get('text_top_button', JText::_('DEFAULT_GOTO_TOP_TEXT'))*/?>
get('text_bottom_button', JText::_('DEFAULT_GOTO_BOTTOM'))*/?>

Smart Payment Association Reports Shipment of 2.5 Billion Units of cards and modules in 2024

Continue reading
  627 Hits

SPA Enters Third Decade – Biometrics – Instant Payments – 2025 Market Trends And Workstreams - SPA Newsletter - February 2025

 

Continue reading
  1111 Hits

Smart Payment Association (SPA) Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary and Outlines Priorities for the Next Mandate - 5th December 2024

Continue reading
  1801 Hits

THE DIGITAL OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE ACT (DORA) SPA’s Position on Physical Payment Card Personalization - November 2024

Continue reading
  1729 Hits

THE CYBER RESILIENCE ACT (CRA) IN THE LIGHT OF EXISTING PAYMENT CARD CERTIFICATIONS - NOVEMBER 2024

Continue reading
  1226 Hits

CARD TECHNOLOGY - BIOMETRICS – CRA - DORA – INSTANT PAYMENTS – CELEBRATING 20 YEARS - SPA NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2024

Continue reading
  1561 Hits

3.2 billion smart payment cards and modules shipped in 2023 by SPA [1]

 

Continue reading
  3473 Hits

DMA - DORA - Instant Payments - Celebrating 20 years of support to the Smart Payments Industry - SPA Newsletter April 2024

Continue reading
  2768 Hits

The key EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) changes set to impact the payments industry. An SPA Insight - March 2024

 

Continue reading
  5799 Hits

Payment Card Sustainability - Trustech - EPSG - EU Regulations - DORA - CRA - eIDAS - Smart Payment Association Newsletter - November 2023

Continue reading
  3089 Hits

Payment Card Sustainability - Learnings from the new 2023 Payment Card Collection and Recycling Report - July 2023

Continue reading
  4171 Hits

Securing Payments - Cyber & Operational Resilience - CRA - DORA - Elliptic Curves - Sustainable Payment Cards - Financial Inclusion - Smart Payment Association Newsletter - June 2023

   

Continue reading
  3034 Hits

Phasing out Magstripe: the need for collaboration and conversation - June 2023

Continue reading
  7447 Hits

2022 Smart Payment Card and Module Global Shipment Figures released by Smart Payment Association - May 2023

Continue reading
  4103 Hits

EU Cyber Resilience Act - Payment Card Collection & Recycling Online Survey - Post Quantum Card Security - Biometrics Payment Card - Java Card 3.1 Specification - Smart Payment Association's Newsletter - January 2023

 

Continue reading
  3320 Hits

Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) - SPA's Response to the EC Consultation - January 2023

 

Continue reading
  3227 Hits

TRUSTECH 2022

Trustech2022

Continue reading
  3937 Hits

Next Generation Cards 2022

Continue reading
  3387 Hits

Payment Card Sustainability - PSD2 Evolution - Instant Payments - EMVCo: Contactless Kernel Specification - Post Quantum Computing Threats - SPA Newsletter November 2022

 

Continue reading
  3722 Hits

The Security of Card Payment Systems in a Post-Quantum World - October 2022

Continue reading
  6998 Hits

SPA warns on ongoing chip shortages throughout 2023  

 
 
Continue reading
  8069 Hits

ID & KYC Forum

ID & KYC Forum

Continue reading
  4656 Hits

Smart Payment Association Releases 2021 Smart Payment Card and Module Global Shipment Figures

 
Continue reading
  5657 Hits

Eco-Friendly Cards - Instant Payment Card - European Chips Act - Post-Quantum Cryptography - eIDAS Digital Wallets - SPA Spring 2022 Newsletter

Continue reading
  3167 Hits

Eco-Friendly Payment Cards: Putting Sustainability at the Heart of Payment - January 2022

Continue reading
  10645 Hits

We wish you all a Happy and Sustainable New Year! SPA Newsletter - January 2022

 

 

 

Continue reading
  3666 Hits

BIOMETRIC PAYMENT CARDS - The Next Evolution in Secure Contactless Transactions - An SPA paper - December 2021

