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.

October 2011

• ATM Marketplace, 10/18/2011, Smart Card Alliance Payments Summit 2012 will offer ‘all payments’ agenda
• BankInfoSecurity, 10/19/2011, ATMs Hit by Cash Trappers
• Contactless News, 10/10/2011, SEPTA to award contactless fare contract
• Dark Reading, 10/24/2011, Smart Card Alliance Publishes White Paper on Commercial Identity Verification (CIV) Credentials For Enterprises
• Digital ID News, 10/24/2011, SCA report: How FIPS 201 can help the enterprise
• Fox Business News, 10/20/2011, US Credit Cards add Chip and PIN Security
• Managed Care Weekly Digest, 10/10/2011, Card Alliance Supports Bi-Partisan Smart Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2011 [link not available]
• Mass Transit, 10/1/2011, What’s the cost of open payment systems?
• NFC News, 10/21/2011, Datacard Group to host EMV, NFC seminar
• Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/10/2011, SEPTA’s new electronic payment system will be a big change for rail commuters
• PYMNTS.com, 10/3/2011, Why Should NFC Be Harder to Ignite than GPS
• Telecom Engine, 10/5/2011, Developments in the e-health, telehealth field
• Wireless News, 10/27/2011, Smart Card Alliance Publishes White Paper on Commercial Identity Verification Credentials for Enterprises [link not available]

September 2011

• eBanking and Payments News, 9/29/2011, Smart Card Alliance White Paper Focuses on U.S. Mobile Payments and NFC Landscape [link not available]
• Federal News Radio, 9/30/2011, Smart Cards, Smart People [link not available]
• FierceHealthIT, 9/17/2011, Smart card plan proposed to combat medicare fraud
• JustAskGemalto, 9/29/2011, JustAskGemalto Asks the Experts: Randy Vanderhoof of Smart Card Alliance on Smart Card Security
• Mobile Payment Magazine, 9/19/2011, New Report Focuses on NFC and Mobile Payments Landscape
• NFC Data, 9/20/2011, Smart Card Alliance complete NFC industry overview white paper [link not available]
• NFC News, 9/18/2011, Smart Card Alliance launches U.S. m-payments report
• Payment Observer, 9/22/2011, Smart Card Alliance releases U.S. Mobile Payments Report
• Payments News, 9/20/2011, The Mobile Payments and NFC Landscape: A U.S. Perspective
• Reuters, 9/28/2011, Why U.S. credit cards fail overseas
• RFID News, 9/21/2011, Smart Card Alliance White Paper Focuses on U.S. Mobile Payments and NFC Landscape
• SDM, 9/1/2011, ‘PIVed’ Yet? Trusted Identity Moves Forward
• SecureID News, 9/27/2011, SCA hosts EMV webinar, conference highlighting government security
• The Green Sheet, 9/26/2011, SCA security comments

August 2011

• Associated Press, 8/15/2011, Chip-based cards start to replace magnetic
• American Banker, 8/15/2011, Visa’s Liability Shift May Come Too Soon for Small Merchants [link not available]
• BankInfoSecurity, 8/15/2011, Visa Pushes EMV in U.S.
• Bankrate, 8/15/2011, Citi adds EMV to corporate cards
• Bloomberg, 8/10/2011, Visa Unveils Incentives to Speed Shift to Mobile-Payment Systems
• Chicago Sun-Times, 8/12/2011, Consumers may not hear ‘swipe your card’ for long
• CMP Techweb, 8/11/2011, Visa Pushes PIN Requirement With Credit Card Purchases [link not available]
• Contactless News, 8/24/2011, Smart Card Alliance Latin America publishes EMV white paper
• Credit Card Guide News, 8/10/11, Visa Reverses Course on Chip-and-PIN Credit Cards
• Florida Today, 8/15/2011, Chip-based cards start to replace magnetic
• Fox Business News, 8/12/2011, The Future of Credit Cards
• GovInfoSecurity, 8/15/2011, Visa Pushes EMV in U.S.
• HealthID News, 8/23/2011, SCA hosting patient ID webinar
• InformationWeek, 8/11/2011, Visa Pushes PIN Requirement With Credit Card Purchases
• Network World, 8/9/2011, Visa to make it easier for merchants to adopt chip-based card payments
• New York Times, 8/9/2011, Visa Wants U.S. Cards to Catch Up With the World
• NFCNews, 8/23/2011, Smart Card Alliance Latin America publishes EMV white paper
• San Francisco Chronicle, 8/10/2011, Visa Unveils Plan to Speed Adoption of Mobile-Payment Systems
• SecureID News, 8/24/2011, SCA hosting patient ID webinar
• Security Systems News, 8/18/2011, CIV cards: Just like PIV cards, but for the commercial market
• TMCnet.com, 8/19/2011, ViVOtech Releases NFC mCommerce and EMV Payments
• Wireless News (10Meters.com), 8/25/2011, Smart Card Alliance to Host Webinar on Smart Health ID Cards [link not available]
• Wireless News (10Meters.com), 8/25/2011, Smart Card Alliance Latin America Releases EMV Roadmap White Paper [link not available]

