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International Forecourt Standard Forum (IFSF) and Smart Payment Association (SPA) announce cooperation

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We wish you all a very happy, and increasingly cashless New Year!

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Having enjoyed the holidays here at the SPA, we would like to wish you all a very happy, and increasingly cashless New Year!

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Transitioning to a Cashless World – the Current State of Play - January 2017

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Smart Payment Association - December 2016 Update:

 

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In recent months, we’ve seen the payment industry’s innovation agenda take a significant step forward. After much work, the standardization initiatives, and regulatory and authentication frameworks, are at last coming together.

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RTS ON STRONG CUSTOMER AUTHENTICATION - The SPA Position - December 2016

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Cashless World - SPA Supporting Organization

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Money 20/20 - SPA Supporting Organization

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Las Vegas, October 23-26, 2016

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Smart Payment Association - September 2016 Update

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The global payments industry is moving at a fast pace. Driven by pressure from major e-commerce and IT giants like Google, Samsung and Apple, financial institutions have been fervently pursuing standardization initiatives – both within SEPA[i] and at a global level – in a bid to improve services to customers and assure their central intermediation role in the payments ecosystem. Meanwhile,

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Welcome to the Smart Payment Association New Website !

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Is there a case for the regulation of tokenization services - An SPA Paper - May 2016

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Creating a competitive market for interoperable Mobile Wallets

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How will we be paying in 2020 - The 12 Points by SPA's Technical Director, Lorenzo Gaston

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A Secure Profile for Tokenization in e and m-Commerce

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Contactless Payment Benefits & Worldwide Deployments - Food for thought for US issuers - April 2016

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Strengthening Card Authentication: a migration to DDA - An White Paper by SPA - July 2015

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Biometrics for Financial Services - A White Paper by SPA - December 2013

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Instant Issuance - A White Paper by SPA - December 2013

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PIN by SMS - A White Paper by SPA - December 2011

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Business Continuity Management in the Payment Card Industry - A White Paper by SPA - December 2011

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Private Label Payment Solutions - A White Paper by SPA - November 2011

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Investigating the myths and realities of contactless payment fraud - An SPA Paper - April 2016

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Investigating the myths and realities of contactless payment fraud - A Q&A by SPA - April 2016

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PSD2 - The SPA Position - January 2016

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MIF Regulation: have you paid attention to article 10? - December 2015

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Is Host Card Emulation (HCE) the big enabler for Mobile Contactless Payments? - December 2015

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Creating a competitive market for interoperable Mobile Wallets* - An SPA Position Paper - Feb 2015

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Driving Forward with Tokenization and HCE - An SPA Position Paper - October 2014

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Business Continuity Management in the Payment Card Industry - December 2011

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Tokenization and Protection of Card Data for Online Payments - An SPA Position Paper - May 2014

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Cloud Computing Versus Card - An SPA Position Paper - November 2013

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Managing the UICC Certification Lifecycle - An SPA Position Paper - November 2013

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The New European Directive on Payments (PSD2) - SPA’s Position - September 2013

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Fallback to Chip Payment Application - The SPA Position - July 2013

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Certification on Mobile Payment Platforms - The SPA Position - April 2013

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Security for Mobile Payments - The SPA Position - February 2012

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Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) in Payment Terminals - The SPA Position - February 2012

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11th Middle East Retail Banking Forum and Expo 2016 - SPA Supporting Organization

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2nd Electronic and Mobile Payments in the Arab World Conference 2016, SPA Supporting Organization

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Money2020 Europe 2016, SPA Supporting Organization'

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Smart Card Alliance Payments Summit 2016, SPA Supporting Organization

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RBTE 2016, SPA Supporting Organization

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Bank Inno 2016, SPA Speaking and Supporting Organization

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Contactless Payment Benefits & Worldwide Deployments - Latest SPA Paper - April 2016

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Smart Payment Association Releases 2015 Smart Payment Card Shipment Figures - 27 April 2016

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Review by Nicolas Raffin, President of the Smart Payment Association - 27 jan 2016

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PSD2 - The SPA Position - 27 Jan 2016

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Is Host Card Emulation (HCE) the big enabler for mobile contactless payments? - 17 Dec 2015

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MIF Regulation: have you paid attention to article 10? - 8 Dec 2015

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The Future’s Bright as Cards Get Smarter - 7 Sept 2015

