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Enjoying the convenience of “tap & go” contactless card payments while benefiting from the security of strong authentication: biometric contactless cards make it possible. During the “tap & go” hand movement, the owner simply places a finger onto an embedded fingerprint reader on the card. This activates the comparison of the fingerprint with the card owner’s initially registered fingerprint, which is securely stored on the card.

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) and the environmental organization Parley for the Oceans have concluded an agreement on the production and offering of environmentally friendly payment cards. By recycling plastic waste from the world's oceans for the production of the cards, G+D intends to support clients in their sustainability strategies and promote eco-innovation through payment solutions.

While normal debit and credit cards are made out of plastic, G+D uses stainless steel to produce premium cards. Market demand for metal cards is currently rising on a broad level. HypoVereinsbank (HVB), as a part part of the UniCredit Group, has also decided to issue a special premium edition, the "HVB Visa Infinite Metal" which is provided by G+D.

“Environmental responsibility, sustainability and respect for natural resources have always been part of Louisenthal’s DNA. And how could they not, looking at the lovely surroundings at Louisenthal in Gmund at Tegernsee, Bavaria and also in Königstein, Saxony. Both areas are famous for their beauty,” said Clemens Berger, Louisenthal’s Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors. “Which is why we are delighted to have won this award, acknowledging our contribution.

Cyber attacks are increasing in complexity and sophistication. Simultaneously, the IT dependency of companies, public authorities and private individuals continues to grow. The expanded use of cloud services and new developments such as Smart Cities or Smart Homes will drastically raise risk potential once again.

The solution enables employees working in clean room environments such as in pharmaceutical industries to authenticate themselves and enter clean room environments securely and easily – without needing to touch any surface. This brings the advantage of highly secure contactless identification and access across the entire facility.

Every year since 2008, the renowned digital market researchers at Juniper Research have been distinguishing the most innovative and effective technology solutions in various fields with the Future Digital Awards. The awards recognize organisations that have made outstanding contributions to their industry, which will have a significant impact on the further development of their respective markets.

Monetary sovereignty is both a key asset and important prerequisite for the prosperity, stability, independence and welfare state of European countries. However, it is increasingly under threat from digital currencies that are uncontrollable as well as ungovernable. At the autumn conference of the Deutsche Bundesbank, Christine Lagarde therefore warned once again against falling behind in the race for their introduction. The growing demand for digital currencies can no longer be ignored and the field be surrendered to external big players.

G+D and Netcetera entered the strategic partnership in August 2020. Subject to approval by the antitrust authorities, G+D will become a shareholder of the Swiss company with its investment. Its funds will be used to accelerate Netcetera’s business growth and global expansion.

With the investment in this development project, the Federal Reserve System (FRS) ensures that it will be able to fulfill its mandate of supplying the demand for U.S. currency reliably and efficiently. This decision underlines G+D technical leadership offered to central banks around the globe.

To introduce these new eco-friendly cards among its customers, Ferratum together with G+D has created a special packaging also made from green materials. In fact, the packaging has the logo of the NGO Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which certifies the sustainable origin of the material used in the manufacturing process.

Many IoT applications require low-cost equipment, low power consumption and small form factors. The SIM card, as a mandatory component of mobile connectivity, has a decisive influence on meeting these requirements. As an alternative to inserting a separate, physical SIM into an NB (NarrowBand) IoT or LTE-M device, the functions of the SIM card can be integrated into the communications chip, thereby reducing costs and enhancing battery life.

The Digital Activity Customer (DAC) role approved by Mastercard allows partner companies to make technical and commercial services available to parties who wish to enable digital payments in the fields of IoT and online payments or more precisely Card-on-File. As an authorized Digital Activity Customer, G+D Mobile Security handles the on-boarding of customers to Mastercard’s digital payment services provided by MDES (Mastercard Digital Enablement Service), a time-consuming task for many companies. Additionally, all necessary contractual items are covered.

In these challenging times, G+D wishes to help people affected by COVID-19 and has therefore launched an internal fundraiser. “As a successful family-owned business, we are committed to our social responsibility,” explained Verena von Mitschke-Collande, G+D shareholder and chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the G+D Foundation. “With this fundraiser, we want to focus in particular on the surroundings of our business locations and provide assistance in places where our contribution can make a difference at the local level.

Even before the political unification of Germany, the monetary union between West and East Germany took place on 1 July 1990. It was largely driven forward by the then Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl, GDR Prime Minister Lothar de Maizière, Federal Finance Minister Theodor Waigel and Walter Romberg, Minister of Finance of the GDR.

In a first phase, all citizens of the Special Administrative Region of Macau received prepaid cards with a credit of 3,000 patacas (around 344 euros), which can be redeemed from May to July. In the second phase, the cards will be topped up with another 5,000 Patacas (around 573 euros), which citizens can then spend from August to December. Daily limits are set on the cards and purchases are only possible for a restricted range of items.

The new Convego tap solution by G+D Mobile Security is available for Android smartphones and opens up many innovative use cases. Initial user registration into banking apps is a potential weak link, but with Convego tap, two-factor authentication can be easily applied. Another example use case could be the activation of newly issued bank cards – when a customer receives a new bank card, they can activate it effortlessly by simply touching it against a smartphone. The bank’s app on the device then reads the token stored on the EMV chip and the card is ready for use.

In today's livestream "What remains of the corona crisis? Secure digital infrastructures in a new cyber world," Ralf Wintergerst, Group CEO Giesecke+Devrient, and Axel Deininger, CEO of secunet AG, took a look at the latest developments. The core topic was the increased acceleration of the digitization in almost all areas of life induced by the corona crisis.

Die TechDays sind ein branchenübergreifendes Forum für digitale Innovation, das Gründer, Unternehmer und Kreative zusammenbringt. Innovationsmanager aus der Unternehmenswelt vernetzen sich mit Digital Natives, um ihre Ansichten über laufende Transformation, neue Wege der Kreation, Organisation oder Beschleunigung von Innovation auszutauschen.

Mit Brennwertheiztechnik lässt sich nachweislich mehr nutzbare Energie aus dem Brennstoff Gas gewinnen. Voraussetzung für eine derartige Inbetriebnahme ist, dass im Brennwertheizgerät tatsächlich eine Abgaskondensation stattfindet. Durch die starke Kühlung der Gase entsteht zwangsläufig Kondenswasser, welches die Inhaltstoffe aus dem Brennstoff aufnimmt. Sichtbar wir dies in Form einer Wasserdampffahne am Kaminaustritt in Gmund. Dieses Phänomen tritt gewollt auf und wird auch in privaten Haushalten angewandt, in denen eine moderne Brennwerttherme eingebaut ist.