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White Paper: eID in South-East Asia

02-22-2012

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The convergence of biometrics, new secure smart storing technologies and communication services brings a new era of government identity.

In the last couple of years countries in South East Asia such as Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam have embraced technologies such as ePassports, eIDs and eVisas in a bid to communicate with their people and protect their identities.

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M-payments market to see rapid growth

11-30-2011

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Sector to double in value in next two years, finds Analysys International report

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White paper: NFC in China 2011, from Smart Insights

11-02-2011

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In 2011, the long awaited NFC has finally seen its takeoff. One can easily notice that all the major stakeholders in the NFC ecosystem are actively working together.

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The 2011 smartcard market

01-18-2011

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Strong volume growth this year and excellent perspectives for 2011

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The Eurosmart 2010 figures and 2011 forecast

03-01-2011

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China

06-22-2011

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China’s sales volume and revenue of IC card reached 2.13 billion pieces in 2010, up 8.4% year-on-year.

In traditional application field, the distribution of 2nd-G ID cards almost completed; in mobile communication market, the sales volume of China Mobile SIM card increased by 3.2% against previous year.

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Hong Kong

06-22-2011

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The total number of credit cards in circulation was 15.6 million by the end of Q1/2011.The figure increased by 6.1% year on year. The total number of credit card transactions was 95.5 million for Q1/2011, representing a 9.1% increase from the same period in 2010.

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India

06-22-2011

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The Indian smart card market should reach 1.2 billion units by the end of 2012 at a CAGR of over 20%.

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Indonesia

06-22-2011

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The country started its financial cards migration process to EMV in 2005 to reduce credit card fraud but still has a long way to go.

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Japan

06-22-2011

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In Japan, the total sales volume of 450 million smart cards has been forecasted for 2012, with an annual average growth of 22.5% between 2009 and 2012.

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