Continue reading
  10052 Hits

Wearables - EBA Guidelines for Card Personalisation - Supply Chain Issues - Biometric Payment Cards - Policy and Standards - Trustech - Eco-friendly Cards - SPA November 2021 Newsletter

jacques doucerain

 

 

 

 

 

Continue reading
  3365 Hits

EBA Guidelines on Outsourcing and PCI CPP - An SPA Analysis - October 2021

 

Continue reading
  7584 Hits

Industry Warns of Impact of Chip Shortages On Payment Card Supply - Public Statement - 21st June 2021

 

SPA logo full colour rgb Small

Continue reading
  12098 Hits

SPA Presidency - Chip Supply - Market Monitoring - Sustainable Cards - Digital Payments - EPI - CBDC - Policy and Standards - SPA Spring 2021 Newsletter

jacques doucerain spa

 

Continue reading
  3580 Hits

2020 Smart Payment Card and Module Shipment Figures by its Members and Advisory Council Members released by Smart Payment Association

market monitoring

Continue reading
  6445 Hits

Wearable Tech 2021: The Future Is Now - An SPA Insight Paper - April 2021

 
spa wearables payments3
 
Continue reading
  10606 Hits

Offline authentication - Contactless - RSA and Elliptic Curves Cryptography - Biometric Card - Wearables - SPA New Year 2021 Message

alain martin spa board member

Continue reading
  5264 Hits

Why offline authentication still matters in today’s online payments world - An SPA Insight - January 2021

spa mass transit web

 

Continue reading
  19234 Hits

RECORDING & PRESENTATION AVAILABLE! Web Seminar: The Instant Payment Card Proposal - July 2020

inst pay spa web

 

Continue reading
  6397 Hits

Trustech 2020 - SPA Speaking & Supporting Organisation

TRUSTECH 2021 BAN 35ANS LinkedIn 600x337 f 1

Continue reading
  5811 Hits

APSCA - Next Generation Cards 2020 Virtual Summit & Expo

header

Continue reading
  4438 Hits

Instant Payment Card - Elliptic Curve Cryptography - Offline Authentication - EU Retail Payments Strategy - Latest SPA Newsletter - October 2020

 

alain martin spa board member

Continue reading
  3711 Hits

Web Seminar Recording: The Instant Payment Card Proposal - July 2020

How an Instant Payment Card would extend SEPA instant Credit Transfer functionality to consumers paying at point of sale (POS) terminals in stores and retail outlets across Europe.

Continue reading
  6827 Hits

2019 Smart Payment Association Card Shipment Figures released - June 2020

spa contactless web

Continue reading
  6375 Hits

Card-based solution for instant payments in Europe - SPA's proposition published - May 2020

inst pay spa 2 web

Continue reading
  5556 Hits

The Instant Payment Card: Initiating a SEPA Credit Transfer at the Point of Sale - April 2020

inst pay spa web

Continue reading
  16144 Hits

Contactless - COVID Pandemic Statement by the Smart Payment Association - March 2020

 

covid19 1200x630

 

Continue reading
  5233 Hits

Trustech 2019 - SPA Speaking & Supporting Organisation

Logo Trustech

28-29 November 2019

Continue reading
  3301 Hits

Five years ago we made 12 payment predictions for 2020. See how we did! January 2020

smart payment crystal ball web

Continue reading
  4540 Hits

SCA - PSD2 - EBA - Open Banking - Instant Payments - EMVCo ECC - PCI Crypto... SPA Newsletter Autumn 2019

Andreas Strobel GD S

Continue reading
  6515 Hits

Do TPP Services Represent a Worrying Factor for The Retail Payments Market? November 2019

psd2 open banking tpp spa W.jpg

Continue reading
  10052 Hits

Forecourtech - SPA Supporting Organization& Speaking

Logo Forecourtech 19

14-15 October 2019, Alicante, Spain

Continue reading
  7558 Hits

Instant Payments at the Point of Sale - Looking at opportunities for the Forecourt Retailer - October 2019

 Instant Payments Forecourt s

Continue reading
  10312 Hits

2018 Top Smart Payment Card Shipment Figures released by Smart Payment Association - May 2019

Contactless payments growth 

Continue reading
  8892 Hits

IoT - Biometrics - GDPR - Financial Integration - Open Banking - Cryptocurrencies - SPA Newsletter - Spring 2019