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It's just less than a month to go before the October EMV Liability Shift deadline - 7 Sept 2015

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Strengthening Card Authentication: a migration to DDA - Latest SPA Paper - July 2015

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Smart Payment Association (SPA) releases total market estimate 2014 figures - 4 May 2015

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A competitive market for interoperable mobile wallets - Latest SPA Paper - March 2015

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Contactless payment and US chip-and-PIN adoption drives smart payment card growth in 2014 - Feb2015

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Web Fraud Prevention, Online Security & Digital Identity Market Guide 2014-2015 available - Dec 2014

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How will we be paying in 2020 - The 12 Points by SPA's Technical Director, Lorenzo Gaston - Jan2015

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Review by Sylvie Gibert, President of the Smart Payment Association - 26 Jan 2015

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Review by Sylvie Gibert, President of the Smart Payment Association - 22 Oct 2014

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Driving Forward with Tokenization and HCE - Latest SPA Paper - Oct 2014

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Smart Payment Association (SPA) welcomes Trüb AG as a new member

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EMV is neither a 20-years-old nor an obsolete technology but simply the best solution

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Latest SPA Paper: Tokenization and Protection of Card Data for Online Payments

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15 May 2014: Review by Sylvie Gibert, President of the Smart Payment Association

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Contactless Card Shipments Jump enabling Shoppers Take Advantage of Everyday Payment Convenience

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A Year in Secure Payment – 2013 Review by SPA's Technical Director, Lorenzo Gaston

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21 Jan 2014: Review from Smart Payment Association's President Andreas Strobel

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Special Report into Instant Issuance published by Smart Payment Association

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Smart Payment Association (SPA) sets out biometric payment card proposals

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SPA publishes position on Cloud Computing versus Card

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SPA publishes position on The New European Directive on Payments – The PSD2

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Media Update: Investigating the myths and realities of contactless payment

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Position Paper 'Fallback to Chip Payment Application' published by Smart Payment Association

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Contactless Card Shipments Break all Records as Consumers Adopt New Ways to Pay

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Position Paper 'Certification on Mobile Payment Platforms' published by Smart Payment Association

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Banks lose millions in PIN by post distribution

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SPA explains EMV2.0 vision

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Position Paper on Security for Mobile Payments published by Smart Payment Association (SPA)

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Smart payment card shipments hit one billion in 2011

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SPA, Endorsing Organization of The Mobile Payments Market Guide 2012 published by The Paypers

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Special Report into Business Continuity Management published by Smart Payment Association (SPA)

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Special Report into White Label Payment Solutions published by Smart Payment Association (SPA)

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Smart Payment Association (SPA) Appoints Technical Director

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18%* Growth Reported in Annual Smart Payment Card Market Review 2010

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Take one step at a time: The SPA on mobile contactless services deployment

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Industry Association Announces Smart Payment Card 2009 Actual Shipments* - Up by 16%

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Cardist, Istanbul – Turkey, 12th May 2010 Continued demand for increased security and convenience is fuelling growth according to Smart Payment Association (SPA) .

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Strengthening card authentication - A migration to DDA

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4th February 2010 - Smart Payment Association announces the publication of its latest white paper

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Austria Card joins Smart Payment Association

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5th November 2009 - Munich, Germany – Austria Card has joined the Smart Payment Association (SPA), the organization dedicated to promoting and facilitating the use of smart cards for payment worldwide.

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Smart Payment Association becomes an associate member of Eurosmart - July 2009

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July 2009 - Following its decision to enlarge its scope to get members from new horizons such as issuers and operatorsGovernment bodies, Universities and Laboratories, Eurosmart welcomes three new members...

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Smart Payment Association Announces 2008 Global Payment Card Market Survey Results

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June 2009 - Munich, Germany - The Smart Payment Association (SPA), which brings together the industry’s largest manufacturers of payment smart cards, has completed its 2008 internal market monitoring activity, undertaken in order to get a better understanding of the current status of the payment smart card market and its key trends.

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Smart Payment Association Announces 2007 Global Payment Cards Market Survey Results

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June 2008 Figures highlight key trends in financial smart cards: a continued growth in the market, a surge in contactless adoption, advanced technology for increased security

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Smart Payment Association completes first global payment cards market monitoring

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April 2007 Figures highlight key trends in financial smart cards: a dynamic market, more addedvalue applications, more security.

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