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2012/02/22
Munich, Germany
G&D Provides NFC-Capable SIM Cards for Italy’s First Mobile Payment Pilot Project
Munich, February 22, 2012 – Leading technology group Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is supplying NFC-capable SIM cards to Nòverca, an MVNO, for Italy’s very first pilot project for mobile payments launched by Banca Intesa Sanpaolo. Six hundred employees and customers of Banca Intesa Sanpaolo can now use their mobile phones to make contactless payments in the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin at more than 3,000 POS (point of sale) terminals provided by Setefi, the payment institution of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, for example in supermarkets and cafés.
2012/02/21
Munich, Germany
G&D to Focus on NFC Trusted Service Management and Subscription Management at the Mobile World Congress 2012
Munich, February 21, 2012 – At the Mobile World Congress to be held in Barcelona, Spain, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) will be presenting its comprehensive portfolio of end-to-end solutions for ensuring the security of mobile digital applications. G&D will be using real-life examples to highlight its proven, cutting edge solutions, technologies and products for securing converging ecosystems. The demonstrations will comprise solutions for all aspects of NFC Payment, including Trusted Service Management (TSM), Subscription Management and M2M, SIM and Device Management and the protection of sensitive applications on handsets and netbooks by MobiCore, a secure operating system (TEE, Trusted Execution Environment). These will be of particular interest to network providers, banks, public transportation providers and OEMs.
2012/02/13
Munich, Germany
G&D to Supply Turnkey TSM Solution for Commercial Mobile Payment Rollout in Australia
Munich, February 13, 2012 – Australia’s largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, is adding multiple mobile phone-based payment options to its range of mobile banking services. Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is providing the technology to allow secure contactless payments using mobile phones featuring Near Field Communication (NFC). The most important of the components to be provided is G&D’s turnkey Trusted Service Manager (TSM) solution. In its role as Trusted Service Manager, the technology provider will be taking responsibility via the mobile network for services including the personalization of the payment function as well as management of the payment application over its entire lifecycle.
2012/01/26
Munich, Germany
Small and Smart: Giesecke & Devrient Launches Compact Banknote Processing System
Munich, January 26, 2012 – With the BPS C1, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has added a further robust, high-performance machine to its range of desktop systems. This two-stacker machine, featuring a sorting tray and a reject compartment, boasts a counting speed of up to 1,500 banknotes per minute – the fastest in its category. It is highly flexible and offers utmost precision for banknote processing applications. The system is able to process up to 10 different currencies. Two people can use the same BPS C1 machine in parallel, making an investment in the system even more cost-effective. Its front-facing controls and opening mechanism simplify the operator’s work and significantly reduce the machine’s footprint.
