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Council and Task Force Report
Alliance Members: Participation in all current councils is open to any Smart Card Alliance member who wishes to contribute to the council projects. If you are interested in participating in any of the active councils, please contact Cathy Medich.
Transportation Council
- The Transportation Council is working on a new white paper that will provide an overview of an approach for transit/financial payment convergence that leverages conventional co-branding affinity card business models and the multi-application capabilities provided by smart card technology. Please contact the project co-leads, David deKozan (david.dekozan@cubic.com) or Brian Stein (bstein@scheidt-bachmann-usa.com), or Cathy Medich (cmedich@smartcardalliance.org) if you'd like to participate in this project.
Physical Access Council
Healthcare Council
- The Healthcare Council is developing the statement of work for a new white paper on healthcare payments.
- If you are interested in participating in the Healthcare Council, please contact Council chair Frank Avignone (favignone@healthmeans.com), vice chair Chuck Wilson (chuck.wilson3@verizon.net), or Cathy Medich.
Contactless Payments Council
- The Contactless Payments Council held a successful issuer web seminar on May 3, with over 300 people attending the live event. This web seminar was designed to provide issuers with a detailed understanding of what is driving the move to contactless payments in the U.S. and provide guidance from current contactless debit and credit card issuers on how future issuers can take advantage of the many benefits that contactless payments bring. Presenters included Deborah Baxley, IBM, Peter Ho, Wells Fargo, Carl Stauffeneger, KeyBank, and Jeff Tansill, BB&T. The replay archive for the event is available at: http://www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/activities-events-contactless-payments-issuer-webinar. Presentations are available on the Alliance member-only web site.
- The Council held a well-attended members-only meeting at CardTech SecurTech. During the meeting the group discussed current inhibitors to contactless payments and NFC payments implementation as input to planning Council activities.
- The Council has added three new Merchant Advisory Group members, Petro-Canada, Sheetz, and Racetrac. The Merchant Advisory Group participates in Council activities to provide the retailer perspective on contactless payments deployment.
- The Council is working on a new white paper to discuss the use of mobile phone proximity payments and the benefits when linked to a contactless payment credit or debit card.
- The Council is planning a merchant-focused web seminar on July 19th in partnership with the National Retail Federation STORES Magazine. Registration for this event will be available in June.
- If you are interested in participating in the Contactless Payments Council, please contact the Council co-chairs, Sunil Dewan (sunil.dewan@firstdata.com), Mohammad Khan (khanm@vivotech.com), or Charles Walton (cwalton@insidefr.com), or Cathy Medich.
Identity Council
Other Councils
- A members-only council web site is available at http://www.sca-councils.org. This is a password-protected site that contains council working documents and contact lists. Each Council area has a separate password since Councils may have different membership policies. If you are a Smart Card Alliance member and would like access to the council site, please contact Cathy Medich.
- If you are interested in forming or participating in an Alliance council, contact Cathy Medich. Click here to download a description of the council structure, proposal process and council interest feedback form.
New Members
Citi, New York, NY www.citi.com
Membership Level: General
Member Contact: Joshua McKay, VP, Growth Ventures
Description: Citi Global Consumer companies providing banking services, credit cards, loans, and insurance
National Envelope Corp. , Frisco, TX www.nationalenvelop.com
Membership Level: General
Member Contact: Dave Erwin, VP Consumer Sales
Description: Largest manufacturer of envelopes in the world
Selektpoints , Dubai, UAE www.selektpoints.com
Membership Level: Leadership Council
Member Contact: Robert Buchon, CEO
Description: Provides world’s first chip-based globally interoperable loyalty program
Membership Upgrade (to Leadership Council Member)
Thales e-Security , Fairfax, VA www.thales-esecurity.com
Web Site News
New content includes:
- Member Products and Services Directory management interface (for members to enter products/services into the directory database), available here. (member login required)
- Contactless payments issuer web seminar replay archive, available here (registration required), and web seminar presentations, available here. (member login required)
- Smart Card Alliance Response to the Department of Homeland Security REAL ID Federal Register Notice, “Minimum Standards for Driver’s Licenses and Identification Cards Acceptable by Federal Agencies for Official Purposes," available here.