Andreas Strobel GD S

Continue reading
  5292 Hits

Quantifying the Potential of Utilizing Technology to Integrate EU Financial Markets - An SPA Insights Paper - April 2019

 financial markets integration

Continue reading
  8804 Hits

Biometrics, Payment & GDPR - Latest SPA Analysis - April 2019

 Biometrics Payments GDPR 2

Continue reading
  5074 Hits

Biometrics, Payment & GDPR, An SPA Analysis - March 2019

 Biometrics Payments GDPR 2

Continue reading
  11321 Hits

Africa Pay & ID Expo 2019 - SPA Supporting Organization & Speaking

1200 600

29-30 March 2019, Marrakesh, Morocco

Continue reading
  7210 Hits

12th Annual Payments Summit - SPA Supporting Organization

payments summit 19 usa

11-14 March 2019 - Phoenix , Arizona, USA

Continue reading
  5185 Hits

IoT Payments: addressing the protection problem - New SPA Paper - February 2019

Iot payments security s

Continue reading
  7179 Hits

IoT Payments: addressing the protection problem - An SPA Paper - February 2019

Iot payments security s

Continue reading
  15825 Hits

MPE 2019 (Merchant Payments Ecosystem) - SPA Supporting Organization & Speaking

mpe 1200

February 19-21, 2019, InterContinental Hotel, Berlin, Germany

Continue reading
  6916 Hits

Happy New Year 2019! - Standards – IoT - IA - Instant Payments - MPE Berlin - Africa Pay&ID - SPA Newsletter - January 2019

 

julien-drouet

Continue reading
  6111 Hits

Fast, Frictionless and Secure – Seamless and Strong Authentication Experiences for Successful Consumer Retail Journeys - An SPA Paper - January 2019

frictionless retail journey

Continue reading
  9968 Hits

TRUSTECH 2018, SPA Supporting Organization & Speaking


Trustech 2018 Logo

Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France, 27 - 29 November 2018

Continue reading
  7294 Hits

Payments International, SPA Supporting Organization & Speaking

Payments International 18

26-28 November 2018, London

Continue reading
Tags:
  6302 Hits

Linxens and Smart Payment Association (SPA) announce cooperation - November 2018

Linxens Logo
Linxens becomes a Market Monitoring Advisory Council Member of SPA

Continue reading
  6219 Hits

IFSF 2018 Conference - SPA Partner Organization

6 - 7 November 2018, Sofitel Hotel, Hamburg, Germany

Continue reading
  5663 Hits

Payment Standards - Biometrics - Instant Payments - Trustech - SPA Workgroups Program - November 2018

 

JulienDrouet Photo spa
 
Continue reading
  5197 Hits

forecourtech 2018, SPA Supporting Organization and Speaking


forecourt tech Spain 01

1-2 October 2018, Alicante, Spain

Continue reading
  6234 Hits

Hotel & Spa Tech Live – SPA Supporting Organization & Speaking

Hotel SPA Tech Live

25th & 26th September 2018, ExCeL, London

Continue reading
  4799 Hits

Restaurant & Bar Tech Live – SPA Supporting Organization & Speaking

Restaurant Bar Tech Live

25-26 September 2018, ExCeL, London

Continue reading
  4681 Hits

Retail - Biometrics - PSD2 - GDPR - Cybersecurity - SPA Newsletter - July 2018


julien-drouet
 
 
Continue reading
  5464 Hits

Top Smart Payment Card Shipment Figures 2017 released by Smart Payment Association (SPA)

 

shipments spa

Continue reading
  12692 Hits

HCE- CLOUD: RECENT EVOLUTIONS IN THE ORIGINAL HOST CARD EMULATION CONCEPT & TECHNOLOGY

 

Smart payment association - article blog

Continue reading
  3249 Hits

Boosting the Adoption and Use of Digital Wallets

MobilePaymentS.jpg

Continue reading
  3299 Hits

Evaluating Instant Payments from a Card Industry perspective

Instant-Payments-Security.jpg

Continue reading
  3846 Hits

Biometrics in Payment - New SPA Analysis and Position Paper - May 2018

Biometrics-Payment-Card.jpg

Continue reading
  30295 Hits

Regulatory Technical Standard on Strong Customer Authentication - New SPA Analysis and Position Paper - May 2018

 strong customer authentication

Continue reading
  13613 Hits

The Paypers releases B2B Fintech: Payments, Supply Chain Finance & E-invoicing Guide 2018 - SPA Editorial Partner

