Cartes 2012: SESAMES Awards 2012: 475 submissions, 36 finalists, 11 will be rewarded

October 04, 2012 07:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time 

Cartes 2012

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Organized as part of the CARTES trade show, the SESAMES Awards reward the best technological innovations in terms of smart cards, digital security, identification, secure transactions and contactless since 1995.

“OpenWays Mobile Key DUAL© with Pure NFC™”

The projects submitted are presented to 38 jury members, international experts recognized in their field, who choose the finalists and the winners of the SESAMES Awards, in total impartiality and confidentiality of entries, thus highlighting the most dynamic and most ingenious companies.

The SESAMES Awards reward the best projects in 10 categories. For the first time this year, the SESAMES Discovery will give an award to the best innovation presented by a start-up company.
The SESAMES Awards’ finalists will be presented at CARTES in the SESAMES Area, hall 4. The Winners will be announced during the SESAMES Awards Ceremony, on November 5^th, 2012 (upon invitation).

Discover the 36 finalists:

Hardware

• Advanced Card Systems Ltd. with "ACR1222U-J4 Li-ion Web-To Reader"
• Cinterion with "Firmware & Patient data Security for medical device"
• NXP SEMICONDUCTORS with "Next Generation NFC Radio Controller"

Software

• Intrinsic-ID with "Secure Cloud application"
• Morpho with "Network Triggered Multi-IMSI"
• Rosberg System AS with "Extreme Secure Smart Device"

Identification / ID Cards / Health

• NXP SEMICONDUCTORS with "OpenWays Mobile Key DUAL© with Pure NFC™"
• Sunward Telecom Limited with "13.56MHz RF-SIM"
• Vision-Box with "vb i-dispenser"

IT Security

• DS3 with "DS3 Multi-purpose Authentication Server"
• Entersekt with "Interactive Transaction Athentication"
• Morpho with "EMV Pro Digit"

Transportation

• Infineon Technologies AG with "Security Controller for Transport Applications"
• KENTKART EGE ELEKTRONIK A.S. with "Onboard Public Transportation Tablet"
• Turkcell with "Turkcell Wallett Road Toll Payment Service"

Banking / Retail / Loyalty

• AIRTAG with "AIRFID"
• Toro Development Ltd. with "Akami suite"
• Turkcell with "Turckcell Home Delivery Service with Smart Magnets"

Trusted Internet / Authentication

• NXP Semiconductors Austria GmbH with "Mobile POS for eTicket and stored value reload"
• Tatra banka with "Card&Reader"
• Vlatacom with "VLAD-1"

Mobility

• Intrinsic-ID with "Secure Cloud application"
• Oberthur Technologies with "Multi-brand NFC payment wallet"
• Printechnologics GmbH with "Touchcode"

e-Transactions

• Elavon Merchant Services with "Elavon MobileMerchant"
• Fiteq with "EMV MultiTeq-TagTeq"
• Giesecke & Devrient with "Portigo"
• Synqera with "Simplate"

Manufacturing & tests

• Gemalto with "PrintPixel"
• Gemalto with "Sealys Edge Sealer"
• MGI Digital Graphic Tehnology with "JETcard 3D"
• OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES with "PaperSIM card"

Discovery

• Bridget with "B-Smart Packaging"
• Coded Imagery with "Personalisation of ID with Biometric Watermarks"
• Kuapay LLC with "Kuapay"
• RCDEVS SARL with "OpenOTP/TiQR Authentication Server"

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About CARTES 2012:
The CARTES 2012 show, taking place from 6 to 8 November at the Parc des Expositions in Paris-Nord Villepinte, is the world's leading event in smart technologies for security, payment, identification and mobility. With 143 countries represented, 450 exhibitors and 140 conferences with international experts, CARTES 2012 is an essential trade show for all the players in this highly dynamic market. This year, for its 27th edition, CARTES 2012 is putting the spotlight on India.

