German smart card manufacturer Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has announced it is acquiring SmartTrust, a company that provides server solutions for managing applications on SIM cards and mobile phones.
German smart card manufacturer Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has announced it is acquiring SmartTrust, a company that provides server solutions for managing applications on SIM cards and mobile phones.
The ongoing push to develop NFC and other contactless products and services has seen major companies commit to the technology. All the big names such as Nokia, Vodafone, O2, Gemalto and NXP continue to feature heavily in the list of those that have invested in developing technologies, solutions and services. But this technology isn't just for the ‘big boys'. As this year's WIMA show in Monte Carlo highlighted, NFC also offers opportunities for young and dynamic start-ups to make their mark. We speak to four new businesses that demonstrated their wares at the event and find out what the market is like for enterprises looking for start-up funding.
MasterCard has revealed an important new partnership with the UK's largest health and beauty retailer, Boots UK, to introduce its contactless payment technology, PayPass, at selected stores in London and Liverpool.
Oman is getting ready for the launch of an innovative ePurse solution that resides on citizen's national ID cards.
Residents of Greater Manchester in the UK will have the ‘dubious’ honour of being the first British citizens able to apply for a voluntary ID card from late 2009. Anyone thinking of being able to use the cards for a robust Chip and PIN or biometric identity verification, however, should reconsider.
Since its formation in 1999, the smart card community has embraced GlobalPlatform technology and has actively engaged in the association's work to drive an interoperable smart card infrastructure forward. Why has the organisation been so successful? Quite simply, smart card programme implementers continue to demand future-proof solutions on which to base their deployments.