July 2011

• American Banker, 7/15/2011, Chicago Transit Providers to Unify Fare Systems by 2015 [link not available]
• BankInfoSecurity, 7/2/2011, Fraud Prevention and EMV
• BankInfoSecurity, 7/1/2011, The Fed’s Impact on Fraud Funding
• KPIC, 7/12/2011, Don’t count on your credit cards when overseas
• KVUE News Online, 7/1/2011, Electronic pick-pocketing possible with smart cards, patent warns
• MoreRFID, 7/13/2011, Is it the Beginning of the End for Magnetic Stripe Credit Cards?
• SecureID News, 7/5/2011, NFC and EMV: Live together in perfect harmony?
• TechZone360, 7/22/2011, France, Biggest Identify Theft Victim, To Create Smart Cards To Prevent It
• Virginian-Pilot, 7/3/2011, Travelers be warned: Your credit card, with no chip, may be useless abroad [link not available]

June 2011

• American Banker, 6/14/2011, EMV Migration Proceeding in U.S., But Banks Not in Lockstep [link not available]
• Amonline, 6/7/2011, First Near Field Communication Conference Planned For Spring 2012
• Associated Press, 6/15/2011, Going on vacation? Pack the right credit card
• AP story appeared in the following publications: ABC News, Abilene Reporter-News, Artesia News, Boston.com, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Connecticut Post, Daily Herald, Daily Journal, Daily Local News, Daily Rosetta, El Paso Times, Greenfield Reporter, Greenwich Time, InYork, KATV, KFOX14, MainStreet.com, mLive.com, Monteray Herald, MSNBC, My San Antonio, The Network Journal, NewsOK, NJ.com, The Republic, Rocket News, RSW Florida, San Francisco Examiner, SB Sun, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Stamford Advocate, Times Standard, Times Union, TwinCities.com, Umbrella News, Ventura County Star, Victoria Advocate, Westport News, WTOV9, WV Gazette, Yahoo.com
• Bank Technology News, 6/15/2011, Which Mobile Payment Technology Is The Best Fit For Banks?
• BankInfoSecurity, 6/24/2011, The U.S. Move to EMV Technology
• CardLine, 6/4/2011, Broad Merchant Involvement Crucial To Google Wallet’s Success, Expert Says [link not available]
• CardLine, 6/4/2011, EMV And NFC Might Not Be The Best Match [link not available]
• Consumer Reports, 6/1/2011, Why your accounts are vulnerable to thieves
• Contactless News, 6/21/2011, Health care providers seek convergence
• finextra.com, 6/6/2011, Google Wallet is not about Payments
• The Grand Rapids Press, 6/27/2011, ‘Nie’, ‘Nein’, ‘Non’, ‘No’; Overseas vacation? Pack the right credit card or you may hear [link not available]
• MSNBC, 6/29/2011, US credit cards may not always work overseas
• PaymentsSource, 6/15/2011, Which Mobile Payment Technology Is The Best Fit For Banks?
• PaymentsSource, 6/10/2011, More Questions Than Answers Regarding EMV In The U.S.
• PaymentsSource, 6/1/2011, Broad Merchant Involvement Crucial To Google Wallet’s Success, Expert Says
• PaymentsSource, 6/1/2011, EMV And NFC Might Not Be The Best Match
• SecureID News, 6/7/2011, SCA, NFC Forum partner for 2012 conference
• SecureID News, 6/13/2011, Can smart cards curb $370 billion in fraud?
• SecurityInfoWatch, 6/21/2011, Smart Card Alliance, NFC Forum to host conference

