MasterCard and Gemalto Partner on Global Card Replacement Services

January 13, 2011 01:00 AM Eastern Time 

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to be MasterCard’s preferred emergency card replacement vendor worldwide. The service enables premium cardholders to receive their new card in 24 hours or less, even when on the move, anywhere in the world.

“MasterCard and Gemalto share a mutual dedication to delivering white-glove services and we are proud to be the only third party to offer worldwide emergency card replacement”

Once notified of a lost or stolen card, MasterCard taps into Gemalto’s global network of certified banking service centers and provides the cardholder’s confidential information through a secured communication infrastructure. From the moment the order is received, Gemalto will take all necessary steps to supply a replacement card, even hand delivering in some cases.

“MasterCard is committed to providing utmost convenience for consumers,” said Daniel Balistierri, Vice President Cardholder Solutions, MasterCard. “We have selected Gemalto for their ability to quickly react to our customers’ needs. Their unified network of service centers, dispersed in all five continents, ensures cardholders will quickly receive a replacement card no matter where they travel.”

“MasterCard and Gemalto share a mutual dedication to delivering white-glove services and we are proud to be the only third party to offer worldwide emergency card replacement,” added Philippe Cambriel, Executive Vice President, Gemalto. “This pioneering service, available from anywhere in the world, strengthens our position as global issuers’ preferred business partner.”

Emergency card replacement leverages a mechanism that enables MasterCard to monitor the card issuance process. It provides full card traceability and real-time interaction with Gemalto service centers to increase efficiency and responsiveness in managing urgent customer requests.

Gemalto also handles centralized data management, i.e. the banking information is processed and the card replacement request is directed to the appropriate local personalization center. Unique to the Gemalto solution, this feature provides MasterCard with the convenience of a “single entry point,” always available.

For more information on Gemalto’s complete range of financial services offerings, visit http://www.gemalto.com/financial.

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2009 annual revenues of €1.65 billion, and over 10,000 employees operating out of 75 offices, with research and service centers in 41 countries.

Gemalto is at the heart of our evolving digital society. The freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work—anytime, anywhere—has become an integral part of what people want and expect, in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure.

Gemalto delivers on the growing demands of billions of people worldwide for mobile connectivity, identity and data protection, credit card safety, health and transportation services, e-government and national security. We do this by supplying to governments, wireless operators, banks and enterprises a wide range of secure personal devices, such as subscriber identification modules (SIM), Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) in mobile phones, smart banking cards, smart card access badges, electronic passports, and USB tokens for online identity protection. Moreover Gemalto delivers on emerging applications related to the ‘Internet of things’ by supplying wireless modules and machine identification modules (MIM) for machine-to-machine communication. To complete these solutions we also provide software, systems and services to help our customers achieve their goals.

As the use of Gemalto’s software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.

For more information please visit www.gemalto.com.

Contacts

Gemalto Media Contacts:
North America
Jessi Marshall, +1-512-257-3902
jessi.marshall@gemalto.com
or
Europe, Middle East & Africa
Peggy Edoire, +33 4 42 36 45 40
peggy.edoire@gemalto.com
or
Latin America
Ramzi Abdine, +55 11 5105 7659
ramzi.abdine@gemalto.com
or
Asia Pacific
Yvonne Lim, +65 6317 3730
yvonne.lim@gemalto.com
or
Montner & Associates Tech PR Agency
Deb Montner, +1-203-226-9290
dmontner@montner.com

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Gemalto Launches Payment Card with Online Banking Security Functionality

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November 10, 2010 01:03 AM Eastern Time 

SAN ANTONIO--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today launched the industry‘s first credit card to combine one-time password security capabilities with standard payment. This innovation allows banks to provide a single card that delivers both payment and increased security for online transactions. The new Gemalto Ezio product is immediately available in the United States.

