Didier Lamouche
Didier Lamouche is the CEO of Oberthur Technologies, a firm that offers end-to-end solutions in the Smart Transactions, Mobile Financial Services, Machine-to-Machine, Digital Identity and Transport & Access Control fields.
Oberthur Technologies acquires NagraID
Oberthur Technologies (OT) signed an agreement to acquire NagraID Security SA. OT will acquire a 100% equity stake of NagraID Security SA from the Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) and the company’s management.NagraID Security SA develops and markets powered display cards to secure access to the cloud, primarily for companies operating in the field of financial payments, authentication and identification solutions, using one-time password (OTP) or dynamic card verification value (DCVV, the 3 or 4 digit security code printed on payment cards) technologies.
Oberthur Appoints New CEO
The Board of Directors of Oberthur Technologies appointed Didier Lamouche CEO. Well-known in the industry, Lamouche brings to the role more than 25 years’ experience gained across multiple industries like Semiconductor, Information Technology and Wireless communications. He replaces Xavier Drilhon and is determined to support and accelerate the growth ambition of the company, across all its strategic segments and enforce its leadership on a worldwide basis.
Lafayette Dept Store Deploys VeriFone Payment Solution
VeriFone Systems announced a 5 year comprehensive payment solutions and services contract with Galeries Lafayette department store chain. With this, Verifone will provide managed services, software, helpdesk and 3,200 “VX 820” advanced PIN acceptance devices that support credit, debit and EMV transactions to the chain store. Centric on Verifone “PAYware Wynid” end-to-end managed services platform, the partnership furnishes cross-border payments from the retailer’s international operation, along with encryption and tokenization services for a secure payments environment.
Inside Secure Awarded at Canadian & International Innovation 2012 Gold
INSIDE Secure semiconductor solutions for secure transactions and digital identity announced its “SecuRead” NFC solution designed into RIM Blackberry devices won ACT Canada Canadian & International Innovation Gold Medal awards for payment solutions benefiting issuers, and for payment solutions benefiting consumers. The double Gold Medal win affirms INSIDE’s focus on security solutions for mobile devices that benefit multiple members of the mobile payment ecosystem. The “SecuRead” platform is designed into RIM Blackberry devices is the first Open NFC™-based payment solution certified by MasterCard and represents the leading edge of NFC payment support built into a smartphone. The SecuRead solution in RIM devices with an embedded secure element gives RIM a competitive advantage, and gives the mass consumer market intelligent handsets that “know” whether the user wants to complete an authentication, access or payment transaction.
CorFire to Present at NFC Solutions Summit
CorFire mobile commerce business of SK C&C USA announced that Jon Squire, chief marketing officer at CorFire and Tom Zalewski, vice president of sales will both present at the NFC Solutions Summit in Burligame, Calif. to be held May 22-24, 2012. Zalewski will speak on NFC mobile payments in a pre-conference workshop on Monday, May 21. The session will look at how NFC mobile payments work, how they are provisioned to consumers’ mobile devices and how they are accepted through the merchant payments processing infrastructure.
CorFire and Inside Secure Launch NFC
CorFire, the industry-leading mobile commerce business of SK C&C USA, and Inside Secure, a leader in semiconductor solutions for secure transactions and digital identity, announced an agreement that promises to accelerate the rollout of NFC applications by ensuring that INSIDE Secure’s portfolio of MicroRead and SecuRead NFC solutions, as well as its Open NFC protocol stack, are interoperable with “CorTSM,” CorFire’s trusted service manager (TSM) solution. INSIDE Secure’s award-winning MicroRead NFC controller offers the broadest range of NFC options and provides the capacity to implement any secure element, including SIM or SD card, to support any business model. The INSIDE Secure SecuRead solution integrates the MicroRead NFC controller with a high-performance secure element and a GlobalPlatform-compliant Java Card(TM) operating system.
INSIDE Secure Names VP Applications and Ecosystems
Laurent Sanchez has been named VP, applications and ecosystems with INSIDE Secure semiconductor solutions. Bringing with him a background in chip technologies, electronic payment, and mobile software brings valuable industry relationships to INSIDE’s growing ecosystem of mobile, NFC, and payment partners, Sanchez will open NFC technologies, establish relationships and launch strategic initiatives with key industry partners in the payment and mobile ecosystems, as well as lead business development activities for INSIDE’s applications and services. He most recently directed strategic initiatives, partnerships, and application ecosystems for Audience, a pioneer in intelligent voice processing technology, developing application business and creating a community of third-party developers. Sanchez holds a master of business administration degree from the Graduate School of Management in Aix en Provence, and a master’s degree in electronics and computer science from INSA.
