Gemalto has introduced the World Traveler program, which includes a globally accepted dual interface EMV payment microprocessor card and complete issuance service for U.S. banks and card issuers. With most countries around the world moving to EMV based payment for greater security, U.S. travelers are increasingly having trouble using magnetic stripe bankcards abroad, especially in […]

The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association aimed at advancing the use of NFC technology, announced it has formed liaisons with three industry organizations key to the NFC global ecosystem: EMVCo, the GSM Association and the Smart Card Alliance. As a first step in the liaisons, the Forum has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) […]

Visa Europe has announced plans to spend more than $273 million on R&D for contactless payments via card and mobile device, according to nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com The announcement was made by Marc O’Brien, Visa Europe’s head of UK and Ireland, during a visit to Dublin to market contactless cards and NFC payment to Irish banks. According to […]

Hypercom Corp. announced that Carrefour, a global retailer, will deploy Hypercom’s Wynid server-based payment solution and more than 12,000 PIN Pads with EMV contactless readers at 210 of its French hypermarkets, as well as at all of Carrefour’s petrol stations in France. The multi-million dollar agreement is believed to represent one of the world’s largest […]

BNP Paribas of France and Gemalto have signed a two-year contract to supply EMV banking cards and personalization services to fifteen countries. Through the contract, Gemalto will become BNP Paribas’ first EMV card supplier in France, as well as establish itself Belgium through BNP Paribas Fortis. Gemalto will provide banking cards compliant to EMV Dynamic […]

Atlantic Zeiser, a German payment card personalization provider, announced that it will present its new drop on demand printing technology at the PrePaid Expo in Las Vegas later this month. According to Atlantic Zeiser, its new two-sided drop on demand CARDLINE VERSA solution enables increased prepaid card volumes and lower card costs, eliminating the need […]

Gemalto is providing its Ezio Pocket Reader to customers of Advance Bank of Asia (ABA) in Cambodia. The solution targets online banking and e-commerce vulnerability and security needs.The Ezio Pocket Reader features two-factor authentication with One-Time-Passwords preventing the customer from typing their information on workstation computers. The ABA will also be the first bank in […]

Gemalto has been appointed by the HSBC Group to supply an EMV migration service across its 19 markets in the Asia Pacific region. Gemalto’s services cover three main areas: provisioning of EMV credit cards, secure personalization services and business recovery planning services. Gemalto has a strong presence in the Asia region and is facilitated by […]

End-to-end encryption, dynamic cryptograms and EMV are all options being considered to protect payment transaction data in the U.S. The goal is to prevent data breaches, such as the one with Heartland Payment Systems in 2008, and make it easier for merchants and processors to secure the information. It’s estimated that tens of million of […]

Gemalto announced it is providing Setefi (Intesa Sanpaolo), with its Optelio solution for the first rollout of EMV PayPass contactless payment cards in Italy. Intesa Sanpaolo offers its services to more than 11 million customers. Gemalto supplied technical support during the launching phase and assisted the bank in upgrading its personalization infrastructure. The project, developed […]