Bringing together companies who power secure identification to promote the use of hardware-based security.
Juniper Research has awarded its “Future Mobile Gold Award” to Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) for "making an outstanding contribution to the future of the mobile contactless payments market”. For Edgar Salib, Senior Vice President and Head of the Financial Institutions division at G&D, this award confirms G&D’s position as “an innovative technology leader and valuable…
Bundesdruckerei has taken note: mobile payments will be one of the mega trends in years to come. At this year's CeBIT, therefore, the German state-owned secure ID provider has joined forces with XCOM AG and biw Bank für Investments und Wertpapiere AG to show how identity services based on the German ID card can facilitate…
What determines our identity? How can I ensure my identity is protected in the Internet age? Questions like these are gaining importance as mobile apps for smartphones and the Web become more prevalent. G&D set up its international and interdisciplinary dialogue platform “Identity – Talk in the Tower” to promote discussion on the impact this…
The importance of the Secure Element is immense in today's NFC infrastructure. It enables security and therefore trustworthy data connectivity. Though nearly invisible to the end customer, it is the key component behind, amongst others, mobile payment. Watch this video to find out more about Infineon's offering in this area. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR0TR3QqJoA&feature=youtu.be
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) announces that shipments of its Convego Air® contactless payment cards in the U.S. have now surpassed the 50 million unit mark. Since the introduction of its contactless payment cards in 2006 and its subsequent growth, G&D has captured the leadership position in the U.S. among Visa and MasterCard branded contactless payment…
Five partners from industry and academia have joined forces in a European research project, SEPIA (Secure Embedded Platform with advanced Process Isolation and Anonymity capabilities), to define security standards for next-generation mobile devices including high-end cell phones and tablet devices. As financial services, such as banking and payment, become increasingly accessed from mobile devices, it becomes increasingly…