Card Technology articles from September 2006

Card Technology archives from September 2006

Hold On Tight!: Progress Has Been Swift On Contactless Technology. But the road ahead is bumpy.
September 1, 2006... Like a toddler flying down a hill on a tricycle, contactless technology is making rapid progress. But it could still all end in tears. This special issue highlights just how quickly contactless smart card chips and antennas are being...

Turkish Bank Brings PayPass To Europe.
September 1, 2006... Garanti Bank, one of Turkey's largest banks, has launched Europe's first commercial trial of contactless payment cards using MasterCard Worldwide's PayPass application. The bank in July began issuing at least 20,000 PayPass cards to...

Newswatch: Asia.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Japan's JR East To Open Up Ticketing And Payment Service According to published reports, commuter train operator East Japan Railway plans to allow users of its Suica ticketing and e-cash service to transfer money to their contactless phones...

'Gemalto Syndrome' Causes Plunge In SIM Card Prices.
September 1, 2006... Sharply falling prices for subscriber identity module cards hit smart card company revenue hard in the second quarter, with vendor chiefs calling for a cease-fire in the "price war." France-based Gemalto, in its first financial report since...

Newswatch: Europe.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... French Banks Upgrade Security Of EMV Cards France promises to be the first major country to substantially roll out banking smart cards and terminals that comply with a more-secure version of EMV, the global payment standard for smart cards....

Newswatch: North America.(Bertrand du Castel, resigns from Axalto)(MasterCard International Inc.)
September 1, 2006... Java Card Pioneer To Leave Smart Card Industry Bertrand du Castel, who led the team that developed the first commercial Java Card in 1997, is leaving the smart card industry. Du Castel, who was head of global research based in Austin,...

People On The Move.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Juan Carlos Garcia, formerly CEO of Germany-based Orga Kartensysteme (now part of Sagem Orga), was named president of Sweden-based Assa Abloy's Identification Technology Group...Francois Riviere takes over as chief financial officer of...

Calendar.(Calendar)
September 1, 2006... September 18-20: Cards and Payments Conference & Expo 2006 - Paris Organized by European Financial Management & Marketing Association For more information, contact Caroline Brasseau at: +33 1 47 42 66 38 infoefma.com...

Operators Seek To Guard Their Claim To NFC Phones Territory.(Near Field Communication)
September 1, 2006... Major mobile network operators see the coming of phones that support Near Field Communication technology as a significant source of future revenue. And they are taking steps to make sure they do not get cut out of the money after the...

Directory Holds The Key To E-Passport Authentication: E-Passports move a step closer to becoming secure global smart card identification documents.(Netrust Pte.)
September 1, 2006... As the European Union's 25 member states and the 27 nations in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program work toward meeting August and October deadlines, respectively, for issuing electronic passports, a Singaporean company is putting the finishing touches...

Contactless EMV: A Work in Progress: Both EMV and contactless payment are gaining ground. Work on a single contactless EMV standard has begun, but until it is complete, the major card organizations are making their own choices.
September 1, 2006... In July, representatives of the group that maintains the global EMV smart card standard met in Tokyo to continue hammering out a specification for a single EMV contactless payment application. It was the latest step in an effort to better marry...

NFC The Future Of Mobile Payment?: Pilots of mobile ticketing and payment are proliferating using phones with NFC chips. But before the rollouts begin, backers will have to answer some key questions, including: What is the business case?(Near Field Communication)
September 1, 2006... Although some have their doubts, for Laurent Jullien, contactless and payment services director for France's Bouygues Telecom, the business case for NFC mobile phones is easy to see. Banks, transit operators, sports venues and other service...

A Ticket To Ride.
September 1, 2006... In one of the most ambitious trials yet of smart card technology in a transit scheme, the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to accept cards and key fobs issued by U.S.-based Citibank on one of its subway lines. The...

A Global Look At Contactless Transit Ticketing.
September 1, 2006... Location Project Status Number Of Cards Notes Issued Projected ASIA-PACIFIC Beijing Operational 3 million+ 8 million Covers almost all ...