--- title: "NFC News Archives - Page 55 of 106 - Secure Technology Alliance" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/nfc-news/page/55/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/nfc-news/page/55/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)NFC News # Category: NFC News ### Rotterdam, 13th September 2007–Leading smart card software company Bell ID is pleased to announce that it will be opening its first office in the United States on 17th September. Based in the Netherlands, with offices in the U.K, Dubai and Germany, Bell ID is a leader in the field of card, application and key management… ### Leading Pet Supply Retailer Joins Expanding List of Merchants Accepting Contactless Payment Technology to Offer Consumers Speed and Convenience Purchase, NY, September 13, 2007–MasterCard Worldwide and PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., announced today that MasterCard® PayPass™, an innovative contactless payment option, will now be accepted at all of PETCO’s nearly 900 stores located in 49 states… ### Rousset, France, September 12, 2007–Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today that FIME, an external and independent third party laboratory, has certified that Atmel’s AT90SC256144RCFT secure microcontroller is compliant with ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) and ISO14443 specifications (contactless interface for smart cards). The FIME report is available from Atmel upon request. Jean-Pierre Enguent, Atmel’s Product… ### Mullion-mount access control solution simplifies MiniProx® retrofit replacement IRVINE, Calif., September 11, 2007–HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced the launch of the new mullion-mounted reader; the solution is ideally suited for upgrading from the popular MiniProx to iCLASS® (R15) or multiCLASS™ (RP15) access control readers…. ### “Ultimate Migration Tool” now includes keypad reader and solutions for simplified upgrade from mullion mounted MiniProx® to 13.56 MHz contactless smart cards IRVINE, Calif., September 10, 2007–HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced the launch of new additions to the company’s versatile multiCLASS™ reader line. By… ### Tap & Go™ Payment Technology Provides Customers Speed and Convenience Jefferson City, MO, September 10, 2007–Central Bancompany, a community bank holding company based in Jefferson City, Mo., today announced it is providing customers with MasterCard® PayPass™ contactless payment technology. It is the first community bank holding company to announce it is issuing PayPass cards, the… ### Tokyo, Japan, Sept 7, 2007–JCB Co., Ltd. (JCB), a major global payment brand and leading credit card issuer and acquirer in Japan, and JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), JCB’s international subsidiary, announced the launch of the Breeze Center JCB Card with the J/Speedy™ contactless payment program in alliance with Union Bank of Taiwan (Union Bank)…. ### ‘Coin Bridge’ Paves Way to a Cashless Future with MasterCard® PayPass™ London, UK, Tuesday 4 September 2007–In an unprecedented move to mark the national rollout of MasterCard® PayPass™ and Maestro® PayPass and celebrate the arrival of ‘Tap & Go™’ payments in the UK, MasterCard has transformed the Millennium Bridge by carpeting the London landmark with… ### Growing List of Retailers Now Accepting MasterCard “Tap & Go™” Contactless Payments Purchase, NY, August 28, 2007–MasterCard Worldwide announced today that Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, will accept MasterCard® PayPass™, an innovative contactless payment option, in its more than 1,000 retail store locations nationwide. With a strong… ### Industry leaders to develop SIM products compatible with existing payment and public transport infrastructures AMSTERDAM and ARLINGTON, VA, August 21, 2007–Gemalto, a world leader in digital security, and NXP Semiconductors, the independent company founded by Philips, today announced their collaboration on SIM-enabled Near Field Communication (NFC) solutions based on the Single Wire Protocol (SWP). Both… [ ** ](#)