Cornèr Bank launches first biometric credit card in Switzerland
The credit card will be issued to an initial 100 customers.
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Three key steps that can put banks ahead in the sustainability revolution
Including adopting sustainable technology and processes lowering your carbon footprint.
NatWest prepares biometric card pilot
The bank will trial fingerprint technology-enabled cards with Gemalto.
Build-a-card workshop with Gemalto’s Mini Kiosk
On-the-spot card issuance.
Gemalto and R3 launch blockchain-based digital ID platform
One identity in all online sites.
Riyad Bank launches Saudi Arabia’s first contactless payment wristband
Riyad Bank has teamed up with Gemalto for Saudi Arabia’s first range of contactless payment wristbands.
Entrust Datacard teams with Gemalto
Identity authentication and secure card issuance company partners with payment card supplier.
Security is NOT a priority – especially in Japan
New research from Gemalto indicates many PR gimmicks and posturing are empty promises.
Bank of Cyprus pilots fingerprint activated payment card
Removes the need for a four-digit or longer PIN entry.
Gemalto wooed by Thales’ massive wallet
Story needs more double entendres.
Atos bids €4.3bn for Gemalto to create IoT giant
An attempt to create an industry powerhouse in the markets for cybersecurity and digital products.
Gemalto bus-ts a move with GDPR double decker delight
Should you hear a vehicle trundling down your litter-strewn UK street don’t all rush out assuming it’s an ice cream van. Calm yourself and your desires for a gigantic calorie-drenched concoction, and instead prepare for Gemalto’s GDPR Clinic. Before you ask WTF? (i.e. what the fintech) – this is payments firm Gemalto and its double […]
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 1 February 2017
The world moves fast, so you need a fast read. A round-up of key events to save you time. PayCommerce, an open cross-border payments network, has completed its real-time, cross-border payment, clearing and settlement testing. It is the first phase of its multi-country global roll out strategy and was done between the US and India. […]
Intesa Sanpaolo sends PIN codes to customers via digital channels
Italy’s largest retail bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, is working with Gemalto to deliver PIN codes to customers via SMS, web and mobile banking app. Gemalto describes the project as “the world’s first comprehensive e-PIN notification service”.
Yes Bank says yes to Gemalto’s mobile payments for UPI
Yes Bank has deployed Gemalto’s SafeNet Network HSM to secure mobile payment transactions for its customers under India’s recently implemented Unified Payments Interface (UPI). UPI was launched in April by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), and will go live by the end of this month with 15 participating banks. It offers instant, online […]
Gemalto teams up for biometric security platform launch
Four firms have joined forces to introduce the “first” end-to-end security architecture for biometric fingerprint authentication at Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona. Gemalto, Fingerprint Cards, Precise Biometrics and STMicroelectronics say they are offering original equipment manufacturers (OEM) the opportunity to deploy this feature in the latest generation of wearable and consumer electronics devices. The […]
Cyber attacks on the rise warns Gemalto
Data breaches are getting worse with 246 million records compromised by criminal activity in the first six months of 2015, according to new figures published by digital security company Gemalto. The numbers suggest cyber-crime will remain a top priority for banks for the foreseeable future.
Tokenisation is key to tackling threat of payment challengers
The vast majority of payments worldwide are still made in cash. But if mobile were to combine e-commerce with proximity payment, that could be a problem for banks. One potential solution is tokenisation.
Securing the future of NFC?
Ever since the deployment of Apple’s NFC solution – ‘Apple Pay’, and the various competitors launches since, there’s been speculation around what the future holds for consumer payments and how security will impact it
CaixaBank launches Gemalto-powered NFC mobile payment wristband
CaixaBank, one of Spain’s largest banks, has moved into the wearable payment technology space with the launch of an NFC-enabled wristband capable of making contactless payments. Security vendor Gemalto has supplied its Optelio Contactless MiniTag, which links the wristband to the user’s existing payment card.
Lack of EMV means US leads the world in card fraud
The US leads the world in card fraud, at least in part because it has lagged in the adoption of the EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) Chip & PIN standard, and continues to use signatures for verification. One result, said Carolyn Balfany, group head for US product delivery at MasterCard Worldwide, during Money2020 in Las […]
Carrier billing gains traction among UK mobile phone operators
All of the UK’s mobile network operators have extended their carrier billing offerings by connecting to Gemalto’s direct billing platform, the mobile security solutions provider announced.
Mobile money to transform Turkish transport and US retail
Turkish operator Turkcell and SIM card and mobile security solutions provider Gemalto have each found themselves at the hearts of two mobile payment projects that promise to transform the transport and retail sectors in Turkey and the USA respectively.
