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Mobile World Congress 2012 Review

by Jerome Chavanel March 19, 2012 Infrastructure
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If you have not already read my wonderful post of last year’s event, you can always get a look here . If you are interested in fresher news, you are at the right place. It was my very real pleasure to drive once again to Barcelona this year. Surely because, before anything, I could feel [...]

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ABnote Video on NFC and TSM Services

by Richard Taylor February 27, 2012 Infrastructure
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We have recently produced a short video on the development of NFC and the role of the TSM from an ABnote perspective. Click on the the following link to view and let me know what you think. ABnote NFC and TSM Alternatively visit us at the Cartes North America Exhibition on in Las Vegas - March 5th to [...]

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Government Utopia…One Image, One ID, equates to Lower Costs and better security outcomes

by Steve Andrinos February 27, 2012 Identity
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Governments all around the world are facing unprecedented financial strain as the fall out of the global financial crisis continues to impact in various forms. All governments and their administrations struggle to manage their budgets against increasing foreign debt, unemployment, social security, education and health care demands. Then there is the national security agenda to [...]

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ABnote 1st to receive MasterCard® TSM Certification in Australasia

by Christine Blewett January 28, 2012 Infrastructure
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Mastercard TSM Certification On January 25th ABnote Australasia achieved MasterCard Trusted Service Manager (TSM) Certification for Australia and New Zealand. The TSM hubs, located in Ingleburn NSW and Christchurch NZ, are the first in Australasia to successfully complete the compliance process and receive approval by MasterCard’s Mobile Partner Program. MasterCard certification allows ABnote to provide TSM [...]

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ABnote’s International Business Unit

by uwe ludwig January 12, 2012 Identity
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Background In the latter part of 2011 I was invited to establish a focused international business unit for the ABnote Group. I have had a strong and successful career in the Identity market, and specifically in the provision of products and solutions for credentialing and national identity projects. The opportunity presented by ABnote is expected [...]

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Is the payment card dead?

by Richard Taylor November 20, 2011 Infrastructure
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I have just attended the Cartes Exposition in Paris.  Cartes is reportedly the largest exposition dealing in the subjects of cards, ID and mobile payment.  This year’s exposition was certainly influenced by the resurgence of interest in the topic of mobile contactless payment.  NFC and TSM was the topic on every body’s lips.  Conference topics [...]

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What’s a TSM?

by Jerome Chavanel November 14, 2011 Infrastructure
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CARTES is just around the corner and like every year, it will bring innovation, discussion, presentations and analysis of trends. But this year, NFC will be on every lip. With NFC, comes the usual discussion on how to bind two worlds (cards services like payment and transit, and Mobile world). Nobody will have the same [...]

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The impact of smart phones on payments in S Africa

by David Bulmer November 12, 2011 Infrastructure
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Recent surveys into the types of handsets used by South Africa have yielded surprising results. Upwards off 20% of all cellphone users choose to utilise a smartphone as their preferred device. This adoption bodes well for the future of mobile payments. With the flurry of NFC enabled Android and Nokia phones combined with an increasing [...]

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NFC – Contactless payment stickers

by David Montgomery November 9, 2011 Infrastructure
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One of the great things about working in a technology company is the opportunity to work on new and innovative projects with customers.  And part of that great experience involves sharing the collective learning, which in turn helps customers move confidently to adopt new technologies. NFC Payment Pilot The other day, I was discussing the [...]

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Privacy by Design

by Richard Taylor November 1, 2011 Identity
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In recently examining a range of global Government ID projects, I noticed that some of the most successful ones (if success is defined by adoption rates and use), share some common characteristics.  The successful projects are distinguished by offering: multi-application – to provide citizens with value and utility, 3rd party access to the infrastructure, security [...]

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