Oberthur Technologies and Todos are joining forces to create services and products such as authentication devices and back-end servers to improve security, usability and trust for online e-shopping and e-banking users. This authentication service includes an authentication server for e-shopping and e-banking as well as a complete suite of devices: Card readers with associated EMV […]

CARTES and IDentification Congress 2009, featuring 1,500 delegates, 240 speakers and 20,000 visitors, will take place in Paris, Nov. 17 though Nov. 19 at the Paris-Nord Villepinte. The 24th edition of CARTES has also added four new areas in addition to the return of most of its normal standbys. Not to be overlooked, however, is […]

VASCO Data Security Inc., a software security company specializing in authentication products, will announce at Cartes that its DIGIPASS 830a has new functionality including an alfa-numeric screen. DIGIPASS 830a combines e-signature functionality with EMV-CAP compliance. It has been enhanced to further comply with the French market emerging two-factor authentication standards and the UK APACS standard. […]

Oberthur Technologies, a French smart card supplier, has rolled out Smart Lumiere, a light-emitting contactless card. Available in both dual contactless-EMV or pure contactless configurations, Smart Lumiere emits light when it is entered in the field of a contactless reader to inform the cardholder when a transaction is taking place. Comprised of a translucent plastic […]

Dates: February 23 – 25, 2010 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Venue: Marriott City Center Hotel URL: www.smartcardalliance.org Description: The Smart Card Alliance will hold the 3rd Annual Payments Summit on February 22-24, 2010, at the Marriott City Center Hotel in Salt Lake City, UT. This 2.5-day meeting will focus on exciting new trends and […]

Gemalto will be deploying its Dexxis Instant Issuance solution in Indonesia to enable on-the-spot delivery of microprocessor–based banking cards in an effort to reach citizens spread across 17,500 islands where 90% don’t use, or are not familiar with, banks. Gemalto’s solution is decentralized instant card issuance–in-person and in-branch. Dexxis includes EMV smart cards, servers, software, […]

Oberthur Technologies, French provider of smart cards, including contactless, has rolled out its EMV migration solution, “EMV-in-a-Box,” for U.S. card issuers. EMV-in-a-Box is an integrated EMV migration solution and management program that includes on-site consultation, EMV training, project management and technical support. The migration plan enables EMV cards to be issued within 12 weeks from […]

UK-based Consult Hyperion, a payments and ID management consultant, has joined the MULTOS Consortium, a group of international organizations responsible for the maintenance and development of the MULTOS specification. Joining as a Professional Partner member, Consult Hyperion will participate in the MULTOS Business and Technical Advisory Group meetings and will contribute towards the future direction […]

ACI Worldwide, a New York-based provider of electronic payments software, has partnered with Dutch company Bell ID to license Bell’s smart card management solutions to financial markets and retailers. ACI intends to market and license the ANDiS product suite that includes a card and application management system. ANDiS supports the life cycle phases of smart […]

MasterCard PayPass will soon double for a bus ticket in Liverpool as Stagecoach Merseyside rolls out the new payments technology for its 200 buses. The launch is in partnership with RBS WorldPay as well as credit card processing company Commidea. “In the same way that Chip and PIN has revolutionized the way shoppers pay, contactless […]