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PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., FEBRUARY 15, 2012–The Smart Card Alliance today announced its return to ISC West for 2012 with a new workshop, a smart card security technology pavilion, and a certification training course and exam for the Smart Card Certified Industry Professional/Government (CSCIP/G) designation. ISC West will be held March 27-30 at the Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada; the conference program will take place March 27-29 and the expo will take place March 28-30.

Princeton Junction, N.J., February 13, 2012–After overflow keynote plenary sessions on Wednesday, the Smart Card Alliance 2012 Payments Summit continued last Thursday and Friday with the “all payments” agenda shifting to individual track sessions. Experts and innovators from payments, mobile and transit industries presented on the state of their industries and debated their futures. The 2012 Payments Summit, held last week in Salt Lake City, Utah, drew over 500 industry professionals.

Munich, February 13, 2012 – Australia’s largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, is adding multiple mobile phone-based payment options to its range of mobile banking services. Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is providing the technology to allow secure contactless payments using mobile phones featuring Near Field Communication (NFC). The most important of the components to be provided is G&D’s turnkey Trusted Service Manager (TSM) solution. In its role as Trusted Service Manager, the technology provider will be taking responsibility via the mobile network for services including the personalization of the payment function as well as management of the payment application over its entire lifecycle.

Executives from Isis, MasterCard, PayPal, Visa Discuss Future of Payments

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FEBRUARY 9, 2012–Day one of the Smart Card Alliance Payments Summit brought spirited discussions from experts on the future of payments in the United States, but they all agreed that migrating to EMV chip will be the foundation necessary to move to next level of secure and convenient payments, whether in the form of contact, contactless and/or mobile. The Summit is being held through February 10th at the Hilton Salt Lake City Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., FEBRUARY 6, 2012–With Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled handsets poised to exceed 100 million in 2012, the Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council today announced a new white paper examining how the transit industry can best make use of this popular new technology.

Instant issuance generates superior customer satisfaction and brand recognition in EMV deployments worldwide

Amsterdam, February 9, 2012–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has launched its in-branch Dexxis EMV instant issuance card solution for U.S. banks, designed to streamline and accelerate EMV migration. Dexxis instant issuance allows banks to immediately issue and activate initial and replacement cards directly at the physical bank branch location, rather than sending personalized cards to end users via postal mail.

Amsterdam - Feb 8, 2012 - Netsize, a leading mobile commerce enabler and a Gemalto company (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), announces that CityzenCar, a peer-to-peer car sharing social network in France, has deployed its SMS-based communication solution to secure and simplify car rental for consumers. CityzenCar enables 12,000 members across 2,000 French cities to rent a vehicle in complete trust and with no commission.

Amsterdam, February 7, 2012–Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that Al Rajhi Bank, the largest financial institution in Saudi Arabia, has completed the main phase of the Dexxis Instant Issuance deployment program for on-the-spot EMV card delivery. With more than 500 branches equipped nationwide and over 15,000 cards issued daily, Al Rajhi Bank embarked on the largest rollout of any smart banking card instant issuance solution. Gemalto’s unique offer encompasses highly secure EMV DDA¹ payment cards, a complete, mission-critical issuance solution along with a full set of services: training, end-to-end project management, maintenance and support.

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., FEBRUARY 6, 2012–With Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled handsets poised to exceed 100 million in 2012, the Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council today announced a new white paper examining how the transit industry can best make use of this popular new technology.

Amsterdam - Feb 2, 2012 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), a world leader in digital security, announces the availability of an approved EMV application which will be deployed by Diners Club Spain during 2012. Gemalto is providing Diners Club Spain with consulting and personalization services, in addition to Dynamic Data Authentication (DDA) payment cards that are compliant with the Discover Financial Services D-Payment Application Specification (D-PAS). DDA is a highly secure authentication technology whereby the smart card chip creates a unique signature for each transaction that allows banks to authorize transactions more securely. With the addition of Diners Club, Gemalto now supplies EMV solutions to all international payment associations, providing a complete portfolio of secure payment applications.