Show releases

New location and show dates for 2014 – 19-20^th  March at Hong Kong Conference & Exhibition Centre 

Hong Kong, 8 April 2013. Smart cards, digital security, ID, secure transactions and contactless technology were on the agenda last week of March in Asia Pacific with 2,766 visitors attending CARTES Asia and co-located E-Commerce Asia. Over 100 exhibitors showcased their technology and 75 speakers shared their expert research and knowledge at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong on 27^th  & 28^th  of March 2013. 56 countries were represented, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Indonesia.  The first day of the high level exhibition and conference also saw HID Global, Crane Currency and Vision Box winning awards within their categories of the Asian SESAMES Awards, which reward the most innovative product or application developed for the Asia Pacific market.

Asian SESAMES winners have been announced at CARTES Asia, Hong Kong 27 March 2013

Hong Kong, 28 March 2013. The winners of the Asian SESAMES Awards have been revealed at 6 pm on 27 March 2013 at CARTES Asia, AsiaWorld-Expo. The Asian SESAMES Awards reward the most innovative product or application developed for the Asian Pacific market in the field of smart cards, digital security, identification, secure transactions, and contactless.

CARTES Asia & E-Commerce Asia open tomorrow with over 90 seminars covering m-commerce, e-commerce, RFID, NFC, smart technology and ID solutions

Hong Kong, 26 March 2013 - CARTES Asia's fourth edition and the very first E-Commerce Asia take place tomorrow, 27-28 March 2013, at AsiaWorld-Expo. About 100 exhibitors – including the biggest names in the industry such as Datacard, Mingsen, STMicroelectronics, NagraID Security and GenKey – will be showcasing smart card ICs, display cards, biometric deduplication solutions and other various digital security products and services at CARTES Asia. Hong Kong companies such as Asia Credit Card, Prodigy Electronics and Great and Gold Card are among the participants.

US$24billion spent on ID card and eGovernment programs in the past ten years as biometric systems replace old technologies

Speakers from across Asia Pacific to discuss future challenges and opportunities of this niche market at CARTES Asia

Hong Kong, 21 March 2013 - In the past 10 years, countries all over the world have invested over US$24 billion to launch smart ID card programs. This investment is due to increase as another 15 countries have indicated that they will replace earlier technologies with biometric-based systems. Other technology programs being implemented by governments are eGovernment systems, which help to streamline governance systems. Asia-Pacific is one of the global hotbeds in eGovernment delivery.

Asian SESAMES winners to be announced at CARTES Asia, Hong Kong 27 March 2013

Hong Kong, 21 March 2013 - The finalists of the Asian SESAMES Awards have been chosen and the winner will be revealed at 6 pm on 27 March 2013 at CARTES Asia, AsiaWorld-Expo. The Asian SESAMES Awards reward the most innovative product or application developed for the Asian Pacific market in the field of smart cards, digital security, identification, secure transactions, and contactless.

CARTES Asia provides mobile payment visionary platform for suppliers, service operators, government & regulatory bodies

Hong Kong, 21 February 2013, the only thing stopping mainland China becoming the world’s leading force in mobile payment technology is, currently, infrastructure.

e-commerce & m-commerce payment solutions are transforming the way consumers in Asia Pacific buy goods & services

Hong Kong, 23 January 2013 – Inc. predicts that the number one game-changing trend for 2013 will see mobile payments replacing cash and smartphones revolutionising the way businesses do marketing.

Buyers can source suppliers of prepaid card technology and find out more about the market at CARTES Asia

Hong Kong, 17 December 2012 – Despite regulations, the amount of money spent in mainland China on prepaid cards is expected to triple in size by 2013.

Asian SESAMES Awards Launches New Categories to Honour Smart Technology

Hong Kong, 22 November 2012 – Asia Pacific is a hotbed of activity for some of the best and most revolutionary developments. 

CARTES Asia and E-commerce Asia to promote smart technologies in APAC countries

Hong Kong, 10 September 2012. The 2 co-located events will be held on 27 & 28 March 2013 at Asia World Expo in Hong Kong.