“With the rapid growth of attempted online fraud, financial institutions are looking for effective and affordable ways to provide increased and more user-friendly online security, especially for commercial and high net worth accounts”

The card’s online secure password feature is activated by pressing a button on the face of the card. A one-time code is digitally generated and displayed. The card becomes a second factor of authentication, allowing the user to enter this unique and non-reusable numeric code on a Web page, in addition to their user name and password.

As part of the solution, Gemalto provides a turnkey platform that is plug and play with existing banking systems, for the online verification. The server verifies user authentication for online transactions and account access. Gemalto also offers complete personalization and fulfillment services.

“With the rapid growth of attempted online fraud, financial institutions are looking for effective and affordable ways to provide increased and more user-friendly online security, especially for commercial and high net worth accounts,” commented Ove Wedsjo, head of eBanking at Gemalto. “Our brand new Ezio product equips end-users with a security token embedded in a form-factor they are very familiar with, guaranteeing high user acceptance. It allows for bankers to lower their fulfillment costs and at the same time significantly increase online security."

Products within Gemalto’s Ezio eBanking security range are already being used by over half a million online customers globally.

Gemalto’s complete range of eBanking and eCommerce solutions can be found at http://www.gemalto.com/financial/ebanking/.

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2009 annual revenues of €1.65 billion, and over 10,000 employees operating out of 75 offices, with research and service centers in 41 countries.

Gemalto is at the heart of our evolving digital society. The freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work—anytime, anywhere—has become an integral part of what people want and expect, in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure.

Gemalto delivers on the growing demands of billions of people worldwide for mobile connectivity, identity and data protection, credit card safety, health and transportation services, e-government and national security. We do this by supplying to governments, wireless operators, banks and enterprises a wide range of secure personal devices, such as subscriber identification modules (SIM), Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) in mobile phones, smart banking cards, smart card access badges, electronic passports, and USB tokens for online identity protection. Moreover Gemalto delivers on emerging applications related to the ‘Internet of things’ by supplying wireless modules and machine identification modules (MIM) for machine-to-machine communication. To complete these solutions we also provide software, systems and services to help our customers achieve their goals.

As the use of Gemalto’s software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.

For more information please visit www.gemalto.com.

Contacts

Gemalto
North America
Ray Wizbowski, +1 512-257-3950
ray.wizbowski@gemalto.com
or
Montner & Associates Tech PR Agency
Deb Montner, +1 203-226-9290
dmontner@montner.com
or
Europe, Middle East & Africa
Peggy Edoire, +33 4 42 36 45 40
peggy.edoire@gemalto.com
or
Latin America
Ramzi Abdine, +55 11 5105 7659
ramzi.abdine@gemalto.com
or
Asia Pacific
Yvonne Lim, +65 6317 3730
yvonne.lim@gemalto.com

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KDDI Selects Gemalto to Collaborate on NFC Pilot in Japan

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Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, announced that it has been selected by Japan’s KDDI - a leading mobile communication provider with over 31 million subscribers, to provide its User Identity Module (UIM) cards and Trusted Service Management (TSM) solution for the upcoming near-field communication (NFC) program.  From May to December 2010, participants in this pilot can experience various types of NFC services ranging from mobile payments, transportation services, e-driver licenses, e-ticketing, as well as information acquisition from smart posters. This trial will have participation from a wide-range of leading industries including car manufacturers, airline companies, and cinema operators.

Gemalto plays an important role in this trial, entrusted with the preparation and management of sensitive user information between KDDI and other service providers, as well as the provision of multiple mobile applications to subscribers.  This NFC project will be based on international standards, complying with the GSMA’s Pay-Buy-Mobile specifications.  GSMA is the worldwide association of Mobile Network Operators.  Japan is already the world’s most advanced mobile contactless market with 18% of mobile subscribers actively using mobile contactless services; and industry experts are optimistic about quick consumer pick-up.

