Eurosmart Banks between 5% and 9.7% Growth of WW Smartcard Shipments this Year [SCT-News : 01/06/2009]World wide microcontroller smartcard shipments is forecast to reach 4390-4590 million units this year, a 5-9.68% increase from 2008 (4185 million units), according to the latest projection by Eurosmart, the worldwide association of the smart security industry.

 Europe is Ready for Digital Democracy [SCT eNews : 02/05/2009]
Europe of coal and steel, of the 19th century industrial revolution, which set the stage for communal Europe, is long gone. A Europe of e-government accessible to all Europeans is already shaping the next horizon, and the straightforward entry into the 21st century.

 "Smart Security" industry withstands crisis [CARTES & IDentification trade show : 22/04/2009]
With nearly 7 billion smart cards in use, the industry’s activity remains linked mainly to profound global changes in fashion and lifestyle, which are almost impervious to the crisis.

 NFC: a New Deal or Time For Plan B? [SCTNews : 10/02/2009]
Still no NFC handsets? No matter, the NFC-SIM, NFC-SD and “NFC-smartsticker,” each embedding its own antenna, could gradually transform nearly all handsets into cards. It’s time for “plan B.”

 Maxim Integrated Products Acquires Innova Card [SCTNews : 22/01/2009]
Recognized by the market (more than fifty for current projects, and a customer base now exceeding a hundred companies ), Innova card is now recognized by the industry.

 U.S. regulators adopted sweeping new credit-card rules [SCTNews : 19/12/2008]The revised rules represent the most comprehensive and sweeping reforms ever adopted for credit card accounts," Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a statement.

 SCT34 is Issued: Is The Smart Security Industry Recession Proof? [SCTNews : 08/12/2008]
Current events obliged us to come out with this special issue. The chiefs of the smart security industry (from chip vendors to service providers) interviewed here offer their vision of the overarching trends and climate shifts.

 French MNOs and Retail Chains Go Ahead with NFC Mobile [SCT e-News : 04/12/2008]
The group partners include retail chains Auchan, Carrefour, Castorama, Fnac, Kinepolis, Jules, Leroy Merlin, Le Groupement des Mousquetaires as well as financial service providers such as Banque Accord, COFIDIS, Finaref and LaSer.

 European Central Bank Urges to Address SEPA's Concerns without Delay [ECB : 24/11/2008]In the sixth progress report on the Single Euro Payments Area, published today, the Governing Council of the ECB welcomed the evident progress made on this project, but emphasised that work urgently remains to be done to ensure the success of SEPA.

 SCT33 is Issued: Gemalto Looks to M2M and Beyond [SCT e-News : 28/10/2008]
It is possible - only possible, since nothing is a given yet - that within two months or slightly more, Gemalto will have acquired Wavecom, one of the world's leading wireless M2M (machine-to-machine) communication companies.

 Embratel is using a Nagravision CA system for the Via Embratel New Satellite Pay-TV services [Nagravision : 04/07/2009]Today, the Nagravision CA system is securing the content and providing access to over 100,000 subscribers. The new pay-TV service called Via Embratel is available across the entire Brazilian market.

 UK Home Secretary affirms commitment to identity cards by accelerating rollout [UK Home Secretary : 04/07/2009]Under current plans, all non EEA foreign nationals coming to the UK for more than six months, or extending their stay here, are to have a card within three years.

 EtherTrust Awarded for its technologies and market analysis [EtherTrust : 03/07/2009]EtherTrust awarded by the "11ieme concours national d’aide à la creation d’entreprises de technologies innovantes" organized by the French ministry of research and universities.

 InterSwitch Selects Gemalto's Instant Issuance Solution to Accelerate Chip Migration in Nigeria [Gemalto : 02/07/2009]Chip migration is ramping up in the country and InterSwitch member banks will be replacing 30 million magnetic stripe cards in the next few years.

 BIC and Orange are Launching the 'BIC phone‘ in Spain [Orange : 02/07/2009]The successful 'BIC phone' has achieved sales of over 110,000 units since it was first launched in France in August 2008.

 NTT Docomo to Launch Mobile Remittance Service [NTT Docomo, Inc. : 02/07/2009]The service enable an individual subscriber to use their Docomo mobile phone to easily and quickly remit money to another Docomo user, beginning on July 21.

 UPM Raflatac's RFID tags for access control at European Youth Olympic Festival [UPM Raflatac : 02/07/2009]The identification cards will facilitate access to e.g. accommodation, dining, competition venues and free usage of the public transportation system in Tampere.

 London Borough of Waltham Forest Resident Card goes into third year with increased growth [Smartran Ltd. : 02/07/2009]The OneCard has been expanded for use within the first two secondary schools in the borough for cashless catering and discussions are ongoing to add other schools to the scheme over the coming year.

 Visa's investment in Monitise is a major boost for mobile payments, according to Datamonitor [Datamonitor : 02/07/2009]Visa will market a range of ready-to-go mobile products to its banks.

 The second Comprion Technology Day met Full Success [Comprion : 02/07/2009]Customers from 17 different companies discussed the latest technological developments in SWP/HCI, NFC and USB as well as LTE and Smart Card Web Server.

 Pilot Citi Tap and Pay (Mobile NFC) Launched in India [Citi Group : 01/07/2009]Nokia, Vodafone, MasterCard, ViVOtech partner Citi in launch Bengaluru to tap into the future with largest ever marketplace pilot.

 Firethorn Increases Mobile Banking Security with Full PCI Compliance [Firethorn Holdings, LLC : 01/07/2009]Firethorn's methods include encryption of account information at rest and in transit, consistent monitoring for malicious activity.

  Motorola Joins Via Licensing Joint Licensing Program for Near Field Communications [Via Licensing : 01/07/2009]“We are committed to facilitating the development and implementation of the NFC market.” said Brian Blasius, Director of Outbound Licensing, Motorola Mobile Devices.

 TransCard Extending Their Cardholders’ Reach with Pulse Network [TransCard : 01/07/2009]The Pulse ATM/debit network is comprised of more than 289,000 ATMs and point-of-sale terminals, and is used by more than 4,500 financial institutions.

 MasterCard Extends PayPass Retail Experience in Turkey [MasterCard Europe : 01/07/2009]Carrefour, Akbank and MasterCard combine forces to bring Tap&Go technology into CarrefourSA stores in Turkey