Smart Card Alliance Recognizes Top Industry Council Contributors for Advancing Knowledge and Acceptance of Smart Card Technology

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PRESS RELEASE

July 16, 2012, 8:37 a.m. EDT

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ, Jul 16, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Since forming eight years ago, Smart Card Alliance Industry Councils have become leading resources for information and education on the acceptance, use, and applications of smart card technology for identity, payment, transit, access control, and mobile applications. To honor the members that have devoted themselves to Council projects, the Smart Card Alliance has announced the top Council contributors and Honor Roll for 2012.

"Our Councils are successful due to our outstanding members and their contributions. These individuals all have demanding jobs, yet provide input, time and energy into our Councils on a daily basis," said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance. "We thank our top contributors, as well as all of our Council members, for their dedication and for their enthusiastic participation in projects that make a marked difference for our industry."

The Smart Card Alliance Industry Councils -- Access Control, Healthcare, Identity, Payments, Transportation, and new Mobile and NFC -- are led by members, with deliverables developed by member volunteers. The Councils have made significant contributions to the smart card industry through publishing education and outreach material for different markets, holding educational events, webinars and workshops on key topics, responding to issues in the media, developing industry comments and positions on key government initiatives, and establishing relationships with other key industry groups.

Council descriptions, chairs, and individuals recognized as the top contributors for each Council are:

Access Control Council The Access Control Council promotes the widespread acceptance, use, and application of standards-based smart card technology for physical and logical access control

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Mobey Forum Launches North American Chapter to Advance Mobile Financial Services Ecosystem

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July 16, 2012, 7:34 a.m. EDT

Industry Leaders Come Together to Accelerate the Evolution of Mobile Payments

HELSINKI, Jul 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mobey Forum, the bank-led industry association driving the evolution of a sustainable and prosperous mobile financial services (MFS) ecosystem, today extends its global reach with the launch of Mobey Forum North America, a new arm of the association created specifically to address industry issues facing the region.

The North American Chapter brings together key players in the marketplace to work through issues impacting the mobile financial ecosystem's future and accelerate the development of sustainable MFS in this region. Members from American Express, Bank of America, Capital One, CIBC, MasterCard, TD Bank Group, US Bank and Visa, gather together to deliver sustainable, long-term mobile services to the mass market.

"Banks and payment service providers in North America are yet to clarify their opinions on how to develop mobile payment services," comments Sirpa Nordlund, Executive Director, Mobey Forum. "This means there is a real need for stakeholders to find synergies and foster the development of the ecosystem. The North American Chapter aims to provide an environment that meets this need. By establishing guiding principles for the ecosystem, based on the premise that no single stakeholder's role should undermine consumer confidence or inhibit widespread adoption, we aim to accelerate the evolution of mobile payments to the benefit of consumers and all involved."

Mobey Forum has strong widespread relationships with organisations and associations working in areas related to MFS. Mobey Forum works together with its industry partners by sharing knowledge and information to facilitate the adoption and deployment of mobile payments created on open standards.

Matt Calman, Senior Vice President and Research & Development Executive at Bank of America, and Chairman of the North American Chapter comments: "No other industry association has the depth and range of member knowledge in mobile financial services that is offered by Mobey Forum. With the Americas Chapter, we aim to bring together key stakeholders to discuss issues and challenges in order to advance mass market deployment of mobile payment technology.

"Mobey Forum promotes extended learning between mobile financial services practitioners around the globe, therefore members of the North American Chapter will not only tackle domestic barriers faced on the road to consumer adoption, but they will help to drive the agenda for Mobey Forum's global output," adds Calman.

While Mobey Forum North America is bank-led it welcomes members from any supervised payment institutions, technology companies and mobile network operators. Mobey Forum membership provides an opportunity for discussion, networking and the sharing of knowledge. The chapter is led by Bank of America and already boasts a variety of members, including American Express, Capital One, CIBC, MasterCard, TD Bank Group, US Bank and Visa.

About Mobey Forum

Mobey Forum is the global leader in driving a sustainable and prosperous mobile financial services ecosystem. Established in 2000, it brings together leading financial institutions, mobile network operators, mobile handset manufacturers and payment processors and vendors, committed to accelerating the mass-market deployment of user-friendly mobile financial services by promoting open and secure technology standards.

For more information on Mobey Forum, visit www.mobeyforum.org .

SOURCE: Mobey Forum

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July 13, 2012 05:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time 

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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York announced that a settlement was reached in the long-running legal dispute between retailers, payment networks and nine major card issuers over interchange fees and rules.

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“All parties have endorsed this agreement. The legal process worked and should send a signal to Congress that it is wrong to pick winners and losers in a complex dispute between two industries.”

More information is available at http://www.electronicpaymentscoalition.org/settlement.

About the Electronic Payments Coalition

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Contacts

Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC)
Trish Wexler, 202-288-1238
trish@electronicpaymentscoalition.org

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