“We selected Gemalto based on their global expertise, sound experience and achievements in the field of NFC. We are entrusting Gemalto with providing and managing the secure channels between KDDI and the service providers to conveniently connect customers in the digital world,” said Kenichi Bandou, senior manager, business enhancement department, KDDI CORPORATION.

“Gemalto is honored to be partnering with KDDI in this comprehensive new-generation NFC pilot.  Japan is a leading market in contactless services with a well-established infrastructure.  We look forward to providing our proven expertise and globally acquired experience to further enrich this dynamic ecosystem, to bring a new dimension in contactless usage to Japanese mobile users,” added Tan Teck-Lee, president, Gemalto Asia.

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2009 annual revenues of €1.65 billion, and over 10,000 employees operating out of 75 offices, with research and service centers in 41 countries.

Gemalto is at the heart of our evolving digital society. The freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work—anytime, anywhere—has become an integral part of what people want and expect, in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure.

Gemalto delivers on the growing demands of billions of people worldwide for mobile connectivity, identity and data protection, credit card safety, health and transportation services, e-government and national security. We do this by supplying to governments, wireless operators, banks and enterprises a wide range of secure personal devices, such as subscriber identification modules (SIM), Universal Integrated Circuit Cards (UICC) in mobile phones, smart banking cards, smart card access badges, electronic passports, and USB tokens for online identity protection.  To complete the solution we also provide software, systems and services to help our customers achieve their goals.

As the use of Gemalto’s software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.

For more information please visit www.gemalto.com.

Gemalto White Paper Suggests it's Time for EMV in U.S.

PYMNTS.com published a whitepaper produced by Gemalto...

EMV stands for the organizations that developed the standard – Europay, MasterCard and Visa. After the development of the standard, Europay became a part of MasterCard, while other card issuers such as JCB and American Express have begun supporting it. EMVCo, an organization jointly owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, now manages the EMV standard. Most countries implementing smart bank cards require the use of a Personal Identification Number (PIN) in each transaction, which is why “chip and PIN” is often used to refer to EMV implementation programs.

Gemalto White Paper Suggests it's Time for EMV in U.S.

PYMNTS.com published a whitepaper produced by Gemalto...

EMV stands for the organizations that developed the standard – Europay, MasterCard and Visa. After the development of the standard, Europay became a part of MasterCard, while other card issuers such as JCB and American Express have begun supporting it. EMVCo, an organization jointly owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, now manages the EMV standard. Most countries implementing smart bank cards require the use of a Personal Identification Number (PIN) in each transaction, which is why “chip and PIN” is often used to refer to EMV implementation programs.

Gemalto Achieves Additional MasterCard Accreditation with Its Consulting Services

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announced receiving MasterCard accreditation for its Gemalto Consulting Services. As the first digital security company to join the MasterCard M/Chip Accredited Third Party program, this accreditation officially endorses Gemalto’s consulting capabilities and its vendor-independent services in contact and contactless deployments worldwide.

“MasterCard is extremely pleased that Gemalto has met our stringent criteria”

Smart payment cards are widely deployed to reduce fraud and facilitate a more convenient payment experience. Gemalto’s consulting service is in particular designed to expedite the adoption of EMV and PayPass™ smart card programs, by delivering world-class migration guidance and technical expertise to acquirers and issuers. For this accreditation process, Gemalto consultants’ track record in supporting contact and contactless rollouts was evaluated against MasterCard’s requirements.

“MasterCard is extremely pleased that Gemalto has met our stringent criteria,” commented Christian Delporte, Head of Chip Engineering at MasterCard Worldwide. “The M/Chip Accredited Third Party program enables MasterCard to make high quality consulting available to its members. With Gemalto’s strong global presence, our members can benefit from knowledge sharing anywhere in the world.”

“The MasterCard endorsement is a strong vote of confidence in Gemalto’s consulting expertise,” added Philippe Cambriel, Executive Vice-President, Gemalto. “Key to attaining this accreditation was our proven track record from a decade of experience providing consulting services to over 130 institutions in 52 countries, and it recognized our ability to closely support our customers in successfully launching innovative products and services, and delivering on their promise of paying anytime anywhere.”