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32 "Mobile Payment" News Stories for October 4

ePaymentNews   26 new results for "Mobile Payment"

Turkcell Launches the Most Advanced Mobile Wallet Solution that Works on all ... Equities.com Investing in mobile payment systems and collaborating with banks since 2008, we have introduced global firsts and become the driving force of this change in Turkey. Turkcell Wallet is unique and revolutionary and all that we need, by providing all ... See all stories on this topic »

Mobile payments: comparing the players [table] GigaOM But 2012 has been a pivotal year, as many of the big mobile payment systems have finally started to roll out. Starbucks' announcement this fall that it would partner with Square to offer mobile payments at its thousands off U.S. stores showed that some ... See all stories on this topic »

The Walmart Mystique: Anti-Interchange Payment Alliance Has New Members ... StorefrontBacktalk PCI Memo To Mobile Payment App Developers: It's Up To You · Preston · As you say, it's either use m-commerce or be PCI compliant. The lack of PA-DSS validation puts merchants in a real bind, and it can't last much longer. I think the council risks ... See all stories on this topic »

TRUNKBOW INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD : Trunkbow Receives Nasdaq ... 4-traders BEIJING, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trunkbow International Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: TBOW) ("Trunkbow" or the "Company"), a leading provider of Mobile Payment Solutions ("MPS") and Mobile Value Added Services ("MVAS") in the PRC, today ... See all stories on this topic »

New app will allow FNB customers to accept card payments Bizcommunity.com First National Bank has announced that it is working towards introducing an exciting new mobile payment device to its merchant services offering in the coming months. The announcement follows the conclusion of an agreement between the bank and mPowa ... See all stories on this topic »

The Founders Of Rocket Internet's Square Clone Payleven On Technology And ... TechCrunch So it was with some surprise that I was asked yesterday, in the middle of a crowded apps trade show in London, if I wanted to meet with two of the three co-founders of Payleven, the Rocket-incubated mobile payment startup — one of the many companies ... See all stories on this topic » TechCrunch

Report: Apple in talks with Microlatch on fingerprint tech CNET Biosecurity firm Microlatch is rumored to be in talks with Apple to introduce fingerprint technology on future products to secure mobile payment via near field communication (NFC). The news was first reported by The Australian. David Murray, former ... See all stories on this topic »

Palm Sized Payment Power Introduced By Axxess Payments MarketWatch (press release) Jumping onboard with this exciting new mobile payment processing technology is just a phone call or website visit away. For all inquiries related to merchant services and mobile payment processing technology, feel free to contact Axxess Payments toll ... See all stories on this topic »

8 African mobile money services that aren't MPesa Memeburn It's a mobile payment gateway that allows merchants to make and receive payments online and offline via mobile money. The service is currently operating in Ghana and plans to expand to Nigeria soon. It's no surprise that headway in the mobile money ... See all stories on this topic » Memeburn

Monitise, eMerit Solutions partner for mobile payment servic Telecompaper (subscription) UK-based mobile financial technology company Monitise has signed a partnership agreement with technology enabler eMerit Solutions. Under the terms of the contract, Monitise and eMerit will develop mobile payment services for business customers. See all stories on this topic »

Delfigo Security Launches SoMoCloud Authentication for Mobile Apps Broadcast Newsroom SoMoCloud enables mobile application developers to enhance security of mobile applications by ensuring that their users Are Who They Say They Are when they launch a banking or mobile payment application. SoMoClouds biometric technology enables ... See all stories on this topic »

Vtnetwork Receives Final License To Rollout Vcash Mobile Payment Service For ... PR Web (press release) The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has provided its final regulatory approval to VTNETWORK Limited (VTNETWORK) to rollout mobile payment services across Nigeria. Holding CBN's final approval letter in his hand, Peter Ojo, VTNETWORK CEO announced, ... See all stories on this topic » PR Web (press release)

Mobile Commerce News Weekly-Week of September 30, 2012 SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog) According to a Gartner report the analyst firm expects mobile payment transaction volumes and values to grow 42 percent annually through 2016. By then they project that the market will be worth $617 billion with 448 million users. Read Original Content ... See all stories on this topic » SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)

Bank of America Tests Smart Phone Payment Technology Better Business Bureau (blog) In this trial Bank of America has partnered with Paydiant, a company that has developed the technology necessary for mobile payment. The trial launched its pilot last week to five merchants in the Charlotte area, with the test lasting three months and ... See all stories on this topic » Better Business Bureau (blog)