May 2011

• American Banker, 5/6/2011, Cost Influences EMV in U.S. [link not available]
• American Banker, 5/6/2011, Warming To EMV Serves As Warning To Non-EMV [link not available]
• ATM & Debit News, 5/20/2011, Evolving Payments Market Requires New Approach To Success, Fed Exec Tells Forum [link not available]
• ATM & Debit News, 5/6/2011, Isis Exec Says Nothing Has Changed In Business Plan [link not available]
• ATM & Debit News, 5/6/2011, Contactless Will Help U.S. Migrate To EMV, Consultant Says [link not available]
• ATM & Debit News, 5/6/2011, Debit-Rate Cap May Delay U.S. EMV Migration, Conference Panelists Say [link not available]
• CardLine, 5/2/2011, Evolving Payments Market Requires New Approach To Success, Fed Exec Tells Forum [link not available]
• CardLine, 5/6/2011, Contactless Will Help U.S. Migrate To EMV, Consultant Says [link not available]
• CardLine, 5/6/2011, U.S. Needs To Move Forward With Payments Technology, Fed Exec Tells Forum [link not available]
• CardLine, 5/6/2011, Warming To EMV Serves As Warning To Non-EMV [link not available]
• CardLine, 5/6/2011, Isis Exec Says Nothing Has Changed In Business Plan [link not available]
• CardLine, 5/6/2011, Debit-Rate Cap May Delay U.S. EMV Migration, Conference Panelists Say [link not available]
• Consumer Reports, 6/2011, Why your accounts are vulnerable to thieves
• Contactless News, 5/5/2011, SCA honors Industry Council contributors at 2011 Annual Conference
• Contactless News, 5/4/2011, ACS names Steve Frazzini VP of open fare payment
• Digital Transactions, 5/5/2011, U.S. EMV Pioneers Like Wal-Mart And SECU Are Gung-Ho, But Others Show Less Enthusiasm
• eBanking and Payments News, 5/19/2011, Bell ID Joins U.S. Smart Card Alliance [link not available]
• Fox Business News, 5/23/2011, Travelers to U.S. May Face Credit Card Compatibility Hurdles
• Payments Source, 5/6/2011, Isis Exec Says Nothing Has Changed In Business Plan
• Payments Source, 5/6/2011, U.S. Needs To Move Forward With Payments Technology, Fed Exec Tells Forum
• Payments Source, 5/5/2011, Debit-Rate Cap May Delay U.S. EMV Migration, Conference Panelists Say
• SecureID News, 5/24/2011, Canadian privacy watchdog fears smart health ID cards
• SecureID News, 5/5/2011, SCA honors Industry Council contributors at 2011 Annual Conference
• The Green Sheet, 5/11/2011, Smart Card Alliance: smart cards can save $370B in Medicare fraud
• Wireless News, 5/16/2011, Secure ID Coalition: Smart Cards Can Save the U.S. $370 Billion in Medicare Fraud [link not available]

April 2011

• American Banker, 4/19/2011, Obama’s Online ID Plans Rely on Banking Industry [link not available]
• Banking Strategies, 4/13/2011, The ‘Third-Party Element’ in Mobile Fraud
• CardLine, 4/8/2011, Smart Card Alliance Council Targets Open-Fare Transit Payment Systems [link not available]
• CardLine, 4/1/2011, MasterCard To Require Australian Issuers And Merchants To Embrace Contactless [link not available]
• New York Times, 4/13/2011, Wells Fargo Will Test Chip Cards for Travelers; Bucks [link not available]
• New York Times, 4/12/2011, Small Players Offer Smart Cards but Not Big Banks; Bucks [link not available]
• SecureID News, 4/27/2011, SCA Healthcare Council promotes strong authentication for provider, patient access
• The Green Sheet, 4/18/2011, Identive Group reps to speak at NIST FIPS 201-2 Workshop
• The Green Sheet, 4/16/2011, Smart Card Alliance offers EMV workshop prior to annual conference

March 2011

• American Banker, 3/30/2011, Contactless Push In Australia for MC [link not available]
• Associated Press/CNBC, 3/18/2011, New Tap-to-Pay Phones Coming Soon
• ATM & Debit News, 3/3/2011, U.S. Issuers ‘Of All Sizes’ Considering EMV-Enabled Cards, Card Maker Claims [link not available]
• BankInfoSecurity, 3/14/2011, A More Secure Mag Stripe?
• BankInfoSecurity, 3/7/2011, Roadmap to EMV
• CardLine, 3/4/2011, U.S. Issuers ‘Of All Sizes’ Considering EMV-Enabled Cards, Card Maker Claims [link not available]
• Contactless News, 3/28/2011, SCA Transportation Council sets NFC, open payments as goals for 2011
• Contactless News, 3/17/2011, Keynotes announced for SCA 2011 Annual Conference
• Contactless News, 3/3/2011, Smart Card Alliance to host workshop on open bank card payments for transit
• Dark Reading, 3/15/2011, Smart Card Alliance May Conference Will Focus On Road Maps To EMV And Secure ID In U.S.
• GovInfoSecurity, 3/14/2011, A More Secure Mag Stripe?
• The Green Sheet, 3/14/2011, London steers toward open payments by 2012 Olympics
• Healthcare IT News, 3/4/2011, Smart Card Alliance presses ONC on multi-factor ID
• Healthcare Technology, 3/7/2011, Comments to ONC Submitted By Smart Card Alliance
• International Business Times, 3/19/2011, What is keeping NFC enabled mobile payments from iPhones and Androids?
• Payments Source, 3/31/2011, Smart Card Alliance Council Targets Open-Fare Transit Payment Systems
• SecureID News, 3/17/2011, Keynotes announced for SCA 2011 Annual Conference
• The Green Sheet, 3/25/2011, Smart Card Alliance reports 2011 agenda focus, makes committee appointments
• The Green Sheet, 3/14/2011, London steers toward open payments by 2012 Olympics