- Statement on Department of Homeland Security and State pilots for enhanced driver’s licenses, available here.
- "FIPS 201 PIV II Card Use with Physical Access Control Systems: Recommendations to Optimize Transaction Time and User Experience," PAC white paper available here.
- Contactless Payment Deployment: Merchant Implementation Guide presentation, available here.
April 2007 web statistics
- 78,278 visitor sessions for the month
- 2,609 visitor sessions per day
- 555,719 total page views for the month
- 135,835 Industry News items viewed
- 7,428 Card Reader Catalog items displayed
- 11,938 PDF downloads
If you have any suggestions on content that you'd like to see on the Alliance web site, please send them to info@smartcardalliance.org.
Alliance in the News
The Alliance has an active communications program to promote industry messages in business, vertical market, and technology publications. Coverage results from both Alliance press releases and interviews with publications writing articles about smart cards. Selected recent coverage is shown below with links to online articles.
Access Control & Security Systems, 4/17/2007, Immigration officials and law enforcement agents[ link to article ]
Card Technology, , 5/1/2007, More U.S. States Oppose Federal Real ID Act [ link to article ]
CardLine, , 5/4/2007, Smart Card Alliance, Sourcemedia partner to expand CardTechSecurTech conference [ link not available]
Congressional Quarterly, 4/14/2007, Endorsement of Smart Card Technology by Defense Dept. Bodes Well for Homeland Security [ link not available]
Congressional Quarterly, 4/12/2007, State Dept. Gears Up to Issue Small, Inexpensive Passport Cards for North American Travel [ link not available]
Contactless News, 5/18/2007, Technology and implementation hurdles remain for PIV card use [ link to article ]
Contactless News, 5/7/2007, SourceMedia, Smart Card Alliance partner to produce expanded, CardTechSecurTech next year [ link to article ]
CQ Homeland Security, 5/8/2007, Alleged plot on U.S. military base stokes real ID debate [ link not available]
CQ Homeland Security, 4/26/2007, ID Group Wants States to Have Their Say in Real ID Technology Choices [ link not available]
CR80News, 5/18/2007, Technology and implementation hurdles remain for PIV card use [ link to article ]
Electronic Payments International, 4/26/2007, Smart Cards and Health Care [ link not available]
Government Security Reports, 5/3/2007, Smart Card Alliance Wary of Enhanced Driver's Licenses [ link to article ]
Government Technology, 4/12/2007, Smart Card Alliance Government Conference Opens With DoD Network Security Case Study [ link not available]
Government Technology Reseller, 5/10/2007, Smart Card Alliance Says 2-D Barcode in Proposed Real ID Driver's License Would Be Inadequate for Security, Privacy [ link not available]
GovernmentSecurity.com, 5/3/2007, Smart Card Alliance Wary of Enhanced Driver's Licenses [ link to article ]
Green Sheet, 4/26/2007, Smart Card Alliance to lead discussion on identity management, cybersecurity at CardTech/SecurTech 2007 [ link to article ]
Help net Technology, 5/5/2007, Sourcemedia and Smart Card Alliance partner on CardTechSecurTech in 2008 [ link not available]
HR Magazine, 4/1/2007, Lawmakers working to ban hacked RFID door cards [ link not available]
More RFID, 5/16/2007, Smart Card Alliance Identity Council Successfully Increases Awareness of Identity Issues and Technologies in Its First Year [ link to article ]
Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 4/21/2007, Providers, hospitals can now access consistent health insurance coverage information in seconds [ link not available]
Pacific Daily News, 5/20/2007, Plastic erodes cash dominance [ link to article ]
PR Minds, 4/11/2007, Mexico City To Hold Smart Cards conference [ link to article ]
Prism Insight, 5/3/2007, Smart Card Alliance wary of enhanced drivers' licenses [ link not available]
PRLog.org, 4/11/2007, Mexico City To Hold Smart Cards conference [ link to article ]
Retail Solutions Online, 4/27/2007, Contactless Payment: Smart Card Alliance Cites Contactless Payments Council's First-Year Outreach And Education Achievements [ link to article ]
Retail Week, 4/13/2007 , [ link not available]
