Card Technology articles from November 2002

Card Technology archives from November 2002

Reality Check.(future of smart cards in the US)
November 1, 2002... I look forward to the day when I can say that smart cards have arrived in North America. And it was heartening to learn from the Smart Card Alliance, the major industry association in the United States and Canada, that chip card shipments...

E-Purses Get A Boost From Euro.
November 1, 2002... The reports of the electronic-purse's death have been greatly exaggerated. Once viewed as banker's folly by many industry observers, who had consigned electronic money to the chip card graveyard, Europe's e-purses are enjoying somewhat of...

Purchasing with Proton.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 1, 2002... Numbers of transaction in Belgium (in millions) 2001 2002 Jan. 4.1 11.1 Feb. 4.4 11.0 March 4.9 11.9 April 4.4 10.6 May 5.0 10.4 June 4.8 9.8 July 4.6 ...

Geldkarte Grows.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 1, 2002... Transactions for German e-purse (in millions) 2001 2002 Q1 7.1 8.3 Q2 6.9 8.8 Q3 7.1 Q4 8.2 Average transaction amount 2.32 euros 2.17 euros ...

Going Dutch with Chipknip.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 1, 2002... Transactions Terminals (millions) 1998 8.8 107,600 1999 12.3 122,800 2000 16.8 133,500 2001 21.8 138,200 2002 54.9* 160,000 ...

Euro Bounce Continues.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Chipknip e-purse transactions in the Netherlands in 2002 (in millions). Parking Vending/ Transport Other Total Catering (buying tickets) Jan. 0.9 1.7 0.11 ...

Card Technology Calendar.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
November 1, 2002... Nov. 18-20: CardTech/SecurTech ID-Washington, D.C. Organized by CardTech/SecurTech For more information, contact CardTech/SecurTech at: Telephone: 800-442-CTST or +1 212-803-8777 E-mail: ctstinfotfn.com Web site:...

Regional News.(EMV terminals)
November 1, 2002... Europe * Major UK Retailer To Roll Out EMV Terminals: The UK's fourth largest supermarket chain, Safeway, announced in late September it will roll out point-of-sale terminals that accept EMV smart cards throughout most of its 480 stores by...

Contactless Vendors Jockey For Position.
November 1, 2002... A pair of smart card chip makers believe dealing with the interoperability problems of contactless cards can be as easy as A, B and/or C. To others in the industry, it's not that simple. With hundreds of millions of contactless chips used...

First Steps Toward Biometric Standards.
November 1, 2002... Biometrics, an emerging ID technology that often is combined with smart cards, has set off on the often-bumpy road toward standardization. A lack of funds and the threat of competition from Microsoft threatens to slow adoption of one early...

VeriFone Is Back, With An Attitude.
November 1, 2002... CEO Douglas Bergeron pulls no punches as he makes his argument that VeriFone is on its way back to the top of the heap among manufacturers of payment terminals. His competitors respond in kind. Once the dominant supplier of point-of-sale...

Bergeron's Competitors Beg To Differ.(VeriFone, Hypercom and Groupe Ingenico)
November 1, 2002... While most CEOs leave it to underlings to criticize the competition, Doug Bergeron has made that task part of his job description since taking over as CEO of VeriFone last year. In recent conversations, he has kept up on his attacks on his...

Government 101 Smart Card IDs Lessons Learned.
November 1, 2002... Government agencies around the globe are taking the lead in issuing smart cards to employees as ID cards for access to buildings and computer networks. These early adopters have stories to tell that may help others avoid unnecessary hassles and...

Smart citizen ID projects.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... (part 1 of 2) Country Description Brunei Compulsory card with fingerprint biometric. Estonia Compulsory ID will be used as a travel document. Finland Voluntary card can be used for online banking...

As Government Shipments Grow, Revenue Per Card Will Flatten out.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Year Unit Shipments Revenue (millions) (millions of dollars) 2001 38.7 110 2002 273.9 758.5 2003 513.8 1,321.1 2004 562.3 ...

Citizen ID Card Initiatives Pick Up Steam.
November 1, 2002... Governments are issuing more smart cards to citizens, as well as to employees although how many more is in dispute. Eurosmart, an association of the big European smart card vendors that sell worldwide, only estimates 60 million chip cards will...