Infineon launches SLC26P security controller based on 28nm technology for payment applications

Munich, Germany. 29 November, 2022 – Commercial production of integrated circuits using 28 nm technology node began several years ago. As the process technology has matured, market demand for 28 nm products has also increased. Although offering numerous advantages, security applications have not been among the main applications of this technology, thus far. Today, Infineon

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Security evaluation for IoT products supported by EMVCo

Global technical body, EMVCo has confirmed its security evaluation methodologies and processes support Internet of Things (IoT) payment use cases, enabling emerging solutions and devices to be evaluated quickly and efficiently.

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Passwords have had their day: Why we can expect an accelerated shift towards biometrics in 2019

This year will mark the 50th anniversary of the first ever internet transmission in 1969. As we near this milestone, says Andrew Shikiar, chief marketing officer of the FIDO Alliance, contentions regarding privacy and security online abound.

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SECURIOT-2 project aims to bring security to the IoT with Tiempo Secure as project leader

The SECURIOT-2 project just obtained the recognition of the French government Fonds Unique Interministériel (FUI) – Régions, dedicated to financing projects supported by industry clusters (Pôles de Compétitivité).

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Secure elements for LoRaWAN launched by Avnet Silica and Trusted Objects

Avnet Silica, an Avnet company, and Trusted Objects, a provider of secure firmware and security services, announced the availability of a new LoRaWAN™ family of secure elements.

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Infineon secures new smart wearables for Taiwanese iPASS transport ticketing system

Users of public transport in Taiwan now have a new range of secured iPASS-ready wearables at hand.

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SIMalliance Open Mobile API test specifications updated for security benefits

SIMalliance, the global non-profit industry association which simplifies aspects of hardware-based device security to drive secure mobile services, has released its Open Mobile API (OMAPI) Test Specification for Transport API v2.2.

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COMPRION and P3 develop solution to test mobile payment services at point of sale

Mobile payment is starting to revolutionise the way we pay. But, regardless of already existing contactless communication standards such as NFC and EMVCo, payment service providers and terminal vendors are still coping with teething problems.

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Infineon supports Gear S2 smartwatch for secured NFC payment

A wave of the arm to pay for a coffee, a simple twist of the bezel to scroll through e-mails: the new Samsung Gear S2 smart watch further improves users’ convenience and mobility. Infineon Technologies AG provides the embedded Secure Element (eSE) chip for all Samsung Gear S2 models. The chip safeguards users’ sensitive data

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Lenovo selects Infineon Secure Element chip for Vibe P1 and Lenovo X3 smartphones

Enabling secured mobile payment based on NFC technology: Infineon Technologies AG has announced that it supplies the embedded Secure Element (eSE) chip for the latest Lenovo smartphones.

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Tapit: G&D supplies highly secure SIM card platform for the digital wallet in Switzerland

Munich, 5 August 2014 – The Swiss mobile network provider Swisscom is counting on highly secure NFC-enabled SIM cards from Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) to allow its customers to make payments with “Tapit”. Tapit is the digital wallet for smartphones in Switzerland. The platform is used by every mobile network provider in the country. The

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GlobalPlatform streamlines security certification process for secure mobile applications

GlobalPlatform, the international organisation which standardises the management of applications on secure chip technology, has advanced its Composition Model, which streamlines the security evaluation of NFC contactless mobile applications.

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