RFID News, 5/18/2007, Technology and implementation hurdles remain for PIV card use [ link to article ]
RFID News, 5/18/2007, Innovative new card form factors revolutionize look, shape, and function [ link to article ]
RFID Solutions Online, 5/11/2007, RFID Smart Card: Smart Card Alliance Urges States To Put Security, Privacy First For Enhanced Driver's License Pilots With DHS [ link to article ]
RFID Solutions Online, 4/27/2007, Contactless Payment: Smart Card Alliance Cites Contactless Payments Council's First-Year Outreach And Education Achievements [ link to article ]
San Francisco Chronicle, 5/17/2007, For those who just can't wait to pay / Latest technology will enable speedier purchases [ link to article ]
San Francisco Chronicle, 5/15/2007, The cards are getting smarter [ link to article ]
Secure ID News, 5/18/2007, Innovative new card form factors revolutionize look, shape, and function [ link to article ]
Secure ID News, 5/18/2007, eCopy launches Common Access Card solution for MFP document imaging [ link to article ]
Secure ID News, 5/18/2007, Technology and implementation hurdles remain for PIV card use [ link to article ]
Secure ID News, 5/8/2007, Smart Card Alliance says 2d barcode in proposed REAL ID driver license isn't secure [ link to article ]
Security Solutions, 4/28/2007, Boeing Gets Smart - Hi-Tech Security Solutions [ link to article ]
Smart Card Trends, 5/7/2007, SourceMedia and Smart Card Alliance Partner on Expanded, Enhanced CardTechSecurTech in 2008 [ link to article ]
Technology Daily PM, 5/9/2007,The Center for Democracy and Technology on Wednesday urged the Homeland Security… [ link not available]
Tennessean.com, 5/21/2007, We're moving to cashless, maybe spendthrift society [ link to article ]
Tennessean.com, 5/8/2007, Plastic gets smarter, easier, but you still need some cash [ link to article ]
Washington Technology, 5/23/2007, Smart card group raps NIST certification [ link to article ]
Washington Technology, 5/10/2007, Real ID opposition turns up the heat [ link to article ]
Washington Technology, 4/30/2007, Smart cards for government and payment [ link to article ]
Wireless News, 5/19/2007, Smart Card Alliance Identity Council Touts Success in Awareness of Identity Issues and Technologies [ link not available]
Wireless News (10Meters.com), 4/20/2007, Smart card alliance to host educational session on identity management, cybersecurity at CardTechSecurTech 2007 [ link not available]
Wireless News (10Meters.com), 4/10/2007, Thales Joins Smart Card Alliance Leadership Council [ link not available]
Wireless News (10Meters.com), 4/8/2007, ImageWare to Showcase Biometric Solutions at Smart Cards in Government Conference [ link not available]
Wireless News (10Meters.com), 4/1/2007, Gemalto Rolls Out EMV Pilot Package for Canadian Financial Institutions [ link not available]
SCA Latin America News
The Smart Card Alliance Latin America project kicked off on October 19, 2004 with the presentation of the Department of Commerce Market Developer Cooperator Program (MDCP) award totaling $288,000 that forms a partnering effort between the International Trade Administration and SCA to develop international trade and support education, training, and resource development for smart cards in Mexico, Brazil, and the Caribbean Islands. The Alliance staff has held organizing meetings with ITA field office personnel in Mexico and Brazil to discuss ways to bring smart card awareness and education to the government and commercial markets in those countries. The Alliance has also met with ITA personnel based in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and Miami who are in support roles and are prepared to assist the Alliance's Latin American project.
In July 2005 the Latin America Chapter was launched. Organizations with smart card-related business interests in all Latin American countries and the Caribbean, plus any organization based in North America or internationally with interests in the Latin America markets, should contact Edgar Betts, Manager Business Development – Latin America at 1-954-642-8969 or ebetts@smartcardalliance.org. Memberships are available for Leadership Council, General, Government, and Associate levels.
