ams AFE
Austria-based ams has unveiled a new NFC (Near Field Communications) solution for manufacturers of smart watches, wristbands and other space-constrained devices, enabling them to reliably support contactless payments and ticketing.
Alibaba
CardWeb.com’s CardData database of Company Profiles today features Alibaba.
Oberthur Shenzhen
Oberthur Technologies, based in France, is investing in its manufacturing hub in Shenzhen to boost production capacity for its display and dynamic CVV (dCVV) cards. Shenzhen, which is strategically located at the heart of one of the largest global electronic ecosystems.
Thinfilm and Xerox Principal NFC Forum Members
The NFC Forum announced that Thinfilm and Xerox Corporation have joined the NFC Forum at the Principal level. The first to commercialize printed rewritable memory, Thinfilm is creating printed system products that will include memory, sensing, display and wireless communication such as NFC -at a cost-per-functionality unmatched by any other electronic technology. Since the invention of Xerography more than 75 years ago, the people of Xerox have helped businesses simplify the way work gets done. Today, Xerox is the global leader in business process and document management, helping organizations of any size be more efficient so they can focus on their real business. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., more than 140,000 Xerox employees serve clients in 160 countries, providing business services, printing equipment and software for commercial and government organizations. The Principal level is the next-to-top tier of NFC Forum membership, and it includes significant participation opportunities.
Bank of Ningbo Deploys NCR ATM Software Platform
Bank of Ningbo has deployed its 500 ATM on the NCR APTRATM Edge multi-vendor software application while its network has been migrated to be compliant with EMV1 (PBOC 2.02) card payment standards. NCR has installed its Terminal Management Services solution, which provides real-time remote monitoring and recovery ability to ensure the ATM network’s availability and visibility. In addition, NCR has upgraded Bank of Ningbo’s ATM network with a suite of security solutions, including NCR Remote Key Management solution, Dynamic eLock Management Platform, and SolidCore for APTRA security solution, which will help improve security and ATM uptime. NCR immediately kicked off the project through detailed testing and analysis of its multi-vendor ATM environment, and implemented software to be shared among different vendors’ ATM terminals.
OKI Restructures ATM Supply Chain, Partners Yamato Group
OKI launched a new transportation system that will distribute precision equipment, such as ATM maintenance parts, safely and precisely throughout China. This follows a measure to restructure OKI’s supply chain management (SCM), with the goal of strengthening its ATM business foundations in China. The new system will begin transporting materials in July between OKI’s maintenance parts warehouse in Shenzhen City, Guangdong, and a maintenance site in Hebei. Having set a goal to reduce logistics costs for ATM maintenance parts in China by 30% over the next three years, OKI will expand the new transport system to serve all OKI maintenance sites throughout China and pursue further SCM restructuring. OKI’s cash-recycling ATMs currently account for approximately 50% of this market, the leading market share. With ever-growing numbers of ATMs installed in China and continuing expansion into interior China, OKI needed to ensure a safe, secure, and effective transportation system and provide access to speedy repairs and supply systems for maintenance parts delivered to approximately 220 maintenance sites.
ZTE Makes Available Smartphones and Data Cards
ZTE Corporation network solutions and mobile devices launched a new range of smartphones and data cards in India to provide consumers in the country with a choice of high-performance devices to enhance their mobile experience. ZTE is offering six new smartphones, including the Quad-Core ZTE Grand X, featuring a brilliant 5-inch high-definition screen, in India, partnering with Calyx Telecommunications to make the devices widely available to consumers across the country. In addition, ZTE is introducing four new data cards together with partner Digilife to meet the needs of India consumers for high-speed data access. ZTE, one of the world’s Top 5 mobile handset and smartphone manufacturers, provides consumers around the world a wide choice of innovative and feature-rich devices, ranging from entry level to high-end smartphones, delighting users with thoughtful and intuitive design features that improve their mobile experience.
ZTE Launches Smartphone, Data Cards in New Market
ZTE Corporation telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, launched a new range of smartphones and data cards in India to provide consumers in the country with a choice of high-performance devices to enhance their mobile experience. ZTE is offering six new smartphones, including the Quad-Core ZTE Grand X, featuring a brilliant 5-inch high-definition screen, in India, partnering with Calyx Telecommunications to make the devices widely available to consumers across the country. In addition, ZTE is introducing four new data cards together with partner Digilife to meet the needs of India consumers for high-speed data access. ZTE, one of the world’s Top 5 mobile handset and smartphone manufacturers, provides consumers around the world a wide choice of innovative and feature-rich devices, ranging from entry level to high-end smartphones, delighting users with thoughtful and intuitive design features that improve their mobile experience.
VeriFone and Lenovo Launch Windows-based mPOS
VeriFone Systems and Lenovo partnered to offer a versatile, enterprise-class, mPOS platform. Powered by Windows 8 Pro, it easily integrates with existing retail store systems. VeriFone and Lenovo introduced a versatile, enterprise-class, mobile point of sale (mPOS) platform to meet retail needs for a Windows-based system compatible with existing retail store systems. The platform integrates a ThinkPad(TM) Tablet 2 based on the Intel(R) Atom(TM) Z2760 processor with VeriFone’s secure PAYware Mobile technology designed exclusively for the Lenovo tablet. The mPOS platform integrates a ThinkPad™ Tablet 2 based on the Intel® Atom™ Z2760 processor with VeriFone’s secure PAYware Mobile technology designed exclusively for the Lenovo tablet. The integrated device is based on the Microsoft Windows 8 Pro operating system and will enable retailers to easily transition to a mPOS platform that works with their existing business infrastructure and operations, including multichannel management, store operations, e-commerce, merchandising, financials, and supply chain management.
Oberthur Technologies Facility Awarded SAS Certification
Oberthur Technologies security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies and its manufacturing plant has received the Security Accreditation Scheme (SAS) certification from the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) following an extensive third-party audit. Oberthur Technologies is the first smart card manufacturer in South America to satisfy the scheme’s requirements for smartcard production. GSMA’s SAS is a voluntary scheme through which suppliers subject their production sites and processes to a comprehensive security audit. The audit enables mobile operators to effectively assess a supplier’s security standards.
Datacard to Debut SIM Card Personalization
Datacard Group secure ID and card personalization solutions made available its “MPR3800 GSM” card issuance personalization system. The “MPR3800 GSM” card issuance system provides an ideal and cost effective solution for centralized SIM card operations. It can compose 3,400 cards-per-hour, a variety of smart card coupler options and double SIM card personalization capabilities. The “MPR3800” system is part of the Datacard Secure Issuance Anywhere platform, which provides customers the flexibility to issue and replace and deliver cards anytime, anywhere, with complete security.
Bank of Communications Joins Sino Payments Retail Alliance
Sino Payments IP transactions processing services to the retail industry announced as a follow on to the recently announced merger with TAP Investments Group, Value Exchange International, has signed an agreement with the Bank of Communications (Guangdong Province) for the latter to join TAP’s Retail Alliance. Bank of Communications will introduce its credit cardholders (estimated as 5 million strong in Guangdong and 20 million country wide) to visit one of TAP’s retailers in Hong Kong & Macau Special Administrative Regions.