Procard Indonesia News

HID Global Expands Partnership With Inside

HID Global announced that it has established an agreement with INSIDE to manufacture contactless prelaminates for INSIDE based upon the MicroPass intelligent payment platform. "The expansion of our partnership directly reflects the fundamental changes that are taking place in the contactless market," said Denis Hebert, President and CEO HID Global. "As issuers seek to secure platforms for cashless payment cards,it was only natural that both INSIDE and HID should partner to fulfill that existing need." (CNA/PP1160/8/2009)

A First For Vietnam and VP Bank - Platinum MasterCard

VP Bank officially launched its EMV-compliant Platinum MasterCard cards. EMV enables all merchants to utilise one terminal at the POS to support any smart card regardless of the issuer or brand. The VP Bank Platinum MasterCard cards, which come in both the credit and debit card versions, mark a series of firsts for the country and for VP Bank. The VP Bank Platinum MasterCard cards offer the ultimate combination of global acceptance, prestige, rewards and enhanced security. The cards will be accepted at over 24 million merchants worldwide and can be used to withdraw cash from more than 1 million ATMs globally, including over 1,000 ATMs across Vietnam belonging to VP Bank and its affiliated networks. (CNA/311208id2442)

Mifare Plus Set New Benchmark

NXP unveiled Mifare Plus, a revolutionary contactless smart card IC that offers breakthrough security and performance for the cost-sensitive automated fare collection (AFC) and access control market. Mifare Plus is the latest edition to NXP's Mifare portfolio, features multiple levels of security , including Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and an easy migration path from the existing Mifare Classic implementations. NXP's Mifare family chips is the leading technology in the market for contactless smart card ICs and is used in major national and regional transport networks worldwide. (CNA/PP11610/7/2008)

ACR122 - World 1st CCID-Compliant NFC Card Reader

ACS Proudly presents its newest contactless smart card reader - ACR122, the world's first NFC Card Reader compliant to CCID standard with an optional ISO-7816-3 SAM Slot. The ACR122 is specially developed on the 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology, supporting not only MiFare, ISO 14443 A & B cards but also NFC and FeliCa contactless technologies. Its proximity operating distance is up to 5 cm, depending on the type of contactless tag in use. An RF boaster can be added on customisation requests to extend the distance. (CNA/PP11610/7/2008)

Contactless Cards Now Accepted at All KFCs in Malaysia

Customers dining at any of KFC's 402 restaurants in Malaysia are now able to pay for their favourite meals with their credit or debit payment cards. Approximately 150 outlets in the Klang Valley, Penang, Johor, and East Malaysia are equipped to accept payment cards, with all remaining outlets enabled by the end of H1 2008. Also announced was the availability of MasterCard PayPass contactless payment at KFC outlets, which will allow customers with PayPass-enabled MasterCard cards to 'tap and go' when making purchases. This will also be made available at all KFC outlets by the end of Q1 2008. (CNA/PP11610/7/2008)

MasterCard introduces 1st Contactless Payment in Mongolia

MasterCard in collaboration with Golomt Bank of Mongolia, has set a market precedent by pioneering the 1st contactless payment card in the market = the MasterCard PayPass Petrovis Petrol Credit Card. With the official launch in January 2008, the card ushered consumers in Mongolia into the contactless payments era. As the co-branded merchant for this card, Petrovis is the largest petroleum company in Mongolia, owning a large distribution network with 400 gas stations all over the country. Cardholders of the MasterCard PayPass Petrovis Petrol Credit Card will be offered a minimum of 3% discount when using the card for payment at Petrovis gas stations. (CNA/PP11610/7/2008)

SCM-Sony MoU On FeliCa Technology

SCM Microsystems announced it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sony to develop and supply FeliCa contactless card readers for international markets. Under the arrangement, SCM will develop its own line of FeliCa products targetting the enterprise, mobile and banking markets. Initially, the product portfolio is planned to consist of Felica Physical Access Control Terminals (PACT). Additional products are under discussion between the 2 companies. All SCM terminals and readers developed under this co-operation are anticipated to be fully ISO14443 and FeliCa capable and fully support NFC functionality. SCM experts to introduce the 1st readers in its Felica portfolio in Q4 2008. (CNA/PP11610/7/2008)

ACS Launches ACR128 DualBoost Reader

ACS announced that its dual-interface smart card reader - ACR128 DualBoost smart card reader is now ready to enter the global market. The ACR128 is a secure, economically designed smart card reader compliant to both ISO7816 part 1-3 Class A, B standard for the contact smart card and to ISO14443 Part 1-4 Type A, B standard for the contactless smart card. With the ACR128, It is possible to integrate the contact and contactless smart card applications which are conventionally separated and independent to each other.(CNA/PP11610/7/2008)