & Go™ when buying items throughout Harvard Square and around the world Purchase, NY, September 17, 2007–MasterCard Worldwide and Harvard University Employees Credit Union (HUECU) today announced that HUECU has begun issuing Debit MasterCard cards enabled with the MasterCard® PayPass™…