Card Technology articles from September 2001

Card Technology archives from September 2001

Front Page News.(New York Times Co.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... If bad publicity is better than no publicity at all, the smart card industry should be pleased by last month's front page story on chip cards in the most prestigious U.S. newspaper, the New York Times. The story started promisingly enough....

The Coming Of The 99 Smart Card.(Visa International)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Not long ago, chip-based credit or debit cards cost $5 or more, and issuers often cited price as a major obstacle to converting from 50- cent magnetic-stripe cards. But Visa International has put a dent in that argument with its recent...

Smart Cards Advance In Australia.(ANZ Bank Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Australia will take big steps toward wider use of smart cards over the coming months, with two credit card issuers launching nationwide chip card programs and transit authorities in Sydney introducing smart cards. In a market that...

A Stronger U.S. Voice For Smart Cards.(Smart Card Alliance)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... At a time when smart cards finally seem to be catching on in the United States, the two U.S. trade groups for smart cards have merged. The new organization, the Smart Card Alliance, aims to speak more loudly to promote chip cards while it works...

Card technology calendar.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Oct. 3-5: Cards Africa 2001-Johannesburg, South Africa For more information, contact Debbie Bakos at: Telephone: +27 11 463-2802 Fax: +27 11 463-6000 E-mail: debbie.bakosterrapinn.com Web site: www.cards-worldwide.com ...

Regional News.(Postbank N.V.)
September 1, 2001... Europe A Major Rollout Of Mobile Banking With Smart Cards: In what is believed to be the largest rollout of subscriber identity module cards that support digital signatures, Postbank and GSM operator Telfort in the Netherlands have joined...

Credit, Debit or Speedpass?(Exxon Mobil Corp.)
September 1, 2001... Petroleum companies fight what is known in the industry as the right-hand turn syndrome. With little to distinguish ExxonMobil's gas and store items from Shell Oil Co.'s, consumers often go to the station conveniently located on the right side...

Secure Internet Shopping, Take 2.(MasterCard International Inc.)
September 1, 2001... Both Visa and MasterCard are promoting new systems for identifying consumers paying with credit and debit cards on the Internet. The systems could cut fraud and boost online shopping, if consumers and merchants can be convinced to sign up. ...

Annual Survey: The Party Is Over For Now.
September 1, 2001... Smart card vendors are coming down from their high of 2000, when soaring SIM card sales catapulted microprocessor card shipments to more than 500 million units. With wireless customer growth on the wane, manufacturers are pitching higher-memory...

2000: A Banner Year For Smart Card Vendors.(Illustration)
September 1, 2001... (part 1 of 2) Vendor Microprocessor cards 2000 1999 % growth Gemplus 180 115 56.5 Schlumberger 145 105 38.2 Oberthur 85 78 9 ...

Smart Card Experts For Hire.(Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Cos.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... As smart card projects grow in sophistication-from PKI-based network security to multiapplication payment, loyalty and ticketing schemesprospective issuers are finding a growing list of ompanies ready to offer them everything they might need,...

Metronic - ... a world leader in printing and coding systems.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Whenever products are to be imprinted, marked or coded in any way, Metronic systems offer optimum solutions for the widest variety of industries. Metronic is a growing company, based in Veitshochheim, Bavaria, Germany and its primary business...