ContactlessNews | FIME expands GlobalPlatform test tool, earns certification for lab in Asia

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

FIME has announced that its GlobalPlatform certified test tool is equipped to validate the compliance of secure chips to the new GlobalPlatform Basic Financial Configuration for the banking sector.

FIME, which is already qualified to run compliance tests with GlobalPlatform UICC Configuration for the mobile sector, is the first full service testing facility to receive GlobalPlatform certification for validating a card’s compliance to the GlobalPlatform Basic Financial Configuration. According to FIME, bank card manufacturers can now purchase and use the tool independently to test a product’s adherence to GlobalPlatform’s specifications prior to official certification.

FIME has also announced that its Asian laboratory has also been approved by GlobalPlatform to certify products, making FIME the first company to offer GlobalPlatform evaluation facilities in both Europe and Asia.

GlobalPlatform – the organization that standardizes the management of applications on secure chip technology – launched its compliance program in early 2011 to increase market confidence and encourage stability within the secure chip ecosystem. It has created this new element to its compliance program to confirm that a card product operates within the payment landscape as agreed and expected by the industry.

According to FIME, meeting GlobalPlatform specifications will deliver long-term market interoperability, which is important as more and more applications reside on a single secure chip.

GlobalPlatform releases new specs for Trusted Execution Environment

GlobalPlatform launched its latest specifications for the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE).

The organization has released two new specifications primarily for use by software developers working within the TEE space. The “TEE Systems Architecture v1.0” explains the hardware and software architectures behind the TEE, while the “TEE Internal API Specification v1.0” specifies how to develop trusted applications.

C-SAM, MasterCard to launch mobile wallet in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa

C-SAM, a U.S.-based provider of secure mobile transactions technology, has announced a joint initiative with MasterCard to offer a white label mobile wallet solution to mobile operators, retail banks and payment providers in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa.

NFC Forum appoints TÜV SÜD for RF Validation Service

The NFC Forum has appointed TÜV SÜD Product Service to provide its Radio Frequency (RF) Analogue Test Tool Validation Service.

TÜV SÜD, a global provider of product testing and certification, will validate all RF Analogue test tools used as part of the NFC Forum Certification Program for testing the RF Layer of the communications stack to prove conformance to the NFC Forum specifications.

Collis launches all-in-one payment test suite

Collis announced the release of the all-in-one Collis Brand Test Tool for a complete EMV contact and contactless solution. The Collis Brand Test Tool has been developed for acquirers, retailers and processors that are involved in the development, testing and deployment of card acceptance devices.

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