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• LEGIC neon added to CSSA standard for contactless payment
  November 9, 2021 Universal smartcard standard combined with LEGIC mobile technology extends closed loop ePayment capability to smartphones The Common Smartcard Solutions Association’s (CSSA) goal is to create and promote an industry standard for vendor… Read more: LEGIC neon added to CSSA standard for contactless payment
• Founding member: Congratulations on 30 years of Hug-Witschi
  It is now three decades since Markus Hug and Martin Witschi founded Hug-Witschi AG, based near Bern, after completing their engineering studies. After only two years, the company was divided into the business areas of… Read more: Founding member: Congratulations on 30 years of Hug-Witschi
• Common Smartcard at euvend 2019
  From 9 to 11 May 2019, the euvend trade fair will once again open its doors in Cologne. At Europe’s only vending platform, the aim this year is once again for exhibitors to conquer new… Read more: Common Smartcard at euvend 2019
• Website in a new look
  It’s done: The website of the Industry Association for Uniform Smartcard Solutions was launched today with a new design and greater user-friendliness. With the new website, we want to communicate the goals and results of… Read more: Website in a new look
• Common Smartcard member honoured with Red Dot Award
  The EVIS RFID table reader unit for cash register systems Manta was entered for the Red Dot Design Award and was able to prevail against competitors and global brands such as Google, Apple, Sony, LG… Read more: Common Smartcard member honoured with Red Dot Award
• Congratulations: 30 years of EVIS AG – A small company with a big history
  Only if something functions stably and securely can it exist long enough to celebrate an anniversary at some point. With this in mind, we congratulate our long-standing member EVIS AG. The company was founded in… Read more: Congratulations: 30 years of EVIS AG – A small company with a big history
• EuVend 2015: Three successful trade fair days in Cologne
  From 24 to 26 September 2015, the Eu’Vend trade fair in Cologne opened its doors once again. With over 5,000 trade visitors from 59 countries, the event recorded a slight growth in visitor numbers. The… Read more: EuVend 2015: Three successful trade fair days in Cologne
• Common Smartcard elects new board
  The industry association for common smartcard solutions e.V. has reorganised itself at its annual general meeting on 20 March 2015 in Meilen (Switzerland). The new chairman is Ulrich Ludwig from Vision ID Engineering. Ludwig has… Read more: Common Smartcard elects new board
• Common Smartcard confirms board of directors
  At the annual general meeting of the Industry Association for Common Smartcard Solutions e.V. on 14 May 2014, its board was confirmed in office. The board will thus continue to be led and represented externally… Read more: Common Smartcard confirms board of directors
• openCashfile now available for LEGIC advant®
  The standardised openCashfile structure for smartcards can now also be used on contactless cards carrying the LEGIC advant® transponder chip. The new openCashfile LEGIC® advant V1.00 specification is available for download to members of the… Read more: openCashfile now available for LEGIC advant®
• Common Smartcard wins IT Innovation Award
  The Industry Association for Common Smartcard Solutions e.V. has won the Innovation Award-IT 2014 of the Initiative Mittelstand in the AutoID/RFID category. The award-winning solution openCashfile on smartcards convinced the 100-member jury of experts and… Read more: Common Smartcard wins IT Innovation Award
• EuVend 2013: successful trade fair in Cologne
  The EuVend trade fair opened its gates again in Cologne from 19-21 September 2013.Conquering new markets and sales channels was again the primary objective of those taking part at Europe’s one and only platform for… Read more: EuVend 2013: successful trade fair in Cologne
• New look for the Common Smartcard website
  Informative and user-friendly – this is how the new homepage of the Industry Association for Common Smartcard Solutions e.V. can be described. The heart of the website is the “responsive” design. This means that the… Read more: New look for the Common Smartcard website
• New look for Common Smartcard website
  08.08.2013 15:19 Informative and user-friendly is how best to describe the new website of the Common Smartcard Solutions Association (Industrieverband für einheitliche Smartcard-Lösungen e.V.). The heart of the site is its “responsive” design. This means… Read more: New look for Common Smartcard website
• Common Smartcard welcomes new member
  With PAV, another card manufacturer became a member of the Industry Association for Common Smartcard Solutions e.V. on 1 January 2013. The family-owned company is thus the 19th member to join Common Smartcard. PAV is… Read more: Common Smartcard welcomes new member
• „Standards and common data structures as growth driver“
  08.07.2013 15:19 The Common Smartcard Solutions Association organizes an all-day information event on “Standards and common data structures as growth driver”. The event will take place in Munich on May 23, 2012. The presentations in… Read more: „Standards and common data structures as growth driver“
• Uniform data structures as growth drivers
  The Industry Association for Uniform Smartcard Solutions e.V. is organising a full-day information event on “Standards and Uniform Data Structures as Growth Drivers” on 23 May 2012 in Munich. During the presentations in the morning,… Read more: Uniform data structures as growth drivers