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Conference Program Focuses on EMV Migration, NFC Mobile Payments and Open Transit Payments

Princeton Junction, N.J., January 9, 2012–Senior experts from MasterCard Worldwide, Visa Inc., Isis, and PayPal will headline the Smart Card Alliance 2012 Payments Summit, the Smart Card Alliance announced today. The main conference will be held February 8th -10th, 2012 at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Registration and sponsorship information are available on the Smart Card Alliance 2012 Payments Summit event page. The events begin on February 6th, with a skiing-related social activity at St. Regis Deer Valley, and educational workshops on February 7th.

Amsterdam, Dec 21, 2011–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced it has won the prestigious BearingPoint innovation management award (“Agile Innovation Award”) for its think tank initiative “BIG” (Business Innovation Garage). BIG provides Gemalto’s 10,000 employees company-wide with a structured process to submit and manage any innovative ideas they have. Ideas covering wide-ranging fields of application–from communication, payment, transport, Internet access, and machine-to-machine application–are systematically challenged, audited, developed and eventually selectively turned into incubation cells.

Comprehensive review of important events in 2011, including EMV, mobile payment, identity management and access security

Princeton Junction, N.J., December 16, 2011–From the acceleration of EMV and mobile payments to the advancement of open transit payments and cyber security initiatives like the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), 2011 has been a landmark year for the North American smart card industry. To commemorate the year, the Smart Card Alliance has issued today its first-ever “E-Yearbook.”

Amsterdam, Dec 14, 2011–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces that ten million Financial Inclusion Network & Operations (FINO) customers in India now enjoy the benefits of micro-banking, using Gemalto smart cards, as part of FINO’s broader branchless banking program. FINO is a business and banking technology platform combined with extensive services delivery channel. It has achieved breakthrough in scale and access to affordable financial services to the unserved and underserved masses, totaling 42 million customers in India. More than half of India’s adults today are still not served or under-served by the finance sector1, creating an immense need for financial services to be made accessible to India’s 1.2 billion population.

Technology Transfer and Services Agreements Will Help Accelerate NFC into the Mainstream

Aix-En-Provence, France, December 14, 2011–INSIDE Secure, a leader in semiconductor solutions for secure transactions and digital identity, today announced it has entered into an agreement with Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) to provide the company with INSIDE’s NFC products and technologies. The agreement marks a significant milestone for INSIDE Secure and the future of the NFC industry, helping move this emerging technology towards full-scale market adoption.

Gemalto to Provide Isis Mobile Commerce Platform with Trusted Service Manager (TSM) Solution

Austin, TX, Dec 12, 2011–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has been selected by Isis to secure its mobile commerce platform through Gemalto’s Allynis Trusted Service Manager (TSM) solution. Isis, the mobile commerce joint venture between AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, will provide consumers and merchants with an open and secure mobile commerce platform that will revolutionize how consumers shop, pay and save.

Industry Leaders Team to Deliver Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Solutions Based on Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager (FIM)

Leicestershire, UK, and Bellevue, WA, December 6, 2011–Intercede Group plc, the developer of the Intercede MyID® Identity and Credential Management System and Oxford Computer Group LLC, a Microsoft Gold Partner for Identity and Security Solutions, today announced they have signed a strategic partnership agreement to deliver PIV solutions to non-Federal organizations.

Forecast of rapid growth in the contactless EMV payment market in the country

Amsterdam, Nov 22, 2011–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, was chosen by Banco Santander Brasil, one of the largest financial institutions in the world, with more than 90 million customers worldwide, to deploy the first contactless EMV payment system in Brazil. Santander Universities Global Division, responsible for the project, expects to issue thousands of contactless payment cards to Brazilian university students over the next 12 months. This innovation represents the evolution of the University Smart Card, which is already widespread in 12 countries, in more than 200 universities and with 5 million users.

New system will be the first full-scale open payment system in the world and the largest ever automated fare collection contract placed in North America

San Diego, Calif., November 17, 2011–Cubic Transportation Systems, a business unit of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB), has been selected for contract award by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to integrate, deliver, operate and maintain the agency’s next-generation open payments system that will accept bank cards and, ultimately, mobile phone payments. The contract has an estimated value of $454 million, making it the largest automated fare collection contract ever placed in North America. Cubic will operate and maintain the entire system, resulting in an overall 12-year partnership between Cubic and the CTA.

Coesys Mobile Enrollment Solution Recognized for Ease of Use and Robustness

Austin, TX - Nov 16, 2011–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces it has won a Government Security News (GSN) Homeland Security award for its Coesys Mobile Enrollment solution. The award, “Best Biometric Identification Device,” recognizes the all-in-one solution which features all biometric data capture and enrollment technology contained in a robust and easy-to-transport field case.