CIM USA Joins EMV Academy

EMV Academy and CIM USA have announced a strategic partnership. CIM USA has become a member of the EMV Academy. The announcement was made at the opening of the Cartes® Tradeshow in Las Vegas, NV. EMV Academy will utilize CIM USA products thr...
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Ingenico, Banco Santander & Orange Develop First Payment System with Multi-brand NFC Mobile

Ingenico has worked together with Banco Santander and Orange on the development in Spain of the first payment system with multi-brand NFC mobile, which will enable users in the city of Group Santander, near Madrid, to make purchases of any amount...
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DNP and Identive Team to Deliver NFC Reader for ID Authentication

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) and Identive Group, Inc. announced they have jointly developed a new ID card reader that allows Japanese merchants, banks and others to read any of the diverse types of electronic identity credentials in ...
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Identive announces NFC Transponder Product Line Based on Sony FeliCa Lite

Identive Group, Inc. announced a new line of near field communication (NFC) transponder products based on Sony Corporation’s FeliCa Lite chip technology. The announcement coincides with the NFC and Smart World Conference in Tokyo, where I...
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StarChip Opens New Office in Shanghai

StarChip® announced that it is opening a new office in Shanghai China. The first part of a multi-phase plan to expand its operation and sales to China. With its strong position in electronics manufacturing, China is poised to play a significant...
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KSW Microtec AG Changes Company Name to Smartrac Technology Dresden GmbH

SMARTRAC N.V. announced that the company has launched group-wide branding activities to further strengthen its well-known and trusted brand. As part of the branding measures, KSW Microtec AG (KSW) changed its company name to SMARTRAC TECHNOLOG...
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GlobalPlatform Launches Card ID Configuration for the Identity Market

GlobalPlatform has published its Card ID Configuration v1.0 to deliver an easy to use implementation guideline for smart card-based government identity services. The technical document forms the first step in GlobalPlatform’s government roadmap to become...
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STMicroelectronics Completes Most Extensive NFC Product Portfolio

STMicroelectronics has unveiled its second-generation Near Field Communications (NFC) controller. ST says the new IC, in combination with its wide Secure Element portfolio, will speed up the arrival of a new world of secure contactless apps and ...
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New NFC-based chip from INSIDE Secure Protects Luxury Goods from Counterfeiters and Cloners

INSIDE Secure introduced the VaultICâ„¢160, a memory-enriched NFC-based security solution designed for embedding into high-end consumer or industrial products that are often targeted by counterfeiters and cloners. The new chip packs 14 Kbytes of acces...
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GlobalPlatform and EMVCo Align Mobile Payment Certification Structure

The GlobalPlatform Compliance Program for validating secure elements (SEs) has been recognized by EMVCo – the EMV® standards body collectively owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa – as an integral part of the mobile payment certific...
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