Member Councils

The Smart Card Alliance Latin America has member-driven industry and technology councils that are focused groups within the overall structure of the Alliance. Councils have been created to foster increased industry collaboration within a specified industry or market segment and produce tangible results, speeding smart card adoption and industry growth. Groups collaborate on specific deliverables, including reports, briefings and educational material. Active Councils currently include:

• Financial Payments Council: To promote the understanding of the benefits using smart cards in the financial sector.
• Physical Access Council: To help expand the knowledge and advantages of using smart cards for access control in the security industry.
• Transportation Council: To encourage the modernization of transportation systems through the use of smart card technology
• Media Outreach Council: To provide information to the vertical markets influenced by smart cards through articles and publications.
• Government Information Exchange: To exchange information among different government institutions in the region regarding the use of smart cards in helping to improving government services.

Councils

• Financial Payments Council

  Represesentative: Diego Rodriquez
  Leading Organization: Visa International LAC
  Mission: To help expand the knowledge and advantages of using smart cards for electronic payments.

• Physical Access Council

  Representative: Humberto de la Vega
  Leading Organization: HID Global
  Mission: To help expand the knowledge and advantages of using smart cards for access control in the security industry.

• Transportation Council

  Representative: Celso Campello Neto
  Leading Organization: Rede Ponto Certo
  Mission: To help expand the knowledge and use of smart cards for Public and Private Transportation systems.

• Media Outreach Council

  Representative: Karina Prado
  Leading Organization: G&D Burti
  Mission: To help expand the use and knowledge of smart cards in Latin America through media outlets.

• Government Information Exchange

  Representative: Maurício Augusto Coelho
  Leading Organization: Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia da Informação (ITI) - Brazil
  Mission: To create opportunities for government institutions in Latin America to exchange information and experiences as well as develop means of communication with mayor industry players.