Rakuten launches mobile credit card reader Telecompaper (subscription) Japanese e-commerce group Rakuten will launch a mobile payment processing device and service later this month. The service will allow businesses to use smartphones and a credit card reader connected to a smartphone via the headphone jack, the Nikkei ... See all stories on this topic »

bet365 signs up Skrill for mobile payment solution Gaming Intelligence Group (registration) Online gaming operator bet365 has signed a deal with online payment provider Skrill to offer its customers a new mobile-friendly payment solution. Skrill 1-Tap allows bet365 customers to make quick and easy payments by depositing in 'one tap' on any ... See all stories on this topic »

Square Wants to Build Big Futures For Women Engineers GeekSugar.com Mobile payment pioneer Square is holding a contest for a three day, expense-paid engineering intensive at their San Francisco headquarters — and men need not apply. It's no secret that the world needs more women engineers, and Square is intent on ... See all stories on this topic »

T-Mobile USA to combine with MetroPCS The Daily Star ... and it's unclear whether the combined company will. Related Articles. T-Mobile USA in talks to buy MetroPCS. Apple snubs emerging mobile payment standard. Entities. Companies. • MetroPCS Communications · • T-Mobile · • AT&T Inc. • Deutsche Telekom ... See all stories on this topic »

NuWallet Delivers Integration Toolkit for osCommerce and General-Use ... MarketWatch (press release) DALLAS, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- NuWallet, Inc., a mobile payment and personal information management application provider, has released a pre-tested integration toolkit for the osCommerce, open source, shopping cart platform; as well ... See all stories on this topic »

Fresh Initiatives Ahead of Second-Phase Cashless Nigeria THISDAY Live Other Banks' Initiatives Diamond Bank for instance, entered into partnership with one of the licensed mobile payment companies- Paga, to offer branchless financial services to Nigerian consumers. The partnership was such that it would make it possible ... See all stories on this topic »

KANA Announces New Lagan Offerings for Government-Citizen Engagement at ... U.S. Politics Today Additionally, new mobile payment functionality has been added via integration with PayPal, one of the world's most easy to use and trusted electronic payment platforms with more than 110 million active account holders worldwide. Lagan Open311 allows ... See all stories on this topic »

Cognizant inks pact with London-based Monitise Business Standard Recently, Infosys has also launched a mobile payment platform called WalletEdge based on the company's banking product Finacle. The Bangalore-based company also had partnered with Bharti Airtel to create a business model for mobile commerce called ... See all stories on this topic »

Apps integrate POS and daily deal redemptions Mobile Payments Today Revel Systems today announced the launch its iPad Marketplace for POS plug-ins, allowing customers to integrate third-party apps directly from the POS, increasing functionality and ROI, the company said in a press release. Also as part of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Single pieces of publishers' digital content can be purchased under new Google ... Out-Law.com The internet giant has partnered with a select number of publishers, including Oxford University Press and Peachpit to enable users of its 'Google Wallet' mobile payment system to buy content from individual pages. Google has described the move as an ... See all stories on this topic »

Did Apple Just Sign a Deal for Biosecurity Technology? Patently Apple According to AustralianIT, Apple has struck an agreement with an Australian biosecurity start-up in another sign the company is readying its iPhone line for the mobile payment era. However, MicroLatch's website makes no mention of this deal with Apple ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Wallet vs PassWallet: Who's earned your trust? Android Apps Appolicious Security remains an issue for Google Wallet, which relies on NFC technology and its proliferation throughout the retail industry. While Google Wallet has made improvements to the security offerings underlying its mobile payment platform, industry ... See all stories on this topic »

Blogs 1 new result for "Mobile Payment"

Microlatch developing fingerprint tech for Apple to use in NFC apps By Christian Zibreg Apple has struck an agreement with an Australian biosecurity start-up in another sign the company is readying its iPhone line for the mobile payment era. The five-year-old company, Microlatch, has been backed by investors led by former ... iDownloadBlog.com

Web 5 new results for "Mobile Payment"

Mobile Payments At A Crossroads: What's Taking So Long? - The ... According to research by Gartner, worldwide mobile payment transaction values will exceed $171.5 billion in 2012, and the sales of smartphones in the same ... newsroom.cisco.com/.../Mobile-Payments-At-A-Crossroads-W...

Gemalto acquires mobile payment platform from Ericsson ... Dutch digital-security specialist Gemalto (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) has bought Ericsson's Internet Payment Exchange (IPX) business for an undisclosed ... www.telecomengine.com/.../gemalto-acquires-mobile-payment...

