NBS has announced its new remote/branch issuance software Xpressi. The software package enables remote/branch issuance of EMV compliant cards. Developed by NBS’ software division, UbiQ, Xpressi is a way to ensure remote/branch issuance of secure, EMV contact or contactless cards. The primary driving force behind EMV migration was the elimination of credit/debit card fraud. The […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor If contactless payments are to take off, then every card produced by credit card companies in the future needs to include a contactless chip. More importantly, consumers using the card need to be better educated on how to recognize the card and how to use it. Those were just a […]

At the joint Smart Card Alliance annual meeting and CTST conference last week, the Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA) says rapidly rising fraud rates due to skimming of magnetic stripe credit cards and shifts in fraud liability are fueling the migration of Latin American banks to smart cards based on the EMV standard. An […]

Collis has introduced an NFC Two-factor Asymmetrical Chip Authentication application called NFC-2ACA—or NFC two-factor asymmetrical chip authentication. The application has been developed by integrating 2ACA into the contactless payment card protocols and the Near Field Communication protocol. Collis has developed the 2ACA application that enables third-party authentication based on standard EMV implementations. Collis has enhanced […]

The Smart Card Alliance has named its 2008 award winners for Outstanding Smart Card Achievement (OSCA) in the North American and Latin American markets. The awards were given at the CTST 2008 The Americas Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Fla. that began Monday. The winners were: Individual Leadership Award: Gilles Lisimaque, partner, Identification Technology Partners […]

MasterCard International has approved the Collis Card Personalization Validation module. The module enabled MasterCard issuers to speed up the personalization process and shorten time-to-market. The new module checks if MasterCard cards are personalized according to MasterCards’s CPV test specifications. Testing of personalized MasterCard EMV/PayPass cards is necessary for worldwide acceptance of cards.   

Examining results from the UK’s Chip & PIN rollout With Chip & PIN well established across the UK, fraud figures are painting an interesting picture of its impacts. Is it really making a difference when it comes to the never-ending battle against fraud? Consult Hyperion’s Richard Allen discusses card fraud in an EMV world with […]

JCB has chosen Collis to develop a personalization validation tool for JCB J/Smart and J/Speedy payment platforms. Senior Vice President of JCB, Takahiro Horikoshi says, “We are happy to announce that Collis will be developing JCB’s personalization validation test tool supporting both J/Smart contact and J/Speedy Contactless cards. With this tool, JCB card issuers and […]

On Track Innovations (OTI) has received certification from Alliance Data for its Saturn 5000 and Saturn 6000 contactless readers. The readers can support global contactless EMV applications published by MasterCard and Visa, Mifare technology, and non-EMV contactless payment programs from other major financial institutions, including ExpressPay from American Express and Discover. Alliance Data is a […]

Altair Financial Services International has helped deliver the “first stadium contactless prepaid card in Europe,” the Manchester City FC MasterCard Prepaid Seasoncard with PayPass, with MBNA and MasterCard as well helping. The card will replace the standard season ticket currently issued to supporters. “We are delighted to have delivered such an innovative and remarkable payment […]