About MasterCard Worldwide

MasterCard Worldwide advances global commerce by providing a critical economic link among financial institutions, businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide. As a franchisor, processor and advisor, MasterCard develops and markets payment solutions, processes approximately 22 billion transactions each year, and provides industry-leading analysis and consulting services to financial-institution customers and merchants. Powered by the MasterCard Worldwide Network and through its family of brands, including MasterCard®, Maestro® and Cirrus®, MasterCard serves consumers and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. For more information go to www.mastercard.com.

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2009 annual revenues of €1.65 billion, and over 10,000 employees operating out of 75 offices, with research and service centers in 41 countries.

Gemalto is at the heart of our evolving digital society. The freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work—anytime, anywhere—has become an integral part of what people want and expect, in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure.

Gemalto delivers on the growing demands of billions of people worldwide for mobile connectivity, identity and data protection, credit card safety, health and transportation services, e-government and national security. We do this by supplying to governments, wireless operators, banks and enterprises a wide range of secure personal devices, such as subscriber identification modules (SIM), Universal Integrated Circuit Cards (UICC) in mobile phones, smart banking cards, smart card access badges, electronic passports, and USB tokens for online identity protection. To complete the solution we also provide software, systems and services to help our customers achieve their goals.

As the use of Gemalto’s software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.

For more information please visit www.gemalto.com.

Gemalto Achieves Additional MasterCard Accreditation with Its Consulting Services

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announced receiving MasterCard accreditation for its Gemalto Consulting Services. As the first digital security company to join the MasterCard M/Chip Accredited Third Party program, this accreditation officially endorses Gemalto’s consulting capabilities and its vendor-independent services in contact and contactless deployments worldwide.

“MasterCard is extremely pleased that Gemalto has met our stringent criteria”

Smart payment cards are widely deployed to reduce fraud and facilitate a more convenient payment experience. Gemalto’s consulting service is in particular designed to expedite the adoption of EMV and PayPass™ smart card programs, by delivering world-class migration guidance and technical expertise to acquirers and issuers. For this accreditation process, Gemalto consultants’ track record in supporting contact and contactless rollouts was evaluated against MasterCard’s requirements.

“MasterCard is extremely pleased that Gemalto has met our stringent criteria,” commented Christian Delporte, Head of Chip Engineering at MasterCard Worldwide. “The M/Chip Accredited Third Party program enables MasterCard to make high quality consulting available to its members. With Gemalto’s strong global presence, our members can benefit from knowledge sharing anywhere in the world.”

“The MasterCard endorsement is a strong vote of confidence in Gemalto’s consulting expertise,” added Philippe Cambriel, Executive Vice-President, Gemalto. “Key to attaining this accreditation was our proven track record from a decade of experience providing consulting services to over 130 institutions in 52 countries, and it recognized our ability to closely support our customers in successfully launching innovative products and services, and delivering on their promise of paying anytime anywhere.”

About MasterCard Worldwide

MasterCard Worldwide advances global commerce by providing a critical economic link among financial institutions, businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide. As a franchisor, processor and advisor, MasterCard develops and markets payment solutions, processes approximately 22 billion transactions each year, and provides industry-leading analysis and consulting services to financial-institution customers and merchants. Powered by the MasterCard Worldwide Network and through its family of brands, including MasterCard®, Maestro® and Cirrus®, MasterCard serves consumers and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. For more information go to www.mastercard.com.

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2009 annual revenues of €1.65 billion, and over 10,000 employees operating out of 75 offices, with research and service centers in 41 countries.

Gemalto is at the heart of our evolving digital society. The freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work—anytime, anywhere—has become an integral part of what people want and expect, in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure.

