Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) announces that shipments of its Convego Air® contactless payment cards in the U.S. have now surpassed the 50 million unit mark. Since the introduction of its contactless payment cards in 2006 and its subsequent growth, G&D has captured the leadership position in the U.S. among Visa and MasterCard branded contactless payment… Read More
VIDEO: Cimbal – A mobile payment technology startup uses QR codes
Cimbal, a technology startup is using QR codes to enable person-to-person payment transactions using a mobile phone. In essence Cimbal is an electronic payment network using software-based contact-free communication technology to turn a smartphone into a payment tool in-store, online and person-to-person. Watch their video to find out more. Related Articles Cimbal Launches Software-Based NFC… Read More
VIDEO: MasterCard Tap & Go shows how to enhance commuting experience in New York
Just came across this video on YouTube and thought it was relevant to some of the posts we’ve been doing this week.
Gemalto’s U.S. Secure Production Center Awarded NASPO Security Assurance Certification
Gemalto has announced its advanced manufacturing and service center in Montgomeryville, PA., has received the security assurance certification from the North American Security Products Organization (NASPO). The audit renewed the certification of Gemalto’s security practices and procedures against the ANSI/NASPO Class II “Assurance Standards for the Document and Product Security Industries.” This voluntary certification continues… Read More
Trüb signs a development and supply agreement with SIX Card Solutions for a new chip generation for Swiss Maestro and V PAY cards
Trüb AG, a manufacturers of bank and loyalty cards as well as identification documents has established itself as a supplier of the new chip generation for Swiss Maestro and V PAY cards. Trüb’s chip card operating system CombOS® is one of two operating systems on which the new EMVI’12 chip generation will be based beginning… Read More
Barnes International Receives Mastercard Qualification of Card Personalization Validation (CPV) Module
Barnes International has announced the qualification of its MasterCard Card Personalization Test Module (CPV module) for MasterCard Worldwide to the latest CPV Personalization Validation Tool (PVT) Requirements version 3.3, dated May 2010. This further adds to the effectiveness and accuracy of the Barnes CPT3000v3 and CAT3000v3 PVT Test Tools. The new CPV 3.3 module complements… Read More
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