Latest Oberthur Technologies News: Finextra Research

PNC pilots dynamic CVV2 tech to fight card-not-present fraud

PNC Bank's treasury management unit is trialling technology that guards against card-not-present fraud by automatically changing the three digit CVV code on the back of credit cards.

09 November 2018

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Oberthur postpones IPO

French smart card manufacturer Oberthur Technologies has postponed its planned IPO, citing unfavourable market conditions.

04 November 2015

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BNP Paribas to pilot cards with dynamic CVV codes

BNP Paribas has become the latest French bank to pilot Oberthur's OT Motion Code technology, replacing the three-figure CVV code on the rear of a card with a small screen display that automatically changes periodically.

02 October 2015

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Banco Santander and Movistar enlist Oberthur for Chilean mobile NFC project

Banco Santander and telco Movistar Chile have brought in Oberthur Technologies as their trusted services manager (TSM) for a mobile NFC payments project.

02 September 2013

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Oberthur to sell cards and ID units to Advent International

Advent International has entered into exclusive negotiations on a €1.15bn deal to buy the card systems and identity divisions of Oberthur Technologies.

05 August 2011

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State Employees' Credit Union makes EMV move

State Employees' Credit Union (Secu) is set to be one of the first financial institutions in the US to roll out chip and PIN debit cards to its customers.

01 March 2011

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Oberthur posts FY results as holding firm secures investment

Oberthur Technologies has posted full year revenues of EUR904.6 million, up 2.5% on 2008, and revealed that its holding company has received capital investment from Brussels-based Sofina.

16 April 2010

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Oberthur bids for Swedish smartcard outfit XPonCard

French smartcard vendor Oberthur Technologies has made a SKr704 million (EUR76 million) cash bid for Swedish rival XPonCard.

19 February 2008

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Finextra launches Finextra50 fintech index

The Finextra50 Financial Technology Index is a free-float value weighted index of the world's leading companies that provide technology-based products and services to the financial services industry. It was set at an indexed value of 100 at market close on Friday 4th May 2007. Our weekly update on the index's movements will provide a framework for analysing trends in the financial technology market, particularly vendor consolidation - a trend that shows no sign of slowing down.

11 May 2007

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Brief: ABN Amro commissions Oberthur for Identrus installation

ABN Amro has contracted with Oberthur Card Systems for the delivery of Identrus smart card, reader and software solutions for installation at corporate customer sites.

16 January 2003

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Oberthur launches multi-application Java and Visa-certified smart card

Oberthur Card Systems has introduced CosmopolIC Lite, a new low-end, Java and Visa-certified smart card for multi-application projects.

24 April 2002

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Brief: Oberthur joins RSA Secured Partner Program

Oberthur Card Systems has joined the RSA Secured Partner Program to help support interoperability between its AuthentIC Web Pack solutions and RSA Security's Keon digital certificate management software.

02 April 2002

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