Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 2, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that InterSwitch is deploying its Dexxis Instant Issuance solution to accelerate chip migration in Nigeria. InterSwitch is a leading provider of secure electronic payment solutions in Nigeria and comprises 25 member banks. Chip migration is ramping up in the country and InterSwitch member banks will be replacing 30 million magnetic stripe cards in the next few years.

Leading African operator makes m-payment accessible to the great majority

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 30, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced it has been selected by MTN Uganda for its nationwide mobile payment program. Service rollout started in March 2009 and to date, around 180,000 m-payment transactions have already been performed.

Zurich, Switzerland, May 19, 2009 – BadgeCom GmbH, a supplier of card printers, credentials and personalisation services, is a new partner of LEGIC Identsystems Ltd. The results of the partnership are new printer and chip card solutions which incorporate the LEGIC contactless smart card technology. BadgeCom is thus reacting to the constantly high demand in Europe for LEGIC based products.

Zurich, Switzerland, June 4, 2009 – Top-level decision makers from economic, scientific and political spheres came together for the 39th St. Gallen symposium to discuss current economic topics over three days. Besides the World Economic Forum in Davos, this symposium represents one of the most important international economic events with participants from over 70 countries. Identification technology from LEGIC Identsystems Ltd was responsible for security within the grounds of the University St. Gallen as well as for the smooth administration of participants. Together with its partners, the company ensured the high security and efficient administration of the event. The high-ranking participants in the symposium enjoyed high comfort and perfect organisation.

Zurich, Switzerland, June 18, 2009 – In introducing a new employee badge, MAN Diesel has combined two contactless identification technologies on a single smart card chip. LEGIC card-in-card solutions, the virtual LEGIC advant transponder technology, are the technological core of the badges. The new card includes access control, time & attendance and cashless payments for more than 3,000 employees at MAN Diesel’s plant in Augsburg/Germany. What is more, German employees will also have access to factories in Denmark in future. On the other hand, Scandinavian colleagues can use their card to make payments at tills and vending machines in Augsburg. LEGIC card-in-card solutions run as secure applets on third-party smart cards. They make it possible to combine different contactless systems on a dual interface card and also support contact based applications such as logical access.

PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ, April 27, 2009 – Transit authorities in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Tucson are continuing development of contactless electronic fare collection systems, while interest is growing for mobile NFC fare payments, the Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council said today. This news and more came out of the 2009 Payments Councils Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah, attended by over 120 Smart Card Alliance members. The Council also announced 2008 accomplishments, and its newly elected officers and steering committee.

Irvine, California, June 22, 2009 – CardLogix, a leader in smart cards and software for secure digital authentication, and charismathics, a global leader in IT security components and identity management middleware, announced that they have formalized their partnership. charismathics is now a Smart Partner, supporting its solutions with CardLogix SIMs and smart cards. Together, these products form an ideal solution for securing identity on mobile handsets and other devices. The two companies combine extensive expertise in cryptography to produce solutions for digital authentication. These solutions fill an acute need for securing identity and data on mobile handsets as applications exponentially grow. Operators need authentication to protect against fraud and unauthorized use, and to assure customers that their personal data is safe and protected.

Optelio supports seamless EMV migration with dual issuance for financial institutions in largest Gulf Region market, with over 10 million cards in use

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 3, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that its Optelio banking card has been certified to the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) requirements. Optelio is perfectly suited for the local market, as it hosts the Saudi Payments Network (SPAN) application, the debit card functionality deployed in Saudi Arabia. The Gemalto product is also compatible with the GlobalPlatform specifications (the standard for smart card infrastructure), the Visa Electron and the Debit MasterCard and Maestro Card requirements, making it usable worldwide.

With 30 million users, Germany has the largest number of online banking customers in Europe

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 24, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced commercial launch of Ezio Optical TAN, a unique optical authentication reader for online banking specially designed for the German market. The size of a credit card, the Gemalto reader fits in a wallet along with the banking card, to offer unmatched convenience and portability. Ezio Optical TAN is compliant with the latest German HHD* standard and leverages the security of the widely deployed SECCOS* banking cards. With 30 million users, Germany has the largest number of online banking customers in Europe.

Singapore, June 17, 2009 – Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that it is providing personalization services to Citibank and Visa in support of the Citi - M1 mobile - Visa payWave NFC pilot in Singapore.