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Gemalto is an international digital security company providing software applications, secure personal devices such as smart cards and tokens, and managed services. It is the world’s largest manufacturer of SIM cards.
Smart cards are being used for secure online authentication at the near Vancouver in Canada. Wireless providers benefit from reduced fraud thanks to the security offered by smart cards. With the advent of mobile services such as mobile commerce, Internet browsing, and information services, wireless providers rely on smart cards to act as the security mechanism to protect those services, and ensure trust.Commercial ApplicationsSmart cards also provide benefits for a host of commercial applications in both B2B and B2C environments. The smart card's portability and ability to be updated make it a technology well suited for connecting the virtual and physical worlds, as well as multi-partner card programs.The cards store information, money, and/or applications that can be used for:. Banking/payment. Loyalty and promotions. Access control.
Identification. Ticketing. Parking and toll collectionThehad a powerful impact onsmart payments worldwide. No matter which payment method is used, EMV affords the added security of credit cards remaining in the possession of the cardholder throughout the entire transaction.
With EMV, the computer chip inside the credit card is an active part of the transaction; unlike the magstripe, which is passive.As of late 2015, all major U.S. Payment brands have been moving from magnetic stripe cards to the global standard for payments, chip-based. Multiple applications can be stored on the card, enabling partnering on card programs and providing added convenience to the card holder.
(Payment, loyalty, transport, eID, electronic signature.)The Algerian health program use smart health cards for patients (here in a reader) and smart USB tokens (with a chip) for health professionals. Overare now in circulation and more than 150 states have started issuing this new type of travel document at mid 2018.The electronic passport integrates smart card technology with a microprocessor which stores a digital version of the ID photo as well as all of the ID data found on the first page of the paper passport.Is my passport an electronic passport? Yes, the symbol printed at the bottom of the front page indicates that the US passport contains an microprocessor. They were first issued in 2006.The ICAO (International Civil Agency Organization)have been key for the international deployment of biometric identification and electronic storage of data in so-called machine readable travel documents (MRTDs). Why are other countries ahead of the U.S. In applying smart card technology?Card issuers in different countries are building their business case to justify the issuance of smart cards for different reasons.In the U.S. the fraud liability shift ran into effect in late 2015 for POS devices and in late 2017 for Automatic Fuel Dispensers.