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São Paulo, Sept 13, 2011–Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, announces that it is providing Colsubsidio, the major Compensation Fund in Colombia, with the country’s first multi-application EMV cards.

Visa dynamic authentication roadmap will reduce fraud and enhance international acceptance

San Francisco, August 9, 2011–Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today announced plans to accelerate the migration to EMV contact and contactless chip technology in the United States. The adoption of dual-interface chip technology will help prepare the U.S. payment infrastructure for the arrival of NFC-based mobile payments by building the necessary infrastructure to accept and process chip transactions that support either a signature or PIN at the point of sale.

Amsterdam, July 7, 2011–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces the selection by UniCredit Slovakia, to provide Optelio contactless stickers for its first commercial mobile payment deployment. The bank, part of the major financial institution UniCredit Group, is the first to market with a contactless debit payment service in Slovakia. UniCredit Group is a leading European bank with strong roots in 22 countries and an overall global network embracing approximately 50 markets through over 9,600 branches. The Optelio contactless sticker has achieved MasterCard certification and complements a full set of Gemalto services already available for mobile payment.

Complete NFC service for PTK Centertel, from NFC SIM to Trusted Service Manager operation

Amsterdam, June 21, 2011–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that PTK Centertel, an Orange group affiliate, is deploying the largest NFC program in Poland, with a commercial offer targeting several thousand users. This new initiative reinforces Gemalto’s active role in Orange Group’s NFC expansion strategy with deployments already in the UK, France and now Poland.

May 11,2011–Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), A Xerox Company, has hired Steve Frazzini, the former vice president for Automated Fare Collection and MetroCard Operations for the MTA in New York City, as vice president of fare payment solutions, as ACS advances its transit sector open payment business.

Complete service solution for transport operators, from webstore design to delivery to commuters

Amsterdam, May 10, 2011–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that Stockholm Public Transport (“Storstockholms Lokaltrafik”, SL) is deploying AllAboutMe, a turnkey solution to design customized travel cards online. SL is the public transport operator in Stockholm County with around 700,000 commuters using their services every day. Gemalto is prime contractor for this project and provides SL with a comprehensive card issuance service. SL is the first transport operator in the world to launch a picture card program.

Princeton Junction, N.J., March 30, 2011–The Smart Card Alliance announced today a full-day lineup of keynote presentations to kick off its 2011 Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference–the Roadmap for EMV Payments and Secure ID. On May 3rd, seven payments and ID security experts will take the stage to deliver keynotes on the latest advancements in technology for EMV, contactless and mobile payments, and secure identification. In addition, a panel of Canadian financial industry experts will share their Canadian EMV migration experience.

Princeton Junction, NJ, March 14, 2011–The Smart Card Alliance announced today that the theme of its 2011 Annual Conference will be “The Roadmap to EMV Payments and Secure ID,” where attendees can look forward to presentations and discussions on the advancement and growing adoption of smart card technology in EMV, contactless and mobile payments, and secure identification. The conference will be held May 3rd through May 5th, with pre-conference workshops on May 2nd, at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago.

Complete solutions enable service providers to deploy secure contactless applications on mobile phones

Paris, 10 February 2011–Atos Worldline, which brings together Atos Origin’s expertise in hi-tech transactional services, announces its partnership with CASSIS International, one of the key suppliers of NFC and TSM solutions. The aim of this agreement is to implement complete solutions enabling service providers–banks, public transport operators, telecoms operators, distributors, etc.–to deploy innovative and secure contactless applications (payments, transport season tickets, loyalty cards, authentication, etc.). This alliance of complementary expertise will aid the deployment of complex NFC services in Europe, offering flexible and scalable solutions from start to finish.

Princeton Junction, N.J., February 7, 2011–EMV chip technology and the future of payments in the United States are the subjects of a new white paper released today from the Smart Card Alliance Payments Council. The paper, ”Card Payments Roadmap in the United States: How Will EMV Impact the Future Payments Infrastructure?” describes the current state of the payments infrastructure in the United States and identifies actions that stakeholders would need to take to issue EMV cards, and to accept and process EMV transactions.