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Seconds Releases A New Mobile Payment Experience Perfect For ... We believe anyone, holding any device, should be able to make a payment in Seconds" The mobile payment landscape is becoming more complex and ... soentrepreneurial.com/.../seconds-releases-a-new-mobile-paym...

United India Insurance launches mobile premium payment facility ... CHENNAI: Public sector United India Insurance has become the first in the country to offer customers a facility to pay their premium through mobile phones, a top ... articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/.../34082817_1_premiu...

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Apps World 2012: iPhone 5 to slow NFC growth, insiders say

ePaymentNews   for NFC Mobile Payment

Apps World 2012: iPhone 5 to slow NFC growth, insiders sayITProPortalOne of Apps World's more valuable offerings was its mobile payments track, which hosted a series of lectures, case studies, and expert-led discussions about NFC technology, its implementation and what it could look like going forward. At one ...See all stories on this topic »

Turkcell claims world first with mobile wallet launch Mobile Europe Turkcell, and the Turkish market as a whole, has had a reputation for mobile payments innovation, trying out NFC stickers on phones as well as SIM cards. Bayrakdar said that NFC had not taken off as the operator would have liked. But he did say that ... See all stories on this topic »

UK bank launches contactless payment system for iPhone-using customers Hindustan Times Gartner's Sandy Shen also stresses caution: "NFC payment involves a change in user behavior and requires collaboration among stakeholders that includes banks, mobile carriers, card networks and merchants. It takes time for both to happen, so we don't ... See all stories on this topic » Hindustan Times

CPI Card Group Selected by CQR Payment Group for Card Personalization and ... Equities.com Vincento Payment Solutions Ltd, part of CQR Payment Group, has worked with CPI to deliver moneto, the direct to consumer NFC prepaid mobile wallet app for the iPhone. The wallet uses MasterCard® PayPass™ technology, DeviceFidelity's iCaisse4X case ... See all stories on this topic »

New NFC Forum Analog Specification Clears the Path to Device Interoperability The Herald | HeraldOnline.com A standards-based connectivity technology, NFC harmonizes today's diverse contactless technologies, enabling current and future solutions in areas such as access control, consumer electronics, healthcare, information collection and exchange, loyalty ... See all stories on this topic »

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NFC shows potential for consumer engagement, given time

ePaymentNews  for NFC Mobile Payment

NFC shows potential for consumer engagement, given time Campaign Asia-Pacific "Accessing content via mobile works well in the bar/club environment, and NFC is proved to be a useful addition to promotions—being both novel and making it much easier to access the content," Cyclone's CEO Sarah Doery told Campaign Asia-Pacific. See all stories on this topic »

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ANZ trials NFC payments, eyes biometrics - ZDNet

ePaymentNews  for NFC Mobile Payment

ANZ trials NFC payments, eyes biometricsZDNetOne of the initiatives is a mobile wallet trial involving 25 staff testing NFC payments using Samsung Galaxy S3 handsets. Optus was the telco partner for the trial, and ANZ is using GND as its trusted security manager to manage the relationship between ...See all stories on this topic »

Walmart Nixes Prospect of Google Wallet, Isis Participation NACS Online BENTONVILLE, AR – Speaking at a mobile payments panel discussion earlier this week, Mike Cook, vice president and assistant treasurer for Walmart, said the retailer would not join Google Wallet, Isis, NFC or Square, Mobile Payments Today reports. See all stories on this topic »

Rock the Vote taps Blue Bite for NFC campaign Upstart (blog) ... mobile solutions technology company started by two ex-finance guys, will power the technology behind Rock the Vote's "We Will" mobile campaign. Blue Bite's mTAG platform will power "We Will" campaign posters with Near Field Communication (NFC) in ... See all stories on this topic »

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Misunderstood like a 13 year old, NFC will grow into payments

ePaymentNews   "Near Field Communications"

Misunderstood like a 13 year old, NFC will grow into paymentsNetwork WorldIf near field communications (NFC) were sentient it would feel as misunderstood as a 13 year old. Most Android smartphone users don't think they use NFC, which they turn off on to save power because NFC is not associated with the typical smartphone ...See all stories on this topic »

