Articles tagged with: Sim Card and Mobile Banking

SIM Card Market Defying the Downturn

The latest data from IMS Research shows that the SIM card market continues to defy the economic downturn that is currently hitting the mobile market. Total shipments of SIM cards in 2008 grew to reach the record number of 3.07 billion. This is in marked contrast to the numbers from manufacturers which showed handset shipments declining sharply in the second half of the year.  more

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Thai Bank Trials Mobile Payments with NFC-Enabled Mobile Phones

Finland based NFC vendor, Venyon and Kasikornbank, a bank in Thailand are cooperating to evaluate contactless mobile payments in Thailand for a potential service launch in future. As a first step, Kasikornbank recently announced its first Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payment trial in Bangkok, Thailand.  more

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Developing SIM Cards with a 128MB Memory

Infineon Technologies and Micron Technology have announced a joint-venture to develop high-density subscriber identity module (HD-SIM) cards with a capacity greater than 128MB.  more

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Gemalto deploys m-banking service

Dutch digital security company Gemalto and Colombia's largest banking network Redeban Multicolor have launched a mobile banking service for all GSM operators, Gemalto said in a statement.  more

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