Card Technology articles from May 2003

Card Technology archives from May 2003

Potato And Other Wars.
May 1, 2003... Owners of French restaurants in New York held a news conference the other day to call for an end to a boycott of their eateries. The event was only semi-serious, as there was no boycott. But, with some Americans so angry about France's...

Inside TechWatch...(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Proton World Finds A New Home 10 A Maverick French Bank Boosts Multos 14 Card Technology Calendar 14 Regional News 18 Copyright 2003 Thomson Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.thomsonmedia.com...

MasterCard To Orlando: 'A Simpler Way To Pay'.
May 1, 2003... It's fast, easy and convenient. That's the message MasterCard International is pitching consumers in Orlando as it introduces them to a new way to pay-a contactless smart card that they tap on readers at checkout counters or drive-through...

Proton World Finds A New Home.
May 1, 2003... Proton World International has amassed a wealth of expertise in banking smart cards. The question is: How can that expertise be turned into a profitable business? The search for an answer continues after Belgium-based Proton was sold for...

Proton Fast Facts.(Proton World International)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium Employees: 90 Cards in circulation: 45 million Managing director: Armand Linkens Former owner: ERG Group of Australia New Owner: STMicroelectronics of Geneva Purchase...

A Maverick French Bank Boosts Multos.
May 1, 2003... In what promises to be an industry first, Credit Mutuel, one of France's largest banking groups, plans to issue chip-based payment cards combining a Visa-based EMV application with Multos, the preferred software platform of Visa's rival,...

Card Technology Calendar.(credit card industry events)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
May 1, 2003... June 30-July 2-Government Symposium on Information Sharing and Homeland Security-Philadelphia Sponsored by the Government Emerging Technology Alliance and Government Expert Planning Committee For more information, contact Howard...

Regional News.(Schlumberger Smart Card Unit Could Go Public)
May 1, 2003... Europe Schlumberger Smart Card Unit Could Go Public: The head of Schlumberger's smart cards division says last month's reports in the financial press that the parent company is preparing for an initial public offering of the unit are...

Payments Made Simple: Consumers, retailers and financial institutions all stand to benefit from contactless payments. A MasterCard executive explains how.
May 1, 2003... Lately, more and more attention is being paid to wireless, or contactless, payments. Financial institutions, consumers and retailers are intrigued by the advantages of this new and evolving technology, including the prospect of more...

Tapping The SIM For Wireless LAN Authentication.
May 1, 2003... The standards aren't set and interoperability problems loom, but SIM cards may offer a convenient way for GSM operators to catch up in the race to roll out wireless broadband Internet access. On the face of it, the wireless LAN...

SIMs and WLAN: The Pros And Cons For GSM Operators.(point of sale equipment)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... PROS * Can reuse authentication, roaming and billing infrastructure * GSM and WLAN SIMs identical from some vendors * No passwords for customers-just familiar GSM-style PIN * Generally beefs up low WLAN security CONS ...

Building Trades Construct a Better ID.
May 1, 2003... For construction workers, the first day on a new project can be a frustrating exercise in "hurry-up and wait." Laborers rush to the job site early, only to stand in line, often for hours, waiting to have their identities and credentials...

Expectations Are Modest For Japan's ID Card.
May 1, 2003... The Japanese government will heavily subsidize the price of cards when it launches its voluntary chip-based national ID card in August, but relatively few residents are expected to take the government up on its offer, observers say. The...

Building Blocks Of The U.S. Smart Card Market.
May 1, 2003... Smart cards are making big strides in government and corporate ID cards, mass transit and SIM cards. Budding banking programs could blossom with an economic rebound. By the end of this year, the U.S. Department of Defense expects to...

A Capsule View of Key U.S. Markets.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Government ID Department of Defense issuing 4 million smart card IDs to employees; other federal agencies following suit. Smart cards could be used in program for more than 12 million transportation workers, and contactless smart card...

A Big Payment Infrastructure to convert.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Credit Cards: 1.33 billion General Purpose: 743 million Retailer: 585 million Debit Cards: 287 million ATMs: 324,000 POS Terminals: 10 million Credit card and ATM data for 2001: Debit card and POS data...

Latin Banks Eye Smart Cards With Caution.(For affluent customers)
May 1, 2003... Several Latin American banks are issuing smart cards to affluent customers. But, with their economies wobbling, they are not convinced the time is right for a complete conversion to chip. Banco Itau's executive director Helio Lima...

EMV Sparks High Hopes: As banks in Europe and Asia begin to issue smart cards aggressively, shipments of chip-ready POS terminals are beginning to climb.(point-of-sale terminal vendors optimistic)
May 1, 2003... Why are point-of-sale terminal vendors so optimistic? After all, while shipments were up 12% in 2002, it is not a growth rate that guarantees a strong payback to manufacturers who are sinking millions of dollars annually into research and...

Global POS Shipments By Vendor.
May 1, 2003... (part 1 of 2) Vendor/Country 2002 Shipments 2001 Shipments Verifone/USA 1,561,000 1,259,000 Ingenico/France 1,524,000 1,457,000 ...

Dione: Enabling Smart Payment Solutions Worldwide.
May 1, 2003... Founded in 1989 Dione has become the UK's leading supplier of stand-alone hybrid card payment terminals and integrated EPoS payment and transaction solutions. Dione continues to be at the forefront of EMV based technology and its entire...