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ISCAN News
Each month, the international smart card associations who are members of the ISCAN network share smart card industry news with the Smart Card Alliance. Below are some of the highlights from recent ISCAN member newsletters.
EUROSMART ANNOUNCES FIRST SEMESTER 2004 SMART CARD FIGURES
Eurosmart has announced the 2004 first semester smart card shipments and forecast of the total 2004 and 2005 are now available.
.................. Source: Eurosmart.com
PAY@TABLE MARKET: NEW SOLUTION LAUNCHED IN CANADA
Ingenico announced the launch of a new integrated hospitality solution with HSI Canada Micros and Radiant Communications. Restaurant patrons will be able to securely pay their bill with their debit or credit card right at their table using Ingenico's short-range wireless terminals.
.................. Source: ACTion News, November 2004, ACT Canada
CELL PHONES BECOME MOBILE PARKING METERS IN TORONTO
Paying for parking in participating Toronto Imperial Parking (Impark) lots is now as easy as making a telephone call using PayMint, a new wireless park and pay by phone payment service launched by Mint Inc..
.................. Source: ACTion News, November 2004, ACT Canada
CANADIAN BANK BUYS INGENICO SMART CARD TERMINALS
Desjardins, one of the larger retail financial institutions in Canada, has ordered 30,000 payment terminals and PIN pads from France-based Ingenico as it upgrades it point-of-sale equipment in preparation for the arrival of EMV-compliant smart cards.
.................. Source: ACTion News, November 2004, ACT Canada
SMART CARD SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA RELEASES REPORT
The SCSSA has released a report on smart cards in Southern Africa. The report is Smart Card Trends and Deployment in SA (SCTD) 2004 report, published by World Wide Worx and Razor’s Edge Business Intelligence.
.................. Source: The Smart Card Society of Southern Africa, December 3, 2004
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