February 2011

• Associated Press, 2/21/2011, Floodgates open for tap-to-pay phones that could act as tickets, coupons [link not available]
• AP story appears in the following publications: Brisbane Times (Australia);Buffalo News;Central Coast News;CNBC; The Denver Channel;The Eagle, Texas; First Coast News; Florida Today.com; Fox 12 Idaho; Hendersonville Times News NC; Indiana Tribune; Jdnews.com, Jacksonville NC; KAALTV.com; The Kansas City Star; KLBJ Austin Texas; KLFY; Manufacturing Business Technology; Maryland Daily Record; Mi Central; LA Daily News; News 10 NBC Rochester; News Channel 13 Albany; Ocala.com; Parks Hill Daily Journal; Philly.com; PhysOrg.com; San Francisco Examinerfeed&utm_content=feed); The Seattle Times; SignOn San Diego; Star-Tribune MN; The Sun Journal; The Tallahassee Democrat; TMCnet.com; Washington Examiner; USA Today); WECT.com; Wireless Week; WLNS.com; WSB Radio Atlanta; WTVM.com; WXOW Wisconsin; Yahoo News; Yakima Herald-Republic
• CardLine, 2/18/2011, U.S. On ‘Verge’ Of EMV Readiness, Smart Card Alliance Contends [link not available]
• Digital Transactions, 2/23/2011, How Parking Payments Are Going High-Tech
• Digital Transactions, 2/17/2011, With Signed Merchants Onboard, Isis Looks at Transit, Fast Food, Groceries
• KRIS-TV, 2/22/2011, Picking Your Pocket, Digitally
• KUSA-TV, 2/22/2011, Picking Your Pocket, Digitally
• KVOA-TV, 2/22/2011, Picking Your Pocket, Digitally
• MoreRFID, 2/21/2011, Smart Card Alliance Outlines EMV Roadmap Options for U.S. Payments Industry
• NBC Miami, 2/17/2011, New Technology Making it Easier to Steal Credit Card Info
• NBC Philadelphia, 2/22/2011, New Technology Can Steal Your Credit Card Info Right Out of Your Wallet
• Payments Source, 2/11/2011, U.S. On ‘Verge’ Of EMV Readiness, Smart Card Alliance Contends (subscription)
• PaymentsViews, 2/8/2011, The Case for EMV Chip Cards in the US?
• SecureIDNews, 2/23/2011, Report: Smart cards aid in ‘meaningful use’ of electronic health records
• SecureIDNews, 2/8/2011, Smart Card Alliance releases EMV Roadmap for U.S. payments industry
• SecureID News, 2/4/2011, SCA issues white paper for PIV-I issuers
• Security Document World, 2/23/2011, New healthcare white paper published
• WNBC, 2/17/2011, Credit Card Info Right Out of Your Wallet
• WSFA, 2/24/2011, Certain credit cards susceptible to electronic pick pocketing

January 2011

• Contactless News, 1/17/2011, NXP ships 25 million SmartMX chips to Feds
• Epoch Times, 1/26/2011, A Mountain Reflection: Credit Card Security and Privacy
• GovInfoSecurity, 1/7/2011, Fraud, EMV and the U.S.
• Greensheet, 1/10/2011, Effect of proposed debit regs on ISOs
• SecureID News, 1/17/2011, NXP ships 25 million SmartMX chips to Feds
• SecureID News, 1/11/2011, NSTIC’s evolution and the identity community at work

