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“EMV Tour–Quito 2012”
I would like thank all of you for showing your support for SCALA’s initiatives and activities during the first half of 2012. We are grateful for all of the efforts from members, colleagues, and friends who continue to help us promote and develop our activities, like the “Mexico–Smart Card Summit” that was held last month. It is clear to me that any success accomplished by SCALA is linked back to the support we receive from you. … Read full letter »
Mauricio Augusto Coelho - Public Key Infrastructure Director at INT and
Claudio Piccolo - Senior Adviser at Banco do Brasil
Smart Card Alliance Latin America and Visa analyze the EMV landscape in South America.
An explanation of EMV and deployment options for chip cards in the U.S.
Predicting developments in mobile payments, Stapleton offers his take on NFC and transit.
The Identity Council explains how smart card technology protects online identities and transactions.
The push for transit agencies to accept open contactless bank card payments, and the technology enabling these innovations.
Center for Democracy and Technology
Directions for health information exchange and balancing privacy and security in healthcare identity.
The SCA Payments Council looks at mobile contactless transactions.
Latin America Smart Card News |
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- Inteligensa i-Thing: Contactless Technology for Quick and Easy Payments
- Gemalto selected by América Móvil, Banamex and Banco Inbursa as the technology provider for Transfer mobile payment service in Mexico
- RFID Technology Smooths Mass Transit
- Smart Card Alliance Latino América (SCALA) llevará a cabo el Primer Smart Card Summit en Expo Seguridad 2012 en la Ciudad de México, DF
- Watchdata WatchKey™ is the first PKI Token compliant with ICP in Brazil
- Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA) Hosts First Smart Card Summit at Expo Seguridad 2012 in Mexico City
- Inteligensa Reaffirms Authentication Leadership in CIT Mexico 2012
- Inteligensa to Show i-Pin at RSA 2012
- Inteligensa's Venezuelan Banking Application is Again Certified by Mastercard
- OTI Receives an Initial $6.9 Million Contract to Supply Electronic Immigration Control System in Panama
- Smart Card Alliance Latino América (SCALA) Lanza la Guía para la Migración a EMV en América Latina y el Caribe (Spanish)
- Smart Card Alliance América Latina (SCALA) Divulga Guia de Implementação para Migração a EMV na América Latina e no Caribe (Portuguese)
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Smart Card Industry News |
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- Negocios e innovación en el corazón de la exposición CARTES & IDentification 2011 es
- UBC transita hacia acceso sin llave es
- BofA expande tecnología EMV es
- Tarjeta inteligente Interpol es rápidamente aceptada en el mundo es
- Gemalto lanza Ezio, una tarjeta con funcionalidad de seguridad para online banking es
- Precise nombra distribuidor exclusivo en Brasil es
- Proyecto BioP@ss agiliza control de pasaportes es
- Nuevo carné y pasaporte chileno tendrán un chip con información del usuario es
- Los visados biométricos empiezan a funcionar en la zona Schengen es
- La última edición de Regarding ID en el visualizador de PDF interactivo es
- Informe: auge del mercado brasileño de tarjetas de pago es
White Papers & Case Studies |
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The Smart Card Alliance Latin America provides translations of selected Smart Card Alliance white papers. Spanish and Portuguese translations are provided below.
- SCALA Healthcare Case Study: InteliSalud: Spanish, Portuguese, English
- Card Payments Roadmap in Latin America: How Does EMV Impact the Payments Infrastructure?: White Paper (English), Selected Quotes (English)
- Identity Paradox: Spanish, Portuguese
- Online Taxes: Spanish, Portuguese
- Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul – Banrisul Case Study: Spanish, Portuguese, English
- Identity Management Systems: Spanish, Portuguese, English
- Building a Chain of Trust: Spanish, Portuguese, English
- Secure Physical Access: Spanish, Portuguese, English
- Logical Access Security: Spanish, Portuguese, English
- Smart Cards and Parking: Spanish, Portuguese, English
- The Importance of Card Testing: Spanish, Portuguese, English
SCALA Webinars |
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- EMV Migration & Market Analysis–Mexico & Brazil
Spanish, Portuguese, English - Brazilian National ID and Digital Certificate Implementation
Industry Information |
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The Smart Card Alliance brings you a wealth of information about smart card technology and its applications.
- Smart Card Technology Primer
- Smart Card Applications
- Smart Card Glossary
- Smart Card FAQ
- FIPS 201 Resources
- Contactless Payments Resources
Latin America Chapter |
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The Latin American smart card market is growing, and the Smart Card Alliance has formed a new Latin American chapter to bring together smart card suppliers, partners and customers in order to address the challenges facing smart card deployment in the region.
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