Gemalto delivers on the growing demands of billions of people worldwide for mobile connectivity, identity and data protection, credit card safety, health and transportation services, e-government and national security. We do this by supplying to governments, wireless operators, banks and enterprises a wide range of secure personal devices, such as subscriber identification modules (SIM), Universal Integrated Circuit Cards (UICC) in mobile phones, smart banking cards, smart card access badges, electronic passports, and USB tokens for online identity protection. To complete the solution we also provide software, systems and services to help our customers achieve their goals.

As the use of Gemalto’s software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.

For more information please visit www.gemalto.com.

Gemalto and Orange Partner to Deploy Trusted Services in Europe’s First Commercial Mobile NFC Roll-out

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 21, 2010 - Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced the continuation of its long-term partnership with Orange France, as part of the “Nice, mobile contactless city” commercial project. Orange has selected Gemalto as partner for its Near Field Communication (NFC) solution, enabling the interconnection with any service provider, such as banks and transport operators.

The "Nice, mobile contactless city" project is the first commercial launch of contactless mobile services in Europe. With the support of the French government, it is being developed in conjunction with mobile operators, banks, transport operators and the retail sector. It allows citizens and visitors in Nice to use their NFC-enabled mobile phones to pay at restaurants, supermarkets and local stores, as well as riding the city's buses and tramways, all in total convenience and digital security.

The "Nice, mobile contactless city" solution is designed to interface with Trusted Service Partner platforms in an open environment. It complies with the latest EPC (European Payment Council)-GSMA standards and will enable the secure, over–the-air activation of their applications in UICC cards. Gemalto’s partnership with Orange and other parties delivers in the Nice project the best-in class trusted service technology, that will help boost the uptake of mobile contactless services.

“Orange believes contactless mobile services will transform consumers’ lifestyles and we are proud to be one of the world’s first mobile network operators to deliver these to our subscribers,” said Laurent Michel, innovative projects director, Orange. “We have selected Gemalto’s solution because it complies with the latest industry specifications and offers the flexibility required to ramp up additional mobile contactless services.”

“Gemalto is proud and excited to be partnering Orange for the first real-life commercial deployment of mobile NFC services in Europe,” added Rémi de Fouchier, senior vice president, Trusted Services Management, Gemalto. “The contactless mobile market is very dynamic, with strong potential in France and around the world. We look forward to contributing our expertise to further enrich the ecosystem and to facilitate the collaboration between mobile network operators and service providers.”

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2009 annual revenues of €1.65 billion, and over 10,000 employees operating out of 75 offices, with research and service centers in 41 countries.

Gemalto is at the heart of our evolving digital society. The freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work—anytime, anywhere—has become an integral part of what people want and expect, in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure.

Gemalto delivers on the growing demands of billions of people worldwide for mobile connectivity, identity and data protection, credit card safety, health and transportation services, e-government and national security. We do this by supplying to governments, wireless operators, banks and enterprises a wide range of secure personal devices, such as subscriber identification modules (SIM), Universal Integrated Circuit Cards (UICC) in mobile phones, smart banking cards, smart card access badges, electronic passports, and USB tokens for online identity protection. To complete the solution we also provide software, systems and services to help our customers achieve their goals.

As the use of Gemalto’s software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.

For more information please visit www.gemalto.com.

Gemalto and Orange Partner to Deploy Trusted Services in Europe’s First Commercial Mobile NFC Roll-out

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 21, 2010 - Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced the continuation of its long-term partnership with Orange France, as part of the “Nice, mobile contactless city” commercial project. Orange has selected Gemalto as partner for its Near Field Communication (NFC) solution, enabling the interconnection with any service provider, such as banks and transport operators.

The "Nice, mobile contactless city" project is the first commercial launch of contactless mobile services in Europe. With the support of the French government, it is being developed in conjunction with mobile operators, banks, transport operators and the retail sector. It allows citizens and visitors in Nice to use their NFC-enabled mobile phones to pay at restaurants, supermarkets and local stores, as well as riding the city's buses and tramways, all in total convenience and digital security.

