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Major French NFC launch announced
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IN BRIEF • A Middle Eastern government has chosen Bell ID’s card and application management system, ANDiS, to manage passport data in a combined e-ID and e-Passport database. The ANDiS CAMS (card, application and key management system) supports post-issuance personalisation which allows future applications to be loaded on to an e-Passport. Bell ID’s system has been implemented by a number of governments for national ID, military ID, e-Health Cards and now also passport projects. • Gemalto has introduced the world’s first clear window security feature on driving licenses for Swedish drivers. Under the contract, Gemalto will provide the Swedish Road Administration with 600 000 driving licenses per year over the next three years, plus two optional years. The Gemalto Sealys Clear Window is a transparent window in the pure polycarbonate structure for physical security that matches stringent expectations from the criminal laboratory and national road authority of Sweden. The Swedish Road Administration will start delivering the new driving license to the general public in December this year. • 3M has released its new designs for transparent credit cards. The Vikuiti Clear Card Filter is a technology that enables ATM-compatible transparent banking payment cards. Typography, solids, patterns, illustrations and photographs all reproduce well on the clear plastic substrate and it accepts traditional four-colour printing in addition to a wide range of translucent inks. The transparency of the cards increases the available surface area on both sides of the card body and the magnetic stripe can be integrated into the design. The aim of this release is to combine fashion and functionality in order to appeal to the consumer. • Oberthur Card Systems has obtained EAL5+ Common Criteria certification for its IAS application, in compliance with SSCD protection profile type 2 and 3. The company says that its IAS ID-One solution provides a method of identification, authentication and electronic signature and it will now target the national ID card and health card markets. • Thales has announced that its e-Transactions business line is expanding into the healthcare sector through the launch of its Medline product range. Medline is expected to allow doctors, pharmacists and hospitals to process Germany’s new electronic health cards. The range includes a compact terminal that can read both standard and electronic health cards, a hybrid terminal that includes card payment functionality and a modular, unattended solution for eHealth kiosks. The new electronic health card will be introduced from the middle of 2008, replacing the current health card scheme.
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Card Technology Today
Secure Memory Contactless
Secure Microprocessor Contactless
Financial Services
-
45
Government/Healthcare
250
45
Transport
160
15
Others*
-
28
Total
410
133
Source: Eurosmart
Figure 3: 2007 Secure Contactless Market (* Excluding access control and ticketing).
in Europe and Asia, and also due to contactless payments in the USA, Japan and Europe. (The association is predicting contactless payment cards in 2008 will represent around 60 million units.) One of the fastest growing sectors is eGovernment and health. ePassports will remain a strong growth driver of the segment in 2008, Eurosmart says, with a predicted 60 million to be shipped in 2008, up 33% on 2007. In addition healthcare card projects will be a strong driver in 2008 with ongoing national project deployments in Germany, France, Belgium, Slovenia, Taiwan and China. Meanwhile, Eurosmart says that several national e-ID programmes will begin in 2008 and gain traction in the ensuing years.
will use NFC phones made by Sagem, Motorola and LG Electronics. Meanwhile, Inside Contactless is understood to be supplying the NFC chips for the phones and Gemalto and Oberthur Card Systems will supply the SIMs. Sagem Monetel and Ingenico are supplying the point-of-sale terminals. Trial participants will be able to tap to pay for purchases of 20 euros or less without having to enter a PIN code or signing a receipt. The initiative is also geared toward standardization within the future SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) by contributing to the emergence of a mobile contactless payment standard. The six French banks are: BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole and LCL, Credit Mutuel-CIC, Groupe Caisse d’Epargne, La Banque Postale and Societe Generale.
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Major French NFC launch announced
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major new trial of NFC technology has been announced in France bringing together six French banks and four mobile network operators, in collaboration with Visa Europe and MasterCard Worldwide. The Payez Mobile payment project launched this November in the cities of Caen and Strasbourg. In total it will enable approximately 1000 consumers to use their handsets to make purchases at almost 200 merchants. The payment application for the trial will be stored in the customer’s SIM card. The project is unique in that it brings together all the major operators (Bouygues Telecom, NRJ Mobile, Orange and SFR) and banks in one project. The field trial will be used to evaluate users’ interest in this sort of payment solution and test the interoperability between solutions provided by different suppliers. CTT understands that the trial
NXP and Sony form Moversa joint venture
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XP and Sony have announced the formation of Moversa, a joint venture company that is tasked with driving the global adoption of contactless smart card applications in mobile phones using near field communication (NFC). The two companies said that Moversa will produce a U-SAM (Universal Secure Access Module) that incorporates both Mifare and FeliCa operating systems and applications, which are regarded as two of the most widely installed contactless smart card technologies across the world. When used together with an NFC chip, the USAM will create a universal contactless IC platform for mobile phones that can be used globally in applications such as mobile payments and ticketing. First samples of the chip will be available by mid-2008 for solutions embedded within mobile phones. Initial deployments are targeted for the end of next year.
