04-03-2008 - Bell ID Signs New Banking Customer in Canada

Rotterdam - 26th March 2008 - Bell ID, worldwide technology leader in the field of smart card management solutions, today announced that it will be providing a full EMV solution for managing over two million cards, to a major Canadian financial institution.

04-03-2008 - MULTOS stakeholders escalate their investment

Three of the founding members of the MULTOS consortium, Keycorp, Hitachi, and Mondex International Ltd, today announced an escalation in their investment in the MULTOS multi-application smart card assets, by acquiring from StepNexus Holdings Inc. the United Kingdom operations: StepNexus Limited and MAOSCO Limited, along with additional intellectual property rights and registered patents.

05-12-2008 - Banrisul is recognised at the OSCAs

OSCA Ceremony, CTST, Orlando, FL - May 12, 2008

Banrisul, a bank in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, was awarded runner-up position in the Latin American Issuing Organisation category at the OSCA (Oustanding Smart Card Achievement) awards on May 12th in Orlando. The award recognised their innovative project that combines a private-label EMV application with Brazil's national PKI scheme on a single MULTOS multi-application smart card.

The OSCA awards are organised by the Smart Card Alliance and recognise individuals and organisations that have significantly impacted and influenced the market for smart cards in North and Latin America. For further information, visit the Smart Card Alliance OSCA Awards page.