Card Technology articles from July 2001

Card Technology archives from July 2001

MMM, MMM, Not So Good.
July 1, 2001... What do Motorola, Microsoft and MasterCard have in common? Besides being large, internationally known organizations whose names begin with "m," each has taken what have been perceived as steps backward in the smart card arena in recent months....

MasterCard And Mondex Move On To Plan B.
July 1, 2001... Can MasterCard International save Mondex and Multos? The Purchase, N.Y.-based card association will get its chance after announcing in May plans to buy out its partners in London-based Mondex International, which developed and owns the Mondex...

MasterCard Plans Europay Takeover.
July 1, 2001... MasterCard International is turning up the heat on rival Visa International, announcing it intends to incorporate major European card network Europay International into a new global company, tentatively called MasterCard Inc. Board...

Loyalty Vendors Vie In And Out Of Court.
July 1, 2001... Loyalty programs figure to play a prominent role in multiapplication smart cards. Consumers love to get a free sandwich or 10% off their cappuccino, and merchants and issuers know rewards programs help woo and retain customers. With...

Card Technology Calendar.
July 1, 2001... * Sept. 5-7: CardWare 2001-Toronto Organized by the Advanced Card Technology Association of Canada For more information, contact ACT Canada at: E-mail: infoactcda.com Web site: www.actcda.com * Sept. 6-7: European Smart...

Regional News.
July 1, 2001... North America * Providian Offers Smart Cards To Most New Customers: San Francisco-based Providian Financial Corp., one of the largest U.S. credit card issuers, is issuing smart cards to more than 90% of its new customers, says Bill...

64K Chip Supply Runs Ahead Of Demand.
July 1, 2001... Manufacturers have introduced chips with the next jump in memory capacity-packing 64 kilobytes of electrically erasable read-only memory. The question now is, will there be much demand for the new chips? A year ago, no one would have asked...

Your Electronic 'Papers,' Please.
July 1, 2001... Several European countries offer citizens smart cards that serve as electronic IDs, making it easier to access government services via the Internet. Work is under way on a smart ID card that would be accepted across Europe. We've all heard...

Canada: Smart Card's Cautious Pioneers.
July 1, 2001... Canadian banks and government agencies have big plans for using smart cards, and some projects are underway. But the biggest plans still face obstacles. Smart cards seem to have been poised to become part of Canadians' everyday lives for...

A Not-So-Perfect Fit.
July 1, 2001... Connecting smart card readers to PCs can be a hassle, especially for consumers with no technicians to call on at home. The technology is improving, but obstacles remain that are driving some issuers to alternative solutions. With one bold...

So Easy Even An Editor Can Do It!
July 1, 2001... How hard is it to plug a smart card reader into a PC? I decided to find out. I dug out my American Express Blue card reader, which I received more than a year ago but never plugged in. Knowing that reader software can crash a PC, I decided...

Signs Of Life Down Under.
July 1, 2001... Competition for customers, not card fraud, is driving the introduction of the first chip-based credit cards in Australia. Meanwhile, mobile phone operators and government agencies are turning to smart cards. German smart card maker...