Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

Oberthur discusses next-gen PIV card

Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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Banca Monte Paschi Belgio, the Belgian branch of this banking group, has opted to implement Oberthur Technologies’ end-to-end smart authentication product.

Certified by MasterCard, the solution includes smart display cards, an authentication server and an access control server that will secure e-commerce services and provide a unique and innovative payment solution to Banca Monte Paschi Belgio customers.

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Global private equity firm Advent International completed the acquisition of the Card Systems and Identity divisions of Oberthur Technologies, after workers’ council consultation and market authorities’ approval of the transaction.

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Reuters reports, citing a Financial Times article, that Oberthur Technologies is finishing up its auction to sell off different units of its business to private equity bidders.

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Oberthur Technologies announced that the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) selected it to deliver secure and anti-counterfeiting electronic driving licenses to Bangladeshis. Oberthur emerged as the winning bidder with Evolis and TigerIT.

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This year Oberthur Technologies is on track to deliver more than two million smart cards to the U.S. government in 2011, making it the leading supplier of FIPS 201-compliant Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards for the fifth year running.

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Oberthur Technologies and AuthenTec, a provider of mobile and network security solutions, have teamed up to create SIM-based designs that will make NFC mobile payments via smart phones faster and more secure.

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