NXP Semiconductors N.V. and ALIOTH, a leading Russian government and payment cards solutions provider, have this week announced the launch of a contactless smart card solution product called SCOne. It combines banking, transport ticketing and eGovernment applications on just one secure microcontroller, NXP’s industry-leading SmartMX2.  ALIOTH will be the first card maker worldwide to offer […]

The Moscow Department of Transport has selected NXP’s MIFARE Plus® for the new “TROIKA” smart card project.  The new multi-modal card aims to improve the quality of passenger service and make public transport more attractive to use. The Moscow transport network serves an urban area with a population of over 20 million people, and enables over […]

The Association of Town & City Management (ATCM) has signed an exclusive agreement with MoLo Rewards to give local independent shops the same mobile phone and smart card capabilities as the majors. Using NFC capabilities now being built into mobile phones (which works the same way as London Transport’s Oyster Card) the technology created by […]

By Jürgen Spaenkuch, Vice President and General Manager Platform Security of the Chip Card & Security Division at Infineon Technologies (This is the second part of a series of posts called “The promise of NFC and the importance of Trust.”) Current industry practice when it comes to security in a mobile device is mainly driven by the […]

The importance of the Secure Element is immense in today’s NFC infrastructure. It enables security and therefore trustworthy data connectivity. Though nearly invisible to the end customer, it is the key component behind, amongst others, mobile payment. Watch this video to find out more about Infineon’s offering in this area.

NXP Semiconductors N.V.and exceet Card Group are to supply a contactless smart card solution to councils across Scotland, enabling them to work collaboratively and roll-out services included in the country’s National Entitlement Card (NEC) scheme. The solution will feature NXP’s trusted SmartMX technology hosting an ITSO CMD2 applet provided by ESP Systex, providing the scheme […]

Infineon Technologies AG has introduced its ‘Coil on Module’ chip package for Dual Interface bank and credit cards. Dual Interface – used for both contact-based and contactless applications – are a fast growing segment of the global payments industry. The new ‘Coil on Module’ package combines a security chip and antenna that makes a radio […]

Crédit Agricole is to be the first bank in Portugal to use contactless payments using with payment technology provided by Ingenico. Having incorporated the technology into its cards, the bank is currently renewing its payment terminals. Some 200,000 contactless cards have been issued and 1,500 Ingenico payment terminals have been installed as part of the […]

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By Jürgen Spaenkuch, Vice President and General Manager Platform Security of the Chip Card & Security Division at Infineon Technologies Nearly a decade since it was first introduced, Near Field Communication (NFC) is entering the consumer technology mass market. Soon to be available on hundreds of millions of smart phones and portable personal information devices such as […]