Cartes Bancaires, a key player in SEPA e-rsb, the new enhanced network Upgrade for SNCF ticket machines Eurosmart celebrated its 10th anniversary Cards and government: savings ahaid! Single Euro Payment Area: deadline 2010! SEPA, EU institutions set the pace European systems: each to their own! Visa and MasterCard Europe, new service offerings in Europe EPC: roadmap for 2008 JCB: the Global Payment Brand with a difference 2004, positive results

Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media speaking at © Eurosmart Eurosmart's 10th anniversary. Brussels, 20th April 2005, Eurosmart invited all of its members, the leading smart card manufacturers and representatives of European institutions to celebrate its 10th anniversary in the presence of special guest Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media. An international association based in Brussels, Eurosmart promotes the smart card's advantages and developments. It can now boast the cumulative expertise of 34 companies spanning the entire smartcard manufacturing chain. Pooling their research, European smartcard specialists have achieved undeniable recognition for the high level of quality and security assured by their systems and products, and have been able to reach out to public institutions by recommending long-term solutions for identity verification and the management of health information using smart card technology. For more details: www.eurosmart.com Back to top of page

– A CB card to replace cheques – Courts accept CB bankcard – SICB renovation is underway!     – Each European country has its own form of bank card – First EMV cards in the Netherlands – Eufiserv network serving the SEPA