The group is also responsible for the promotion of the MULTOS technology in to banking, identity and other vertical markets. Joining as a Professional Partner member, CTS-Caliber will become part of a growing industry force that defines MULTOS' business and technology strategy.

CTS-Caliber is a leading provider of end-to-end smart card issuance solutions for financial institutions in Malaysia. With a wealth of experience within the IT industry, CTS-Caliber has extensive knowledge of the range of available products from card platforms, applications, to personalisation systems, that deliver the most efficient and cost-effective solution that best fits customer needs.

" We recognise the importance of MULTOS and MULTOS step/one in Vietnam as the open, non-proprietary, and scaleable solution for EMV migration. Aligning ourselves with the organisation that manages and promotes the technology will further enhance our ability to implement customer driven solutions and we intend to promote both MULTOS and MULTOS step/one products as the most suitable solution for EMV migration in Vietnam." said Calvin H J Yau, CEO of CTS-Caliber Solutions. "As a leading provider of smart card solutions in South East Asia, we are looking forward to bringing our knowledge, expertise, and views to the table and will actively participate in the MULTOS business and technical advisory groups to ensure that MULTOS continues to be the platform of choice for smart card deployment in both the financial and government sectors."

Alan Johnson, Technical Director of The MULTOS Consortium said "On behalf of The MULTOS Consortium, we welcome CTS-Caliber as a Professional Partner member. The ability of agile organisations such as CTS-Caliber to address their customer's unique needs with the MULTOS and MULTOS step/one platforms, is an important aspect of the MULTOS ecosystem. We look forward to working with CTS-Caliber as, together, the consortium members ensure customers have the wthe widest range of interoperable card platform and system choices available in the market."

With a proven track record of successful smart card deployment projects in Malaysia, CTS-Caliber are currently advising on EMV migration strategies for major banks in Vietnam.