In May, 2007 the Smart Card Alliance held the first smart card business conference and exhibition in Mexico City. The two day event, developed jointly with the GlobalPlatform organization featured drew more than 200 attendees and featured industry experts from across the Latin American region representing the government ID and security markets and the bank card and mobile payments markets. The event was the first of many future educational and business networking events planned to unite the suppliers and issuers of smart card technology together under the guidance of the Smart Card Alliance Latin American Chapter.
A recent report released by Frost & Sullivan called The Americas Smart Card Market Analysis projected microprocessor smart card shipments of 136.4 million in 2005, and with over a 59 percent annual growth rate projected through 2010. The Latin American smart card market growth is due to many market factors including the migration of mobile telecommunications operators to GSM technology, the migration to EMV in the financial sector, the move to smart transit fare cards and new government and commercial secure identification initiatives. Responding to these market factors, the Smart Card Alliance today announced the formation of a new Latin American chapter to bring together smart card suppliers, partners and customers in order to address the challenges facing smart card deployment in the region.
“The Latin American smart card market is now emerging and could develop more rapidly than other markets by effectively learning from similar smart card initiatives and by forming business partnerships that can quickly deliver successful implementations,” said Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance.
The main mission of the Smart Card Alliance Latin American chapter is in line with the overall goal of the Alliance: to stimulate the understanding, adoption, use and widespread application of smart cards. The Alliance plans to use specific projects such as bi-lingual education programs, market research, advocacy, industry relations and open forums to keep Latin American chapter organization members connected to industry leaders and innovative thought.
“The Smart Card Alliance has played a valuable role in developing the U.S. market in both the public and private sector. Our organization provides an educational and collaborative forum in which all of the stakeholders—manufacturers, issuers and end users—can work together to develop the cross-industry real-world solutions needed to deploy smart card systems. Our organization is uniquely positioned to bring a collective energy and focus to this technology in Latin America,” said Vanderhoof.
Next Steps:
Below is a summary of the important Latin America Chapter programs and industry activities planned for 2007.
- White Paper translation. The Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA) has translated five white papers into Spanish and Portuguese to allow the local markets to have access to valuable information in their language. The selection of the white paper to be translated was important in order to be significant to the local markets of Latin America. This action helps the Alliance create an image of not only a U.S. focused institution, but an international and local.
- Website. The Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA) website; though very informational of our institution it has limited deliverable and resources useful for the local markets.
- Online Educational Program. The Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA) in its efforts to expand its website deliverables to the market it has agreed to host a member online educational program. The program contains information about smart cards in both Spanish and English, covering from basic to some advanced knowledge..
- Educational Institute – Certification Course. The Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA) Physical Access Council has worked on developing an Educational Institute (E.I.) course that will be used at Expo Seguridad Mexico conference in April 2007 on the use of smart cards for physical access. This course will be a classroom style course provided to the attendees of Expo Seguridad Mexico in the security market. It is intended to be a follow-up course to the physical access course that is provided by The Latin American Security Association (ALAS) at their conference events.
- Educational/Promotional Video. The Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA) has held meetings with The Latin American Security Association (ALAS) and Obraweb to create online videos for the SCALA website. The idea would be to film one of SCALA’s Educational Institutes (E.I.) in high quality video to provide industry information and promote attendance to the Alliance.
- Member invitation. The Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA) with the leadership of the Transportation Council has developed a list of organizations in the transportation industry to send a formal invitation to join the Alliance and the transportation council. Due to the limited response of organizations in the region to join the Alliance and participate, the leadership of this council has agreed to use the contacts that the Alliance has acquired and invite them behalf of the transportation council to join our organization.
- Articles for targeted industry magazines. The Alliance Latin America, Media Outreach Council has established several meeting in Brazil with other participating member organizations to organize the direction and responsibility of the council. As the council achieved it organizational logistics it began developing articles for publishing at identified magazines on behalf of the Alliance.
How to get involved:
If you would like to get involved in any of the Latin American activities listed above or wish to be added to the contact list for future announcements, please send an email to info@smartcardalliance.org.
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