November/December 2007
IN BRIEF • A Middle Eastern government has chosen Bell ID’s card and application management system, ANDiS, to manage passport data in a combined e-ID and e-Passport database. The ANDiS CAMS (card, application and key management system) supports post-issuance personalisation which allows future applications to be loaded on to an e-Passport. Bell ID’s system has been implemented by a number of governments for national ID, military ID, e-Health Cards and now also passport projects. • Gemalto has introduced the world’s first clear window security feature on driving licenses for Swedish drivers. Under the contract, Gemalto will provide the Swedish Road Administration with 600 000 driving licenses per year over the next three years, plus two optional years. The Gemalto Sealys Clear Window is a transparent window in the pure polycarbonate structure for physical security that matches stringent expectations from the criminal laboratory and national road authority of Sweden. The Swedish Road Administration will start delivering the new driving license to the general public in December this year. • 3M has released its new designs for transparent credit cards. The Vikuiti Clear Card Filter is a technology that enables ATM-compatible transparent banking payment cards. Typography, solids, patterns, illustrations and photographs all reproduce well on the clear plastic substrate and it accepts traditional four-colour printing in addition to a wide range of translucent inks. The transparency of the cards increases the available surface area on both sides of the card body and the magnetic stripe can be integrated into the design. The aim of this release is to combine fashion and functionality in order to appeal to the consumer. • Oberthur Card Systems has obtained EAL5+ Common Criteria certification for its IAS application, in compliance with SSCD protection profile type 2 and 3. The company says that its IAS ID-One solution provides a method of identification, authentication and electronic signature and it will now target the national ID card and health card markets. • Thales has announced that its e-Transactions business line is expanding into the healthcare sector through the launch of its Medline product range. Medline is expected to allow doctors, pharmacists and hospitals to process Germany’s new electronic health cards. The range includes a compact terminal that can read both standard and electronic health cards, a hybrid terminal that includes card payment functionality and a modular, unattended solution for eHealth kiosks. The new electronic health card will be introduced from the middle of 2008, replacing the current health card scheme.
4
Card Technology Today
Secure Memory Contactless
Secure Microprocessor Contactless
Financial Services
-
45
Government/Healthcare
250
45
Transport
160
15
Others*
-
28
Total
410
133
Source: Eurosmart
Figure 3: 2007 Secure Contactless Market (* Excluding access control and ticketing).
in Europe and Asia, and also due to contactless payments in the USA, Japan and Europe. (The association is predicting contactless payment cards in 2008 will represent around 60 million units.) One of the fastest growing sectors is eGovernment and health. ePassports will remain a strong growth driver of the segment in 2008, Eurosmart says, with a predicted 60 million to be shipped in 2008, up 33% on 2007. In addition healthcare card projects will be a strong driver in 2008 with ongoing national project deployments in Germany, France, Belgium, Slovenia, Taiwan and China. Meanwhile, Eurosmart says that several national e-ID programmes will begin in 2008 and gain traction in the ensuing years.
will use NFC phones made by Sagem, Motorola and LG Electronics. Meanwhile, Inside Contactless is understood to be supplying the NFC chips for the phones and Gemalto and Oberthur Card Systems will supply the SIMs. Sagem Monetel and Ingenico are supplying the point-of-sale terminals. Trial participants will be able to tap to pay for purchases of 20 euros or less without having to enter a PIN code or signing a receipt. The initiative is also geared toward standardization within the future SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) by contributing to the emergence of a mobile contactless payment standard. The six French banks are: BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole and LCL, Credit Mutuel-CIC, Groupe Caisse d’Epargne, La Banque Postale and Societe Generale.
nfc nfc
Major French NFC launch announced
A
major new trial of NFC technology has been announced in France bringing together six French banks and four mobile network operators, in collaboration with Visa Europe and MasterCard Worldwide. The Payez Mobile payment project launched this November in the cities of Caen and Strasbourg. In total it will enable approximately 1000 consumers to use their handsets to make purchases at almost 200 merchants. The payment application for the trial will be stored in the customer’s SIM card. The project is unique in that it brings together all the major operators (Bouygues Telecom, NRJ Mobile, Orange and SFR) and banks in one project. The field trial will be used to evaluate users’ interest in this sort of payment solution and test the interoperability between solutions provided by different suppliers. CTT understands that the trial
NXP and Sony form Moversa joint venture
N
XP and Sony have announced the formation of Moversa, a joint venture company that is tasked with driving the global adoption of contactless smart card applications in mobile phones using near field communication (NFC). The two companies said that Moversa will produce a U-SAM (Universal Secure Access Module) that incorporates both Mifare and FeliCa operating systems and applications, which are regarded as two of the most widely installed contactless smart card technologies across the world. When used together with an NFC chip, the USAM will create a universal contactless IC platform for mobile phones that can be used globally in applications such as mobile payments and ticketing. First samples of the chip will be available by mid-2008 for solutions embedded within mobile phones. Initial deployments are targeted for the end of next year.
November/December 2007