Identity, Security, Payments, Biometrics, Smart Cards and Authentication News

Gemalto, Innovative Card Technologies ink deal

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Innovative Card Technologies Inc., a developer of the InCard DisplayCard for dual authentication for e-banking, e-commerce and secure data access, announced a product procurement agreement with Gemalto.

Under the terms of the agreement, Gemalto has made purchase commitments based on client orders for the InCard DisplayCard, a one-time password generator in a credit card form factor. This arrangement enables Gemalto to shorten delivery lead times for InCard DisplayCard deployments to enterprises and financial institutions.


At the push of a button on the InCard DisplayCard, a one-time passcode is shown on its integrated display. During an online transaction, this number is entered into a user interface with other information such as the user’s login name and static PIN for multi-factor authentication.

Gemalto will make custom client-branded InCard DisplayCards a part of its current solution portfolio. The cards are being marketed to large enterprise and financial institutions as dual-factor authenticators for online, ATM, or by phone. [end] 

Gemalto announced the launch of ProtivaMedSecure, a solution package that addresses one of challenges facing health care providers: a secure digital identity.

Gemalto’s Protiva MedSecure provides a portfolio of authentication software, digital credentials, secure devices, servers and associated services. The Gemalto solution provides a single credential for secure visual identity, as well as physical and logical access to medical facilities and electronic medical records.

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Al Bilad Bank, a Shariah-based financial organization in Saudi Arabia, has deployed Gemalto’s Dexxis Instant Issuance solution for EMV payment cards in more than 120 bank branches. With this system, Al Bilad can issue up to 2,000 EMV DDA high-end security smart cards a day.

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Diners Club Spain has chosen Gemalto to help it migrate to EMV in 2012. In this effort, Gemalto is providing consulting and personalization services to Diners Club Spain.

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Gemalto announced that it has been awarded a multi-year contract from the UK’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to supply 40 to 80 million secure Sealys documents for a variety of official permits. These include digital tachograph cards, the next generation of polycarbonate driver’s licenses, and biometric residence permits, in a multi-year contract.

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Gemalto announced it has been appointed by Oman Information Technology Authority (ITA) as prime contractor to secure the country’s eGovernment services. The full solution encompasses strong authentication and digital signature using the eID card, as well as mobile authentication using a mobile handset.

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Union National Bank (UNB), one of the United Arab Emrite’s banks, partnered with Gemalto to introduce the Optelio payment cards for its EMV migration. The bank is converting its entire portfolio of debit and credit cards to Dynamic Data Authentication smart cards.

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