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to amp up security by partnering with Microlatch The Markets Are Open (blog) Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) may not have included NFC technology, or near-field communications in its new device, the Apple iPhone5, but the company sure is planning big things for the future. The NFC technology is also known as close-proximity wireless ... See all stories on this topic »

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Visa Europe, RBS intro contactless payments for UK iPhone users

News 2 new results for NFC Mobile Payment

Governments Expand Mobile Payments to Everything from Parking to Property ... Government Technology Meanwhile, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau convened a panel in July to evaluate how government should regulate mobile payments, including transactions conducted via smartphones and other mobile devices. The panel .... There, customers can ... See all stories on this topic » Government Technology

Visa Europe, RBS intro contactless payments for UK iPhone users Mobile Payments Today Visa Europe, RBS and NatWest today launched TouchPay, a mobile contactless payments service for Apple iPhone 4 and 4S models powered by an NFC-enabled iPhone case. Initially the technology will be available only to the first 1,000 customers who ... See all stories on this topic »

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QR codes help bide time before NFC takes off

News 8 new results for NFC Mobile Payment

RBS and Natwest bring NFC mobile payments to Apple's iPhone Techworld.com Working with Visa Europe, RBS and NatWest (both part of RBS Group) have launched an NFC-enabled protective cover accessory for Apple iPhone 4 and 4S models, to enable customers to make mobile contactless payments. To use the service, known as ... See all stories on this topic »

What will drive Mobile Payments Adoption? Wiglaf Journal All over the world, existing and new players are working to make point-of-sale mobile payments a reality. The two key challenges in realizing this are building partner ecosystem, and changing consumer behavior to adopt mobile device as a payment ... See all stories on this topic »

Walmart Backs Merchant Customer Exchange for Mobile Payments Daily Deal Media walmart, nfc, mcx, dailydealmedia.com All stake holders – retailers, bankers, service providers – agree that secure mobile payments are crucial to woo consumers. A few technologies have already been developed – Google Wallet, NFC, Isis, Square, and ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Deal Media

QR codes help bide time before NFC takes offQR Code PressWhile near field communication (NFC) continues to drag its heels, QR codes are stepping up to make sure that the void is filled. Though the former seems to be receiving a lot of the positive press, and is the center of many of the largest mobile ...See all stories on this topic » QR Code Press

Smartrac supports mobile app launch for NFC-enabled authentication Labels and Labeling Smartrac, a manufacturer of RFID transponders and inlays, has teamed up with US-based application provider ClikGenie and partner FineLine Technologies to launch ClikSecure, a mobile application for NFC-enabled product authentication. The app claimed ... See all stories on this topic »

Isis to pay USAT for adding NFC to vending machines NFC World The Isis Mobile Wallet utilizes near-field communication (NFC) technology that enables consumers to use a mobile device to make contactless point of sale purchases from vending machines that utilize the Company's ePort technology and services. See all stories on this topic » NFC World

Where is India's first NFC cafe? Deccan Chronicle The struggling mobile phone maker has now unveiled India's first NFC-enabled cafe — in Hyderabad. Simply put, these are next generation internet ... Tap the back of your phone at the point of sale to simply pay." "Basically these cafes place tags ... See all stories on this topic » Deccan Chronicle

NXP ships 100m NFC controllers NFC World "The NFC market continues to evolve rapidly," says NXP's Michael Maader. "NFC is coming to many new tablets, laptops, speakers and headsets enabling secure payments, mobile ticketing, NFC tag use cases or the pairing of applications across multiple ... See all stories on this topic » NFC World

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T-Mobile USA/MetroPCS merger poses content integration headaches

News 2 new results for "Near Field Communications"

T-Mobile USA/MetroPCS merger poses content integration headaches Fiercemobilecontent First announced in late 2010 and slated to begin consumer trials this summer, the Near Field Communications-based Isis recently announced its kickoff has been delayed indefinitely while the company continues to fine-tune its customer experience. See all stories on this topic »

Rumor: Apple strikes deal with Australian start-up Microlatch for fingerprint ... Apple Insider Apple has reportedly inked a deal with Microlatch to use the firm's fingerprint recognition technology in near-field communications applications, possibly hinting that the iPhone maker is serious about introducing e-wallet functionality to future devices. See all stories on this topic » Apple Insider

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