Contactless Smart Cards, RFID, Payment, Transit and Security

CARTES 2003 was a must-see for all contactless issuers

Saturday, November 1, 2003

More than 14,000 visitors from 129 countries packed the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center in Paris last week for CARTES and IT Security 2003. It was the 18th annual event for CARTES and third annual for IT security.

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Research and Markets announced the addition of Polasik Research’s contactless payment cards market report, “The Global Contactless Payment Cards Market”, to its offering.

The report describes the evolution contactless payment methods used at point-of-sale, with reference to the solutions offered under the American Express/MasterCard/Visa Agreement. The report also examines the prospects for the development of contactless payments all over the world, including the potential to develop into NFC-based mobile payments.

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CARTES in North America, a new annual card manufacturing, payment, identification and digital security expo and conference, has placed mobile payments at the center of its agenda of this year’s inaugural event.

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Dates: March 5-7, 2012

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Venue: Mirage Hotel

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GlobalPlatform announced that it will hold a two-day card specification training session March 1-2 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas.

Directly preceding CARTES North America 2012 (March 5-7, Las Vegas), the training session will aim to educate CARTES delegates and other participants on the importance of GlobalPlatform Specifications, their capabilities and functionality.

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Datacard Group, a provider of ID and card personalization solutions, will be showcasing its MX6000 card issuance system at CARTES & IDentification 2011 in Paris. The MX6000, which can print up to 1,500 cards per hour, features retransfer color printing and dual-interface smart card personalization modules along with an envelope insertion system.

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The Asia Pacific region is one of the largest users of smart cards, so much that it now leads the world in using the cards to pay for travel, reports iTWire.

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