Executive Director's Letter - June 2010 |
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Targeting Trusted Identities and Payments Fraud
I want to begin this month’s commentary by thanking all of the sponsors, exhibitors, attendees, and especially the speakers for helping to make the 2010 Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference in Scottsdale, AZ in May a huge success. I was worried about how this event would fare since we were starting over in 2010 with our own standalone conference after the demise of the joint conference held with CTST in 2008 and 2009. The success of this year’s event proves that great content and a great location (the Marriott Camelback Inn was spectacular) will attract an audience–with just under 300 delegates attending the event. We are already planning our 2011 Annual Conference, tentatively set for May 2 - 5, 2011 in Chicago. Read more…
Smart Card News: Members |
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- Zitouna Bank Deploys Gemalto Instant Issuance Solution in Tunisia
- Home Trust of Canada Selects Gemalto for EMV Migration
- LaserCard-Manufactured U.S. Green Card "Sets New Standard for International Government ID Programs" According to Frost & Sullivan Report
- KASIKORNBANK, AIS and Gemalto Bring NFC to Mobile Users in Thailand
- Smart Card Alliance Endorses Obama Administration's National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace
- HID Global and INSIDE Contactless Turn NFC Mobile Phones into Secure ID and Access Devices
- GET Group's ID Technology Selected for New Belarusian Driving License
- Morpho and Assenda lead EMV chip migration of the banking card base in Colombia
- Banco Del Bajio in Mexico Selects Gemalto's Flexible Card Fulfillment Solution
- MorphoTrak Receives Secure Driver License Contract Award from North Carolina
- Read more Smart Card Industry News …
Smart Card News: Media (NEW) |
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- Vanderhoof at April IAB Meeting: Announces New CSCIP/Government Certification
- Enabling End-to-End Trust in the Digital Transaction Age
- Protecting Your Health Information: Raising Public Awareness of the Privacy and Security Challenges of Healthcare Information Management
- Vanderhoof presents new education partnership at Jan 27 Federal IAB Meeting
- SecureIDNews.com: Smart card and wine may be the next great pairing
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Smart Card Industry News |
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- Smart cards serve as keys to the Internet
- DOJ taps Hirsch for ID systems
- Quantifying the e-passport marketplace
- Poll: 72% of Brits want contactless payment
- Episode 60: Walmart's drive for EMV
- VA facility deploys Codebench
- Axway, MaxID partner for national security solution
- What is digital identity?
- New smart card with NanoChromics display said to increase functionality
- Entrust upgrades e-passport inspection system
Join the Alliance |
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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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- Alliance Comments on National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace
- FICAM in Brief
- Securing Identity and Enabling Employment Verification: How Do Immigration Reform and Citizen Identification Align?
- Medical Identity Theft in Healthcare
- Assurance Levels Overview and Recommendations
- Planning for New Fare Payment and Collection Systems: Cost Considerations and Procurement Guidelines
- A Guide to Prepaid Cards for Transit Agencies
- Vanderhoof presents new education partnership at Jan 27 Federal IAB Meeting Play Audio
- January 2010 ISCAN Newsletter
- EMV Migration Study and Market Analysis on Mexico and Brazil
- EMV Chip Cards Expected for Upscale U.S. Cardholders
- Authentication Mechanisms for Physical Access Control Systems
- 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
- Identifiers and Authentication – Smart Credential Choices to Protect Digital Identity
- End-to-End Encryption and Chip Cards in the U.S. Payments Industry
- Issuer and Merchant Best Practices: Promoting Contactless Payments Usage and Acceptance
- Protecting Your Health Information: Raising Public Awareness of the Privacy and Security Challenges of Healthcare Information Management Play Video
- Smart Card Technology in Healthcare: Frequently Asked Questions
- Security of Proximity Mobile Payments
- Effective Healthcare Identity Management: A Necessary First Step for Improving U.S. Healthcare Information Systems
- A Healthcare CFO’s Guide to Smart Card Technology and Applications
- Interoperable Identity Credentials for the Air Transport Industry
- What Makes a Smart Card Secure?
- Emergency Response Official Credentials: An Approach to Attain Trust in Credentials across Multiple Jurisdictions for Disaster Response and Recovery
- Using FIPS 201 and the PIV Card for the Corporate Enterprise
- Contactless Payments: Merchant ROI Model
- Proximity Mobile Payments Business Scenarios: Research Report on Stakeholder Perspectives
- Find more Smart Card Reports …
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
Latin America Chapter |
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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.
- Read more about our Latin America Chapter …












