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At this time of the year, it is time to look in the rear view mirror and try to sort out the most important events of the past year. Sixteen months were needed between the original announcement of the acquisition of Gemalto by Thales and its completion. This change has probably frozen the structure of the leaders in the secure transactions industry for a while. However, the activities of each of these players may evolve. Thales announced as a part of the Gemalto acquisition p

We all know the quote of Richard Clarke, former US National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-terrorism: “If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked. What’s more, you deserve to be hacked.” Nowadays, many publications about cybersecurity issues are bringing us data to substantiate this saying. For instance, recently published statistics show that hackers attack every 39 seconds, on average 2,244 times a day (source: Univ

The Paris-based EESTEL association regularly organizes meetings that provide a place for experts in a given technology field to talk, exchange ideas and build common knowledge about the secure transactions industry. This month, the association talks revolved around open loop payments in transport. Open loop consists in getting rid of the fare media in mass transit systems and to use contactless EMV cards, or apps such as Apple Pay or Samsung Pay, to complete payments. The rat

During Trustech, conferences covered various aspects of the complex relations between identity and banking services. During the conference titled “Banking IDs and Financial Authentication,” speakers from leading financial institutions, Société Générale and BBVA, gave their vison about the global needs for a smoother yet secure authentication process. The ability to prove that you are who you say you are is a fundamental piece of economic, financial and social development; as