December 2010

• American Banker, 12/10/2010, Smart Cards Versus Smart Hackers [link not available]
• BankInfoSecurity, 12/9/2010, EMV and Mobile Payments
• BankInfoSecurity, 12/6/2010, Top 3 Payments Trends for 2011
• CardLine, 12/10/2010, Reducing The Payoff Potential Could Help Reduce Chip Card Breach Attempts [link not available]
• DigitalID News, 12/18/2010, SCA: Two-factor authentication in health care
• DigitalID News, 12/2/2010, Bank of America adds two-factor authentication
• Health Data Management, 12/17/2010, Card Alliance Touts Tighter Authentication
• McClatchy-Tribune Information Service, 12/15/2010, Just Ask Gemalto: How does contactless payment security work?
• SecureID News, 12/18/2010, SCA: Two-factor authentication in health care

November 2010

• The Arizona Republic, 11/25/2010, Handheld devices only get smarter
• Contactless News, 11/22/2010, Alliance announces executive committee, board
• Contactless News, 11/9/2010, SCA Payments Council expands charter, elects new co-chairs from MasterCard, Visa
• Contactless News, 11/2/2010, Smart Card Alliance announces new officers, PIV-I workshop at government conference
• Daily Wireless, 11/16/2010, Near Field Payment Coming to USA
• finextra.com, 11/7/2010, Smart Card Alliance Payments Council expands charter
• Green Sheet, 11/18/2010, Smart Card Alliance sets board for 2011
• The Hartford Courant, 11/1/2010, Thieves Target U.S. Bank Cards Security Breach
• Health Data Management, 11/29/2010, Smart Card Pros Like Privacy Recommendations
• Healthcare IT News, 11/23/2010, Experts discuss approaches to controlling access to healthcare records
• SecureID News, 11/23/2010, PIV-I makes move into registered traveler, aviation credentialing
• SecureID News, 11/22/2010, Alliance announces executive committee, board
• SecureID News, 11/2/2010, Smart Card Alliance announces new officers, PIV-I workshop at government conference
• Security Document World, 11/21/2010, Smart Card Alliance unveils new committee

October 2010

• BankInfoSecurity, 10/19/2010, The Future of Mobile Payments
• BankInfoSecurity, 10/15/2010, Mobile Payments: More Secure Than Expected
• Contactless News, 10/19/2010, Smart Card Alliance rolling out international training, certification at CARTES 2010
• International Herald Tribune, 10/17/2010, Old credit cards are smart, too; Magnetic stripes provide companies like Visa with flexibility on security [link not available]
• RCR Wireless News, 10/22/2010, Bits and Bytes
• San Jose Mercury News, 10/24/2010, Pressure Needed to Get Chip-and-PIN Cards
• SecureID News, 10/19/2010, Smart Card Alliance rolling out international training, certification at CARTES 2010
• Security Document World, 10/19/2010, European CSCIP announced
• Security Magazine, 10/1/2010, Higher Level Credentials Leave Footprint on Card Printers
• The Green Sheet, 10/6/2010, Smart Card Alliance issues white paper on chip-enabled mobile marketing
• The Green Sheet, 10/5/2010, Visions on contactless transit payments shared at Smart Card Alliance meeting
• The Hill, 10/13/2010, Pentagon to turn ID badges into e-wallets
• The New York Times, 10/17/2010, Maybe Your Old Credit Card Is Smart Enough
• Valley Advocate, 10/27/2010, U.S. Bank Card Holders A Target For Global Thieves
• Wireless News (10Meters.com), 10/7/2010, Smart Card Alliance Hosts Transportation Council Meeting [link not available]

September 2010

• Austin American-Statesman, 9/6/2010, Fraud may force U.S. banks to get smart with cards
• Baltimore Sun, 9/19/2010, MTA to introduce CharmCard Tuesday
• Contactless News, 9/28/2010, Defense Department seeking info on adding payments to CAC
• Dark Reading, 9/28/2010, Social Networks For Patients Stir Privacy, Security Worries
• DigitalID News, 9/8/2010, Health Care’s Identity Crisis
• Gotham Gazette, 9/20/2010, MTA Moves Toward a ‘Smart’ Way to Pay Fares
• GovInfoSecurity, 9/23/2010, Moving from Strategy to Reality
• HealthcareInfoSecurity, 9/23/2010, When Did $68 Billion in Medicare Fraud Become Acceptable?
• RFID Journal, 9/15/2010, Are RFID-Enabled Credit Cards Safer Than Magstripe Cards?
• SecureID News, 9/28/2010, Defense Department seeking info on adding payments to CAC
• SecureID News, 9/17/2010, GlobalPlatform plans seminar
• Security Magazine, 9/1/2010, Buy a Coke, Copy a Class Lesson, Oh, and Open a Door
• Supermarket News, 9/6/2010, Elusive Security [link not available]
• TMCnet.com, 9/17/2010, Smart Card Alliance Adds Expanded Coverage of Cybersecurity, Electronic Medical Records to Government Identity, Security, and Healthcare Conference for 2010
• TMCnet.com, 9/8/2010, ViVOtech Teams up with DeviceFidelity to Instantly Enable Popular Smartphones into Contactless Payment and Loyalty Devices
• Wireless News (10Meters.com), 9/28/2010, Smart Card Alliance Adds Expanded Coverage of Cybersecurity [link not available]

