Giesecke
& Devrient (G&D) offers a new Subscriber Identification
Module (SIM) platform also tagged SkySIM CX SIM-card that allows
several different Near field communication (NFC) applications to be executed securely and
simultaneously on a single SIM card, just as it gets green light from
the American Express, MasterCard, and Visa.
Press Officer of the company y, Mr. Stefan Waldenmaier confirmed this to ITRealms
says that the SkySIM CX SIM-card family provides protected areas that
can be used for electronic payment and ticketing applications and for
customer loyalty programmes.
According
to him, network operators will be able to expand their service
offerings for banks, public transit authorities, and other service
providers.
The
first product in the new SkySIM CX family, he said, received EMVCo,
American Express, MasterCard, and Visa approval, thus confirming that it
meets the requirements for secure payment systems such as American
Express ExpressPay, MasterCard PayPass, and Visa payWave. Just as the
SkySIM CX family also supports the transit applications MIFARE, CIPURSE,
and Calypso.
In
addition, he said, the new SIM cards have up to 1.3 megabytes of memory
in the highest-capacity version, enabling them to store data for
multiple applications.
“They
contain a powerful processor capable of loading applications in a
minimum of time. The operating system is highly scalable thanks to its
modular architecture,” he said.
The
new product family gives network operators an opportunity to create new
business models. As well as offering their own applications, they will
now be able to set up highly secure areas on the SIM card – referred to
as “containers” – for third-party applications. Service providers can
run their own applications in these containers, in return for a fee
payable to the network operator. This will help to bring the widespread
introduction of NFC services another step closer.
For
end users, the new SIM cards provide more than just a means of using
their mobile device as a public transit ticket or loyalty card. If they
own two or more accounts, they can even decide on the spur of the moment
which one they wish to use for a particular payment transaction.
Devices equipped with the new SIM card can also serve as personal ID for
access to company premises.
Axel
Deininger, Group Senior Vice President at G&D says the
outstanding feature of the new SIM card is not only its functionality
but also its security.
“The card has been tested and approved by EMVCo as an integral unit, and not a single weak point has been detected. This latest addition to our NFC portfolio enables us to offer network operators a complete secure package comprising hardware, software, and services, in the form of SIM cards, a mobile wallet, and trusted service management services,” he said.
“The card has been tested and approved by EMVCo as an integral unit, and not a single weak point has been detected. This latest addition to our NFC portfolio enables us to offer network operators a complete secure package comprising hardware, software, and services, in the form of SIM cards, a mobile wallet, and trusted service management services,” he said.
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