INSIDE Secure Names VP Business Development, Payment
Reid D. Holmes has been named vice president of business development, payment, for INSIDE Secure semiconductor solutions in the Americas. Holmes’ extensive experience in a wide range of payment and mobile technologies combined with his deep familiarity of the payment industry ecosystem, make him ideally suited for bringing INSIDE solutions to major North American accounts. He will focus on building strategic relationships with major customers in the payment and transit market, as well as helping to define go-to-market strategies for those segments. Holmes joins INSIDE from Giesecke & Devrient, where he served as senior sales manager for emerging payment and transportation sales and also headed an independent consultancy, providing business development and support for electronic funds and benefits transfer services.
Atos Worldline Appoints New CEO
Sameer S Nemavarkar has been appointed the new CEO for Atos Worldline in India, which with the acquisition of Venture Infotek Global is now a leading payment processor in Europe and India. Sameer will be responsible for further growing Atos Worldline’s leading business in hi-tech transactional services in one of the world’s most dynamic and fast growing markets. He will focus on the development of existing electronic payment activities, together with the introduction of innovative solutions based on Atos Worldline’s extensive expertise to ensure Atos Worldline in India meets and exceeds emerging business demands to enter new markets and industries. He comes from Axis Bank, which he joined in 2000 and where he was Senior Vice President and Head of Business – Retail Forex and Remittances- and brings with him experience in hi-tech transactional services and notably in payments, covering credit and debit cards, internet banking and e-commerce, retail banking, issuance and acquiring. He holds a degree in Instrumentation Engineering from Mumbai University and has completed his Post Graduation in Business Management from the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM-L).
CPI Cards Makes 100 Millionth Contactless Card
CPI Card Group, a global leader in financial and commercial card production and related services, announced the production of the 100 millionth contactless card in its Colorado facility. Demand for contactless cards in the financial payment card market has increased significantly over the past several years. For retailers or merchants, contactless cards offer lower costs and faster transaction time. Leading financial brands such as Visa, MasterCard and Discover have adopted contactless payment technology to offer increased security, convenience and speed for consumers when making purchases. CPI Card Group is the largest global manufacturer of contactless cards and is a leader due to the investment made years ago in automated systems and contactless smart chip technology.
âWe have strong partners in the financial market who have helped us reach this unprecedented benchmark, and we will continue to lead this industry in technology and new innovation,â says Benoit Guez, Director of Smart Cards & New Technologies. âWe want to meet our clientâs needs by providing secure, high-quality cards at a competitive price and in a quick timeframe.â
The contactless card has a higher level of security and protection than that available with traditional cards. Each transaction is unique and digitally signed, which prevents duplication and data theft. Industries using contactless smart card technology include government and corporate ID cards, transit fare payment cards, passports and visas, and financial payment cards. In addition, CPI provides personalization services for mobile secure payment form factors including contactless stickers and MicroSD.
âCPI and INSIDE Contactless share a commitment to contactless technology and have worked together over the years on many successful projects, including the first open-loop contactless payment stickers, which were powered by our MicroPass⢠Platform,â said Didier Serra, executive vice president, sales, and general manager for the United States for INSIDE Contactless. âWe congratulate CPI on achieving this impressive milestone and will continue working with them in the future on more exciting and innovative contactless solutions.â
CPI Card Group has delivered contactless cards for the leading financial payment card issuers in the U.S. and Canada including Barclays, U.S. Bank, Capital One and others.
About CPI Card Group
CPI, a global leader in financial and commercial card production and related services, offers a single source for card production, data personalization, security packaging, and card fulfillment services. CPI is a certified producer of products and services under the VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Interac and JCB card association brands. CPI has seven production facilities in the United States, Canada and Western Europe and offers the largest network of certified secure facilities in North America. For more information, visit http://www.cpicardgroup.com.
Rapid7 to Meet New PCI Requirements for Scanning Vendors
Rapid7 unified vulnerability management and penetration testing solutions has fully prepared to support the new changes to PCI DSS requirements for vulnerability scanning. With a September 1, 2010 deadline, many existing ASVs are turning to Rapid7, who contributed to the PCI SSC Task Force in the development of the new requirements captured in the Technical and Operations Guide version 1.2. The new version includes considerable changes in the way ASVs and their customers operate and interact, requiring additional information and justification. One of the PCI DSS changes includes a new scoring system of vulnerability checks that are relevant to PCI compliance scans conducted by ASVs. This scoring system replaces the legacy five-point scoring system.