Vivo has selected Gemalto, a provider of digital security, to provide the TSM (Trusted Service Manager) platform. With the Gemalto platform, the operator can offer mobile payment products and services using Near Field Communications (NFC) technology, which makes it possible to carry out financial transactions by simply tapping a mobile phone near a specific terminal.
Gemalto a leader in digital security, announces it has worked with PCCW-HKT, one of Hong Kong’s major mobile network operators, and Octopus Cards (OCL), a leading contactless smart card payment service provider in the world, to bring the security and convenience of mobile NFC ticketing to its subscribers, as well as a number of additional
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) offers a new SIM platform that allows several different NFC applications to be executed securely and simultaneously on a single SIM card. The SkySIM CX SIM-card family provides protected areas that can be used for electronic payment and ticketing applications and for customer loyalty programs. Network operators will thus be able
Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, announced that it has been ranked number one in ABI Research’s competitive assessment of companies providing contactless solutions (NFC) to Mobile Network Operators, device manufacturers and service partners. ABI Research’s vendor matrix analysed competitors’ strengths
Contactless payments technology continues to expand globally, and the number of NFC-enabled devices in use is expected to top 500 million next year according to ABI Research. Visa expects NFC and other chip-based technologies will help drive future payment innovations. Visa payWave, the secure contactless payment technology, helps cardholders speed through checkout without having to
Gemalto, a leader in digital security, has announced several new projects in the last month which it will be undertaking. Gemalto Enables EMV Payment for Telefónica-MasterCard Joint Venture in Brazil Firstly they will be supplying prepaid EMV payment cards to Mobile Financial Services (MFS), the joint venture formed by Telefónica and MasterCard Worldwide. The launch
Identive Group, Inc., a provider of solutions and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, announced that it has received orders for one million NFC TOM™ (Tag on Metal) phone stickers to enable a banking and payment program in Africa. 800,000 of the NFC tags and all of the NFC phone stickers are scheduled
Google has teamed up with Equity Bank, the largest bank in East Africa, to launch BebaPay, a payment card that makes it easier and more convenient to pay for bus travel in Kenya. People travelling on key Nairobi bus routes such as Riruta, Karen and Jogoo Road will be able to pre-load money onto their
