--- title: "NFC News Archives - Page 73 of 106 - Secure Technology Alliance" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/nfc-news/page/73/" source_url: "https://www.securetechalliance.org/category/nfc-news/page/73/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [Home](https://www.securetechalliance.org/)NFC News # Category: NFC News ### SCM Reader Achieves 99 Percent Hit Rate FREMONT, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–SCM Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCMM), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, today announced that its radio frequency readers were among the most successful reader entries in the June international e-Passport testing in Berlin, where electronic passport samples were tested against… ### 10-year contract for intelligent devices to be embedded in the citizens’ e-passports Amsterdam / Ljubljana, July 6, 2006–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, today announces it will provide the technology to be used in electronic passports for Slovenian citizens. Under the contract, Gemalto will supply the secure polycarbonate devices embedding its… ### PHILADELPHIA and BAYONNE, France, June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–True Product ID, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TPDI) (TPID) and Globe Staff Consulting Corporation (Pink Sheets: GSFC) today announced that they will both have their technologies embedded into SmartCards in the Philippines. GSFC is a majority owned subsidiary of Sure Trace Security Corporation (OTC: SSTY) and TPID is a… ### New Global Joint Venture to Allow Mobile Operators, Transport Operators, Retailers, Banks, Credit Card Companies, and Providers of Digital Services and Media Worldwide to Offer Their Services and Applications to Consumers’ Near Field Communication (NFC) Enabled Mobile Devices MUNICH, Germany and HELSINKI, Finland, June 27, 2006 /PRNewswire/–Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), the world’s second largest producer… ### e-Port Selected as Payment Transaction Technology Purchase, NY, June 27, 2006–MasterCard International has teamed with The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company and USA Technologies (OTCBB: USAT) today to announce that 1,000 Coca-Cola vending machines enabled with the e-Port cashless transaction solution will begin accepting MasterCard® PayPass™. The deployment is considered to be the largest rollout of… ### June 21, 2006–ContactlessNews reports that Chase has issued 1.8 million Visa debit cards in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Click here to read the full article. ### SureAccess Allows Businesses to Maintain Security While Upgrading Legacy Acces Control Sytems With Strong Authentication KIRKLAND, Wash., June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/–Saflink(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: SFLK), a leading provider of solutions that verify identity and secure access, today announced that SureAccess™, an all-weather, biometric, smart card reader that reduces the threat of unauthorized access to critical facilities, now… ### New White Paper Recommends Contactless Technology for Meeting Goals of High Throughput and Privacy Protection at Border Crossings Princeton Junction, NJ, June 8, 2006–Contactless smart card technology best meets the objectives set forth by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for high throughput and the protection of individual privacy at the nation’s border crossings for… ### Fort Lee, NJ, June 6, 2006–On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions, for homeland security, payments, petroleum payments and other applications, today announced that OTI has been awarded a contract for supplying Calypso compliant contactless smart cards for payment in public transportation in Israel. The contract… ### Chinatrust Commercial Bank Launches MasterCard PayPass Contactless Payment Feature on a Soccer-Themed Watch Taiwan, June 06, 2006–MasterCard International (NYSE:MA), in conjunction with Chinatrust Commercial Bank, today announced the launch of the world’s first watch equipped with MasterCard® PayPass™, a new “contactless” payment feature that provides consumers with a fast and convenient alternative to cash for… [ ** ](#)