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The Financial and Mobile NFC Smart Card Markets
It feels like yesterday that I was talking about our 10th annual Government Conference, first encouraging each of you to join us, and then recapping what was certainly one of the highlights of a very busy and satisfying year for the Smart Card Alliance. Now I invite you to attend the 2012 Payments Summit next month in Salt Lake City, where we’ll be taking a comprehensive look at the future of “all payments.” We are very excited about this event, which already has more than 300 registrants. I also invite you to check out our first-ever eYearbook, which is filled with photos of our 2011 events and the networking and knowledge sharing that took place. As always, I thank you for your continued involvement in the Smart Card Alliance, and welcome your feedback. We’re looking forward to a great year. Read letter »
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The Alliance explains in depth the PIV-I framework for non-federal issuers—a standard that is both interoperable with and distinct from federally issued PIV cards.
Learn about capabilities and benefits of NFC for mobile applications—both payments and non-financial uses.
The Identity Council explains how smart card technology protects online identities and transactions.
Have questions about EMV in the United States? The Alliance answers them all here.
Carol Kissal, CFO, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, discusses transit and open contactless bank payments.
Learn how smart card technology can support meaningful use of electronic health records.
Smart Card News: Members |
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- Cubic's Bay Area Transit Customer Tops One Million Contactless Smart Cards
- Smart Card Alliance Now Accepting Speaking Proposals for NFC Solutions Summit 2012
- Winner of Cubic's National "I Heart My Card"
- HID Global and Yale Locks Open Doors with Verizon Wireless Smartphones at 2012 CES
- SecureKey Technology To Be Deployed in Intel® Identity Protection Technology
- Experts from MasterCard, Visa, Isis and PayPal Headline Agenda for Smart Card Alliance 2012 Payments Summit
- BearingPoint Awards Gemalto for its Innovation Efficiency
- Smart Card Alliance Wraps Up 2011 with Release of the First 'E-Yearbook'
- Ten Million FINO Customers in India Use Multiple Micro-Banking Applications on Gemalto Smart Cards
- INSIDE Secure to Provide Nfc Technology and Products to Intel
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- Government outpaces private sector in 'smart' identity cards
- Vanderhoof discusses how Fed's Ruling on Interchange Could Ignite New Interest in EMV, contactless, and mobile payments
- Visa Evolutions in Payments Security April 27-28, 2011
- Sights and Sounds from 2011 Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference, May 3-5 in Chicago
- Vanderhoof Discusses Contactless (RFID) Payment Security
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Smart Card Industry News |
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- Episode 90: Visa explains online EMV
- GSA implements cloud-based physical access system
- Codebench, Hirsch integrate software
- ARX receives certification for network hardware security module
- Latest CR80News Magazine available via interactive PDF viewer
- Winter Regarding ID Magazine available via interactive PDF viewer
- Audio from December 7 IAB meeting online now
- Tech 101: Contactless smart cards
- Audio from November 1 IAB meeting online now
- Oberthur on track to deliver over 2 million smart cards in 2011
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Our mission is to accelerate the widespread adoption, usage, and application of smart card technology in North America by bringing together users and technology providers in an open forum to address opportunities and challenges for our industry.
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Smart Card Reports |
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Recent Reports
- A Guide to Prepaid Cards for Transit Agencies
- Card Payments Roadmap in Latin America: How Does EMV Impact the Payments Infrastructure?
- Card Payments Roadmap in the U.S.: How Will EMV Impact the Future Payments Infrastructure?
- Chip-Enabled Mobile Marketing
- The Commercial Identity Verification (CIV) Credential–Leveraging FIPS 201 and the PIV Specifications
- Complementary Smart Card Guidance for the WEDI Health Identification Card Implementation Guide
- Contactless Payments Security Q&A
- EMV Frequently Asked Questions
- Getting to Meaningful Use and Beyond: How Smart Card Technology Can Support Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records
- Medical Identity Theft in Healthcare
- The Mobile Payments and NFC Landscape: A U.S. Perspective
- NFC Frequently Asked Questions
- NSTIC Frequently Asked Questions
- Personal Identity Verification Interoperability (PIV-I) for Non-Federal Issuers: Trusted Identities for Citizens across States, Counties, Cities and Businesses
- Smart Cards and Biometrics
- Smart Card Alliance Discussion of Sykipot Trojan Attack
- Transit and Contactless Open Payments: An Emerging Approach for Fare Collection
Other Popular Reports
- FICAM in Brief
- Fraud in the U.S. Payments Industry: Fraud Mitigation and Prevention Measures in Use and Chip Card Technology Impact on Fraud
- Healthcare Identity Management: The Foundation for a Secure and Trusted National Health Information Network
- Planning for New Fare Payment and Collection Systems: Cost Considerations and Procurement Guidelines
- Proximity Mobile Payments Business Scenarios: Research Report on Stakeholder Perspectives
- Securing Identity and Enabling Employment Verification: How Do Immigration Reform and Citizen Identification Align?
- Smart Card Technology in Healthcare: Frequently Asked Questions
- What Makes a Smart Card Secure?
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Industry Information |
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The Smart Card Alliance brings you a wealth of information about smart card technology and its applications.
- Smart Card Technology Primer
- Smart Card Applications
- Smart Card Glossary
- Smart Card FAQ
- FIPS 201 Resources
- Contactless Payments Resources
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The Latin American smart card market is growing, and the Smart Card Alliance has formed a new Latin American chapter to bring together smart card suppliers, partners and customers in order to address the challenges facing smart card deployment in the region.
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