2015 excelled at throwing curveballs at the security industry. Between multiple high-profile data breaches, Jeep hacks and corporate espionage, this year drove home the need for generating, securing and verifying personal identity in the digital world. The PYMNTS Digital Identity TrackerTM, powered by Oberthur Technologies,...
There will be more than 6.4 billion connected or Internet of Things devices in the next year. These “smart” devices will be capable of ingesting data about its environment, transmitting that data to other devices and even responding to the call with action, if accurately...
Oberthur Technologies (OT), the French security tech and smartcard maker, announced yesterday (Nov. 12) it has entered a multi-year contract with Costa Rica to provide secure national ID cards to its citizens. Oberthur’s Lasink solution, which utilizes state-of-the-art polycarbonate technology, will support laser-engraved identification cards...
While it was widely forecast that Oberthur would have the year’s biggest tech IPO in 2015, it now seems it is not to be. Oberthur Technologies (OT) has shelved plans to launch its planned IPO, citing concerns about market strength. Oberthur is not exactly alone...
March 18, 2016
If there’s one thing that smartwatches haven’t quite figured out yet, it’s how to make the most of their technology within the confines of a form and design that customers want to show off. So far, many smartwatches have abandoned the classic aesthetics of luxury wristwatches and timepieces made by Swiss horologists, opting instead for […]
September 30, 2015
Allstar — the United Kingdom’s leading fuel card provider — is moving from the mag stripe to EMV and has chosen Oberthur Technologies (OT) to support that migration. Across the...
September 24, 2015
New reports are surfacing that Advent International is planning its IPO for Oberthur Technologies, sources said to be close to the matter said, according to Reuters. The sources indicated the...
July 23, 2015
Oberthur, the digital security firm focused on mobile, and Etisalat Group, a telecom provider based in the UAE, are extending their collaboration to bring machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things...
