Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s leaders in secure technologies, announces today the acquisition of 23.5% of the Taiwanese company GOTrust Technology Inc. The transaction is expected to be closed by year end. GO-Trust is a leading company in microSD hardware based security solutions, with a solid track record of sales success in Asia and… Read More
Bell ID, PPC Card Systems & ViVOtech Team Up to Launch Turnkey TSM Services to Support Mass Market Rollout of NFC Mobile Payment Solutions in Europe
Anticipating the rapid adoption of mobile payment technologies expected next year, three payment technology powerhouses have teamed up to launch a collaborative program to enable the mass market rollout of Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile solutions in Europe. Bell ID, the leader in token and application lifecycle management and ViVOtech, the leader in NFC, mobile… Read More
HID Global Launches A Complete Family of Secure Contactless Payment and Identification Stickers
HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, have announced the addition of a convenient yet sturdy mobile sticker format to its family of contactless payment and identification cards. The stickers make it easier to add closed-loop payment and loyalty systems to existing automatic fare collection or retail systems, or to… Read More
COMPRION sets the standard for a new generation of SIM spy tools
The MiniMove responds to the testing needs of card and handset manufacturers, application developers and network operators for a very small, USB powered quality trace tool which helps to ensure interoperability between the individual components involved with the (U)SIM interface. MiniMove detects communication errors between handsets and Smart Cards and analyses them accordingly. With dimensions of only 82 x… Read More
Contactless prepaid card solution for South African public transit fares demonstration at Cartes
At the heart of South Africa’s new contactless, prepaid smart card system for public transit fares, Aconite Prepaid Value Manager manages complex processing specific to smart prepaid products. Integrated with Traderoot Africa (Pty) Ltd’s Universal Prepaid Issuing Platform (UPIP) software, this software solution is licensed to a large South African transit payments processor and approved… Read More
Oberthur Technologies launches a Paper SIM Card
Oberthur Technologies, the world’s second largest provider of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, has launched the PaperSIM, a premium sustainable plant-based SIM card body made from 100% paper. The PaperSIM is a natural high-tech card body composed of recyclable and biodegradable wood fibres designed to respect the eco-system. With… Read More