August 2010

• finextra.com, 8/19/2010, Are Contactless Payment Methods Secure?

July 2010

• CIO, 7/14/2010, Old Credit Card Technology Facilitates Skimming Fraud
• DigitalID News, 7/15/2010, SCA endorses Obama Administration’s online identity protection initiaitive
• Digital Money Blog, 7/19/2010, Mad stripe
• The Examiner, 7/14/2010, Old Credit Card Technology Facilitates Skimming Fraud
• finextra.com, 7/20/2010, Smart Card Alliance endorses presidential strategy for trusted identities in cyberspace
• MoreRFID, 7/29/2010, Smart Card Alliance Endorses Obama Administration’s National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace
• Progressive Grocer, 7/8/2010, NRF Releases Blueprint for Retailers to Leverage Mobile Technology
• Retail Customer Experience, 7/9/2010, NRF releases blueprint for mobile retailing
• RFIDNews, 7/7/2010, LaserCard focuses on multi-technology IDs
• SDM, 7/16/2010, Obama Administration’s National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace Supported by The Smart Card Alliance; Up for Review
• SecureID News, 7/16/2010, SCA endorses Obama Administration’s online identity protection initiaitive
• SecureID News, 7/7/2010, LaserCard focuses on multi-technology IDs
• Security Document World, 7/18/2010, Thumbs up for NSTIC
• Security Products, 7/8/2010, Study Examines State Of Smart Card Market In The Americas
• TMCnet.com, 7/15/2010, Smart Card Alliance Endorses Obama Administration’s National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

June 2010

• Business News Americas, 6/9/2010, Good credit card security will slow migration to chip cards [link not available]
• Cato@Liberty, 6/9/2010, Ever Get the Feeling You’ve Been Cheated?
• Courier-Post, 6/1/2010, Americans abroad run into trouble using credit cards
• eBanking and Payments News, 6/10/2010, SmartMetric plans significant penetration of EMV credit and debit payment SmartCard Market [link not available]
• Global Identification, 6/16/2010, Protecting cardholder data with end-to-end encryption
• Network World, 6/1/2010, UnboundID upgrades Directory Services platform [link not available]
• Petrol World, 6/1/2010, Smart Card Alliance Promotes Chip & Pin in USA [link not available]
• Secure ID News, 6/22/2010, SCA releases new report on smart card market in the Americas
• Security Distributing & Marketing, 6/15/2010, Smart Card Alliance Releases Federal Roadmap Summary, Adds Certification Program
• Security Document World, 6/1/2010, Gemalto scoops Alliance award
• Telecompaper Americas, 6/15/2010, Smart Card Alliance releases brief of FICAM roadmap [link not available]
• The Green Sheet, 6/14/2010, Transportation payments in transition
• USA Today, 6/1/2010, Credit cards problematic abroad
• Vending Times, 6/28/2010, A GIANT STEP: NAMA Cashless Solutions Program Eases Transition To Cards
• Wireless News (10Meters.com), 6/4/2010, Gemalto Wins Award for Government-Certified Secure Flash Drive [link not available]

