November 2007 Issue

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Getting Fooled Less Than Others

Cover Story

The Industry's New Look
A new reality has settled over the smart card industry: It’s survival of the fittest, and card vendors have stepped up their cost-cutting measures in a drive to return to profitability.
CHART: Industry In Motion
CHART: Vendors Move Production To Low-Cost Countries

SIM Spotlight

Where To Put The Look And Feel Of NFC?
While talk about consumers tapping their NFC phones to make purchases and ride the metro gets the most attention, The issue of how users will access those applications is quietly being discussed

ID Focus

Making House Calls With NFC Mobile Phones
While the potential consumer market for NFC gets the most attention, Home health care organizations in the Netherlands have been using NFC phones for nearly two years.

Payments & Loyalty

Converging On Ticketing: Are Banks And Transit Operators Ready?
Transit authorities in London and New York, among some other places, are interested in accepting bank-issued payment applications for their fares. They’d like to get out of the ticketing business. But the roadblocks are many.
CHART: Riding the Rails

Global NewsWatch

Battle Continues For Control Of NFC Applications
Newswatch: Europe
Newswatch: Asia

Statistically Speaking

Looking for Profits

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