Contactless Smart Cards, RFID, Payment, Transit and Security

Collis implements French domestic debit scheme

Monday, June 15, 2009

Collis announced that it has implemented a new module for French CB contact cards in the Collis EMV Personalization Validation Tool. This new module covers the Groupement des Cartes Bancaires card personalization specification. Contactless cards will be supported in the near future.

The Collis EMV Personalization Validation Tool (Collis EMV PVT) is a tool designed to check if issuers’ cards are personalized correctly and enabled issuers to check the consistency between magnetic stripe data, contact chip data, contactless chip data and embossing data. [end] 

Collis announced the launch of a complete terminal test suite for the U.S. and Canadian markets, the Collis Merchant Test Suite.

The software modules comprising the Collis Merchant Test Suite – Collis Brand Test Tool and Collis Card Simulator – are combined to offer an all-in-one EMV contact and contactless solution for merchants, processors and acquirers that are involved in the development, testing and deployment of acceptance devices.

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Collis has announced the launch of its Visa Mobile Payment Specification (VMCPS) Test Suite, enabling the functional testing of UICC or secure element-based contactless mobile payments applications.

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A recent survey conducted by Wincor Nixdorf shows that a strong majority of French consumers are interested in using fingerprint scanning technology to secure transactions.

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Visa, in partnership with Monitise, has launched a suite of new mobile financial services on its revamped Debit Processing Service platform, enabling mobile phone users to check their account history and balances, transfer funds between accounts, and receive real-time transaction alerts.

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Collis has announced that its test center at the company’s head office in Leiden, Holland has been accredited by MasterCard Worldwide to provide Card Personalization Validation (CPV) and Terminal Integration Process (TIP & M-TIP) services.

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Cetecom ICT Services and Collis have teamed up to develop VDV-KA Test Tools and a VDV-KA Test Lab for VDV-Kernapplikations GmbH & Co. KG’s (VDV KA KG) eTicketing project in Germany.

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