May 2010

• American Banker, 5/24/2010, Wal-Mart Claims Issuers Block Progress of EMV Cards in U.S.
• CardLine, 5/28/2010, Widespread U.S. Contactless-Payment Use Three To Five Years Away, Experts Say [link not available]
• CardLine, 5/28/2010, U.S. Merchants Want A ‘Roadmap’ For Chip-and-PIN Migration [link not available]
• Contactless News, 5/24/2010, Wal-Mart pushing for EMV in the U.S.
• Creditreport.com, 5/20/2010, Smart Card Alliance will host webinar to highlight growing issue of medical identity theft
• DigitalID News, 5/24/2010, Wal-Mart pushing for EMV in the U.S.
• DigitalID News, 5/20/2010, Transit, payment apps could be added to government IDs
• DigitalID News, 5/7/2010, Smart Card Alliance announces certification testing dates
• eCommerce Journal, 5/31/2010, US-card issuers too poor to let Americans use credit cards overseas
• Euclid Infotech - Procurement News, 5/27/2010, EMV Comes to US for International Travelers, Wal-Mart Calls for Chip and PIN [link not available]
• finextra.com, 5/25/2010, Wal-Mart executive calls for US move to Chip and PIN
• Government Computer News, 5/10/2010, Consolidating access control yields big payoffs
• Jake’s Identity Theft Blog (About.com), 5/19/2010, Medical Identity Theft Webinar
• Network World, 5/22/2010, Wal-Mart pushing for chip-and-pin payment cards in U.S., report says
• PaymentsSource, 5/20/2010, U.S. Merchants Want A ‘Roadmap’ For Chip-and-PIN Migration
• PC World, 5/22/2010, Wal-Mart pushing for chip-and-pin payment cards in U.S., report says
• PINDebitNews, 5/20/2010, Wal-Mart:: “It’s Time For Chip-And-PIN In The U.S.”
• SecureID News, 5/20/2010, Smart Card Alliance to hold webinar on medical identity theft
• SecureID News, 5/19/2010, OSCA winners announced
• SecureID News, 5/18/2010, LaserCard to present anti-counterfeit, multi-technology smart card solution
• SecureID News, 5/14/2010, Smart Card Alliance releases report on immigration, citizen ID
• SecureID News, 5/7/2010, Smart Card Alliance announces certification testing dates
• Security Document World, 5/19/2010, OSCA treatment for US winners
• Security Document World, 5/14/2010, New white paper examines ID issues
• Security Document World, 5/5/2010, Smart Card Alliance announces CSCIP/G
• Security Magazine, 5/5/2010, Smart Card Alliance Adds Smart Card Certification for Government Identity and Security Professionals
• Security Products, 5/10/2010, Smart Card Alliance Adds New Certification Program
• SecurityInfoWatch, 5/6/2010, Smart Card Alliance develops new smart card certification program
• StoreFrontBacktalk, 5/20/2010, Wal-Mart: “It’s Time For Chip-And-PIN In The U.S.”
• The Green Sheet, 5/26/2010, Smart Card Alliance meeting highlights digital identity trust
• ThirdFactor, 5/14/2010, Smart Card Alliance releases report on immigration, citizen ID
• ThirdFactor, 5/7/2010, Smart Card Alliance announces certification testing dates
• US Banker, 5/25/2010, Wal-Mart Claims Issuers Block Progress of EMV Cards in U.S.

April 2010

• Contactless News, 4/19/2010, Smart Card Alliance accepting award nominations
• Dark Reading, 4/22/2010, Smart Card Alliance Publishes Report On Medical Identity Theft
• DigitalID News, 4/19/2010, Smart Card Alliance accepting award nominations
• ebanking and payment news, 4/22/2010, Smart Card Alliance transit payment reports released [link not available]
• FierceHealthcareIT, 4/26/2010, Smart cards to protect against data breaches
• Global Identification, 4/19/2010, Fewer cards, greater security
• Global Identification, 4/19/2010, Are you ready…for the next wave?
• Healthcare IT News, 4/21/2010, Smart Card Alliance calls for two-factor authentication
• HealthID News, 4/22/2010, Two-factor authentication with smart cards can curb medical identity theft says Smart Card Alliance
• HITECH Act Help.com, 4/20/2010, Smart Card Alliance Calls For Two-Factor Authentication With Smart Cards to Overcome Medical Identity Theft
• MoreRFID, 4/28/2010, Smart Card Alliance 2010 Annual Conference: Issuers and Users to Address “Smart Cards in Action” in Mobile, Payment, Security Markets
• NFC News, 4/22/2010, Two-factor authentication with smart cards can curb medical identity theft says Smart Card Alliance
• SecureID News, 4/1/2010, SCA: Medical ID theft one of fastest growing crimes
• Security Distributing & Marketing (SDM), 4/19/2010, State of the Market: Access Control
• Security Magazine, 4/19/2010, Nominations Open for Smart Card Alliance 2010 OSCA Awards
• SecurityInfoWatch, 4/19/2010, Nominations open for Smart Card Alliance 2010 OSCA Awards
• SecurityInfoWatch, 4/8/2010, SCA conference to focus on issuers, users of smart cards
• TMCnet Healthcare, 4/22/2010, The Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council Highlights the Threat of Medical Identity Theft
• TMCnet.com, 4/12/2010, Smart Card Alliance Announces CSCIP Exam Dates
• The Toronto Sun, 4/13/2010, New ways to pay for the ‘Better Way’

