Research and Development
Oberthur Technologies is continuously developing new products, solutions and services to respond to better to meet the increasingly demanding requirements of our customers – such as authentication for a banking network, transit access via the mobile, resistance to new forms of attack or even the forging of identity documents.
Today there are more than 560 people in R&D centres in France, China, Philippines, Indonesia and Morocco working to strengthen the security and reliability of our products as well as developing innovation in the industry.
With industry awards received in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 many nominations, Oberthur Technologies has always anticipated the major technology breakthroughs in the field of smart cards.
These accomplishments are examples of our advanced innovations and demonstrate that we are in the driving seat to keep moving ahead in the industry.
- 2011:
- 1st NFC SIM Card certified CC EAL4+
- Global product Excellence Award for sytem-One™- Info Security Products Guide in the Best Security Service category
- Canada's International Innovation Award for CityGo USB
- ACT Canada's International Award for system-One™
- Sesames Award for ID-One™ Digital Watermark
- 2010:
- Sesames Award for Voox: contacless payment and transport Card
- Sesames Award for NFC Now offer
- ACT Canada International Innovation Awards for Smart Pin
- ACT Canada International Innovation Awards for EMV in a Box
- ICMA Elan Awards for FlyBuy Sticker and the best Secure Financial Card
- Network Products Guide-Product Innovation Award for ID-One™ PIV Bio
- GSMA Top Awards: Best Mobile Money for the Unbanked Market
- 2009:
- Sesame Award for Smart Lumière, the next evolution in the field of contactless payment devices
- New Product of the Year Award for ID-One™ PIV Bio from Security Products Magazine
- ACT Canada International Innovation Award for FlyBuy Sticker
- Certification Open Platform EAL+5
- 2008:
- Sesame Award for WebSTIC. Health(ID) and GIGAntIC WuaoW (multimedia SIM)
- ICMA Elan Award for the Clear card manufactured for Harland Clarke/ASE Credit Union
- 2007:
- Sesame Award for FlyBuy (mobile payment) and Cardblade (ID)
- 2006:
- Sesame Award with AngelIC™
- 2005:
- Sesame Award with GIGAntIC™
- 2004:
- 1st company to supply e-passports in volumes
- 2003:
- 1st 128K card delivery in volume
- 2002:
- 1st multi-application smart EAL4+CC certified
- 1st USIM card for secure broadband access to 3G services
- Sesames Award for My Personal SIM
- 2001:
- 1st EMV payment functionality on a SIM card
- 2000:
- Sesames Award for Authentic Mobile
- 1st USIM card for secure broadband access to 3G services
- 1999:
- 1st payment and internet access card – Amex Blue
- 1998:
- 1st Java powered SIM toolkit GSM card
- Sesames Award for: SIMphonic™ for Best GSM Application & SIMphonic™ for Best Overall Application
- 1st payment and PKI internet access card
Leader in Innovation
Innovation is part of the culture and an integral part of Oberthur Technologies’ long-term strategy. We continue to invest significantly in order to provide the business solutions of tomorrow and to extend our comprehensive portfolio of products and solutions. Continuous investments in security are essential for meeting the demanding requirements of our customers.
