SLE77 security chip receives China UnionPay’s “Security Product Certification” / “Outstanding Product Innovation Award” of Financial Computerization Magazine
Munich, Germany– January 25, 2016 – Chip-based payment solutions are easy to use and offer higher data security than magnetic stripe cards.In 2015, China took the pole position worldwide in terms of growth for both issuing volume and the transaction value with chip-based payment cards.Asone of the first foreign chip suppliers, Infineon Technologies AG has received the “China Union Pay Security Product Certification” for its SLE77security payment chip.China Union Pay(CUP) is the country’s domestic bank card organization established under the approval of the State Council and the People’s Bank of China. It plays an essential role in the development of China’s bankcard industry: CUP is responsible for the validation of secured payment card products and issuance of certificates.
In addition, the Financial Computerization (FC)magazine honoredInfineon’s SLE77 security chip with the “Outstanding Product Innovation Award”. Infineon was selected bya jury of independent industry experts. The FC magazine isthe professional financial industry publication of the Financial Computerization Corporation, supervised bythe People’s Bank of China.
“The Chinese payment card market has great significance for Infineon. It’s a great honor for us to be recognized by both China UnionPay and the People’s Bank of China,”said Thomas Rosteck, Vice President at Infineon’s Chip Card & Security division. “This reinforces our market position and endorses our bid to become the first choice for the Chinese banking industry: we are committed to supporting much more convenient payment services for consumers and improving financial security in close cooperation with all financial institutions and ecosystem players.”
Infineon has witnessed and participated in every paradigm shift of the payment industry in China.TheSLE77seriesfurther improves the efficiency, security and user experience of contactless solutions.In China, SLE77 has found a large installed base in cards issued by financial institutions. Among them are large state-owned banks, joint-stock commercial banks, or rural credit cooperatives.
The SLE77 series is certified according to internationally accepted security standards such as Common Criteria and EMVCo. It is ideally suited for multi-application and JAVA-based operating systems. In addition, Infineon’s innovative Coil on Module (CoM) packaging technology significantly simplifies manufacturing of dual-interface cards. At the same time it improves production yield and reliability of the card.
Furthermore, the SLE77 series plays a significant role in the field of smart transport ticketing around the world as well as in smart wearable solutions. Supporting over 100 million endusers every day, it is deployed in major Chinese cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Further examples can be found in Spain, the UK, Korea and Brazil.
Further information is available at: www.infineon.com/payment