The "Nice, mobile contactless city" solution is designed to interface with Trusted Service Partner platforms in an open environment. It complies with the latest EPC (European Payment Council)-GSMA standards and will enable the secure, over–the-air activation of their applications in UICC cards. Gemalto’s partnership with Orange and other parties delivers in the Nice project the best-in class trusted service technology, that will help boost the uptake of mobile contactless services.

“Orange believes contactless mobile services will transform consumers’ lifestyles and we are proud to be one of the world’s first mobile network operators to deliver these to our subscribers,” said Laurent Michel, innovative projects director, Orange. “We have selected Gemalto’s solution because it complies with the latest industry specifications and offers the flexibility required to ramp up additional mobile contactless services.”

“Gemalto is proud and excited to be partnering Orange for the first real-life commercial deployment of mobile NFC services in Europe,” added Rémi de Fouchier, senior vice president, Trusted Services Management, Gemalto. “The contactless mobile market is very dynamic, with strong potential in France and around the world. We look forward to contributing our expertise to further enrich the ecosystem and to facilitate the collaboration between mobile network operators and service providers.”

About Gemalto

Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security with 2009 annual revenues of €1.65 billion, and over 10,000 employees operating out of 75 offices, with research and service centers in 41 countries.

Gemalto is at the heart of our evolving digital society. The freedom to communicate, travel, shop, bank, entertain, and work—anytime, anywhere—has become an integral part of what people want and expect, in ways that are convenient, enjoyable and secure.

Gemalto delivers on the growing demands of billions of people worldwide for mobile connectivity, identity and data protection, credit card safety, health and transportation services, e-government and national security. We do this by supplying to governments, wireless operators, banks and enterprises a wide range of secure personal devices, such as subscriber identification modules (SIM), Universal Integrated Circuit Cards (UICC) in mobile phones, smart banking cards, smart card access badges, electronic passports, and USB tokens for online identity protection. To complete the solution we also provide software, systems and services to help our customers achieve their goals.

As the use of Gemalto’s software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years.

For more information please visit www.gemalto.com.

Smart Card Alliance Presents 2010 Outstanding Smart Card Achievement Awards

  

Winners: Bank of America, ViVOtech, Gemalto, and Kelli Emerick



SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(PIN Debit Blog - May 19, 2010) - SMART CARD ALLIANCE 2010 ANNUAL CONFERENCE - The Smart Card Alliance today announced the winners of its prestigious"Outstanding Smart Card Achievement" (OSCA) awards. The awards were announced during the Smart Card Alliance 2010 Annual Conference, being held this week at the Camelback Marriott Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona.

"If one word were to describe our OSCA winners this year, it would be 'innovative,'" said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance. "All of our winners have made exciting and groundbreaking contributions to the smart card market this year, from making our payments more secure and convenient, to increasing our national security. We are proud to be able to recognize these achievements and the innovators that made them happen."

Outstanding Issuing Organization

The Outstanding Issuing Organization Award was given to Bank of America for its revolutionary smart card-based two-factor authentication program, SafePass, for online banking. Bank of America's SafePass card is a contact smart card with a display built right into the card. Consumers press a button on the card, and the chip creates and displays a one-time password (OTP) right on the card. By entering the OTP as part of online banking transactions, Bank of America customers get two-factor authentication, providing an extra layer of security when authorizing sensitive transactions.

Outstanding Innovation in Payments Technology

The Outstanding Innovation in Payments Technology Award went to ViVOtech's Citi Tap and Pay NFC Mobile pilot in Bangalore, the largest pilot program of its kind to date. ViVOtech provides an end-to-end solution for consumers equipped with NFC handsets to easily download their credit, debit, prepaid or loyalty cards over the air (OTA) and store them securely on their mobile phones. They can then go to any merchant enabled with a contactless payment reader, select the payment method and just wave their phone at the reader to make a payment. 