March 2010

• allpaynews, 3/1/2010, Online Security at Smart Card Alliance Payments Summit
• Bank Technology News, 3/1/2010, EMV’s Expensive. But Denials Abroad Might Be Worse
• Contactless News, 3/2/2010, Payments Summit draws up plan to expand contactless use
• DigitalID News, 3/9/2010, National ID cards: Changing perspectives?
• Global Identification, 3/19/2010, It’s time to pay with NFC
• The Green Sheet, 3/3/2010, Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council study addresses transit cards
• Payments Source, 3/1/2010, Denials Abroad Could Give EMV a Boost at U.S. Banks
• Payments Source, 3/1/2010, ‘EMV Light’: A Less-Costly Option To Bring Smart Cards To The U.S. [link not available]
• Payments Source, 3/1/2010, After Half A Decade, Is ‘Tap And Go’ Tapped Out? [link not available]
• SecureID News, 3/9/2010, National ID cards: Changing perspectives?
• SecureID News, 3/2/2010, Payments Summit draws up plan to expand contactless use
• sQuid Card, 3/5/2010, Plan to extend contactless payment drawn up
• Third Factor, 3/9/2010, National ID cards: Changing perspectives?
• VSR, 3/3/2010, How VARs (and ISVs) Can Navigate the World of Payment Processing

February 2010

• American Banker, 2/17/2010, Denials Abroad Could Give EMV a Boost at U.S. Banks
• American Banker, 2/2/2010, Adopting EMV Standards May Cost Banks Less than Feared [link not available]
• CardLine, 2/12/2010, No-Signature Card Checkout May Be Undermining Contactless Growth [link not available]
• Contactless News, 2/15/2010, EMV hack may be overstated
• Convenience Store News, 2/3/2010, CSNews Exclusive: Industry Poised For Mobile Payment Strategies
• CQ Homeland Security, 2/17/2010, Report Finds Lack of Resources, Planning Hobbled ID Initiative at DHS [link not available]
• Dark Reading, 2/8/2010, Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council Plans Identity Management Focus For Upcoming Year
• DigitalID News, 2/15/2010, EMV hack may be overstated
• Digital Transactions, 2/23/2010, U.S. Issuers Begin to Fret About Mag-Stripe Problems Overseas
• finextra.com, 2/9/2010, NFC Forum forms industry alliances
• GovInfoSecurity, 2/17/2010, Cyber Security: Virtual Border Control
• IT Pro, 2/16/2010, Card Providers Leap to the Defense of Chip and PIN
• Near Field Communications World, 2/10/2010, NFC Forum joins up with GSMA, EMVCo and Smart Card Alliance
• Newsweek, 2/17/2010, The Smart Set: Could medical information stored on wallet-size cards cure the country’s health-care woes?
• NFC News, 2/10/2010, NFC Forum to work with EMVCo, GSM Association and Smart Card Alliance
• Payments Views, 2/24/2010, Transit Moves Contactless Payment
• The Register, 2/12/2010, China Mobile goes big on proximity payments
• SecureID News, 2/15/2010, EMV hack may be overstated
• SecureID News, 2/8/2010, Smart Card Alliance unveils health care council, agenda
• Security, 2/1/2010, Smart Card Alliance to Host One-Day Tutorial on Smart Cards and ID Management
• sQuid Card, 2/10/2010, Contactless smart cards ‘a secure technology for healthcare applications’
• TMCnet.com, 2/10/2010, NFC Forum Enters into Alliances with Major Organizations
• Wireless Week, 2/11/2010, FirstNews Briefs for February 11, 2010

January 2010

• Bank Technology News, 1/30/2010, Gemalto Opens a Bag of Chips for HSBC in Asia
• CardLine, 1/30/2010, ‘EMV Light’ Technology Could Lower U.S. Chip Card Adoption Costs [link not available]
• Digital ID News, 1/7/2010, RSA Conference 2010 presents smart card tutorial
• GovInfoSecurity, 1/15/2010, Identity Self-Defense: The Power of PIV
• The Green Sheet, 1/6/2010, Smart Card Alliance 2010 summit to focus on convergence
• MoreRFID, 1/17/2010, Convergence of Banking, Retail, Transportation and Mobile Payments the Focus of the Smart Card Alliance 2010 Payments Summit
• Payment Source, 1/30/2010, ‘EMV Light’ Technology Could Lower U.S. Chip Card Adoption Costs
• PIN Debit News Blog, 1/6/2010, Smart Card Alliance 2010 Payments Summit
• SecureID News, 1/25/2010, Different technologies vie to protect payments