Outstanding Innovation in Security TechnologyThe Outstanding Innovation in Security Technology Award was given to Gemalto's Smart Guardian (SG) FIPS, a smart card-based, encrypted USB drive for government employees and/or contractors that often have to handle sensitive or confidential data. Gemalto's SG FIPS USB is a zero-footprint secure flash drive, meaning it is self-contained and does not require any software installations or downloads. It is FIPS-140-2 certified, and meets Military Standard 810-F environmental standards. It also offers additional security and interoperability with federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials. 

Outstanding Individual Leadership

The Outstanding Individual Leadership Award went to Kelli Emerick, the executive director of theSecure ID Coalition. Over the last seven years, Ms. Emerick has had a significant impact on the smart card industry, and the efficiency of our government through the use of smart card technology. With her leadership, the smart card industry has provided testimony three times before Congress: the Veterans Affairs committee on card technology; the Homeland Security committee on the subject of RealID and Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI); and the Senate Judiciary committee on biometric cards for identity protection.

A distinguished panel representing practitioners, technology providers and media, all with extensive smart card technology experience and industry visibility, selected the award winners. The jury evaluated all qualified OSCA applications and scored them according to the award criteria and eligibility rules.

Finalists

The Smart Card Alliance also recognized finalists in each of the award categories. 

• Outstanding Issuer Organization Award finalists: LifeMed Card, Inc., and the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program. 


• Outstanding Innovation in Payments Technology Award finalists: Giesecke & Devrient'sMobile Security Card® RF and HID Global's US Bank PayID card program.


• Outstanding Innovation in Security Technology Award finalists: the CodebenchPIVCheck Software Suite, and Oberthur Technologies' ID-One™ PIV BIO card. 


• Outstanding Individual Leadership Award finalists: Paul Contino, vice president of Information Technology, Mount Sinai Medical Center; and Thomas Lockwood, senior technical consultant to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Noblis.

Council Member Recognition

The Smart Card Alliance industry councils have made significant contributions to the smart card industry, a result of the tremendous commitment of the many individuals who participate in and contribute to Council projects. New this year, the Smart Card Alliance celebrated this hard work by recognizing the top three individual contributors in each of the industry councils. They are:

• Contactless and Mobile Payments Council: Deborah Baxley, Independent; Simon Hurry, Visa, Inc.; and Mohammad Khan, ViVOtech. 


• Healthcare Council: Paul Contino, Mount Sinai Medical Center; Dale Grogan, LifeMed Card Inc.; and Michael Magrath, Gemalto. 


• Identity Council: Sal D'Agostino, IDmachines LLC; Gilles Lisimaque, Identification Technology Partners, Inc.; and Neville Pattinson, Gemalto. 


• Physical Access Council: Sal D'Agostino, IDmachines LLC; Roger Roehr, Roehr Consulting; and Lars Suneborn, Hirsch Electronics. I


• Transportation Council: Jerry Kane, SEPTA; Mike Nash, ACS, A Xerox Company; and Brian Stein, Independent. 

The Alliance also recognized an "honor roll" for each council, comprised of the individuals who were leading contributors and participants in the council projects and activities. Each honor roll can be found, along with more information about the Smart Card Alliance 2010 Annual Conference, OSCA winners and finalists including past winners, on the Alliance Web site at:http://www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/activities-osca-awards. 

About the Smart Card Alliance

The Smart Card Alliance is a not-for-profit, multi-industry association working to stimulate the understanding, adoption, use and widespread application of smart card technology. 

Through specific projects such as education programs, market research, advocacy, industry relations and open forums, the Alliance keeps its members connected to industry leaders and innovative thought. The Alliance is the single industry voice for smart cards, leading industry discussion on the impact and value of smart cards in the U.S. and Latin America. For more information please visit http://www.smartcardalliance.org.

Media Contact:Deb Montner

203-226-9290

dmontner@montner.com

Montner & Associates Tech PR Agency

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