B2B 2018 cover

Continue reading
  6041 Hits

NXP joins SPA as Advisory Council Member

 NXP-logo

Smart Payment Association Announces Cooperation with NXP Semiconductors

Welcomes NXP as Market Monitoring Advisory Council Member of SPA

Continue reading
  5518 Hits

Payments Summit 2018, SPA Supporting Organization

2018 Payment Summit Banners 300x160

Continue reading
Tags:
  5713 Hits

CPI Card Group® and Smart Payment Association (SPA) Enter Partnership

CPI Card Group becomes a Market Monitoring Advisory Council Member of SPA

 

Continue reading
  6749 Hits

The Role of Identity in Digital and Virtual Currency Schemes - Latest SPA Paper - January 2018

Smart payment association - article blog

Continue reading
  5236 Hits

The Role of Identity in Digital and Virtual Currency Schemes - January 2018

 

Smart payment association - article blog

Continue reading
  8608 Hits

Smart Payment Association - January 2018 Update

Sylvie Gibert Gemalto news
 
Continue reading
  5493 Hits

4th Host Card Emulation Summit 2017, SPA Supporting Organization

HCE Summit 17 Logo

1st December 2017, Brussels, Belgium

Continue reading
  5040 Hits

Trustech, SPA Supporting Organization

Trustech17

28-30 November 2017, Cannes, France

Continue reading
  5527 Hits

IFSF Annual Conference 2017, SPA Partner Organization

Conference Ad 300 x 250px

14-15 November 2017 - Paris

Continue reading
  5059 Hits

IoT 2017 Payments, SPA Supporting Organization

iot payments 2017 120x180

10-11 October 2017, Austin, TX - USA

Continue reading
  5039 Hits

SPA's Position on the European Banking Authority (EBA)'s Consultation on the Draft recommendations on outsourcing to cloud service providers under Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/20101 - October 2017

Smart payment association - article blog

Continue reading
  11226 Hits

Could Cooperative Competition Offer a Way Forward for Banks and Fintechs? October 2017

Fintech

Continue reading
  8720 Hits

Could Cooperative Competition Offer a Way Forward for Banks and Fintechs? Latest SPA Paper - October 2017

Cloud Service Provider

Continue reading
  5905 Hits

Smart Payment Association - October 2017 Update

Sylvie Gibert Gemalto news
 
Continue reading
  6462 Hits

Wearable Tech: A Growing Payment Opportunity - Latest SPA Paper - July 2017

shutterstock 515729116

Continue reading
  7534 Hits

Wearable Tech: A Growing Payment Opportunity - An SPA White Paper - July 2017

shutterstock 515729116

Continue reading
  10619 Hits

SPA Launches New Market Monitoring Advisory Councils - June 2017

market monitoring

Two Advisory Councils open up participation in market monitoring activities and data to non-SPA members

 

JOIN NOW

 

 

• Non-SPA members operating in the payment value chain can participate and collaborate in market monitoring activities as Advisory Council Members

 

 

• Advisory Council Members gain access to proprietary market data sets that keeps them abreast of global market trends

 

 

• Provides valuable networking opportunities with other organizations operating in the wider payment ecosystem

 

Continue reading
  4949 Hits

2016 Top Smart Payment Card Shipment Figures - May 2017

• Over 2 billion smart payment cards shipped globally in 2016 by SPA members

• Contactless card shipments account for more than 50% of shipments in most regions

• Most regions exhibit double digit growth, with India’s transition away from cash producing a five-fold increase in smart card shipment volumes

 tspcs figures

 

 

Continue reading
  6658 Hits

Instant Payments Summit 2017, SPA Supporting Organization

http://www.instantpaysummit.com  

We are proud to introduce world’s first dedicated Instant Payments Summit. Real Payments is real - 2017 has been be dubbed as the “Year of Instant digital Payments” and this event comes very timely especially for Banks, Merchants and Payment Service Providers (PSPs). This unique initiative supported by Nets A/s will be presented by some of the industry’s leading thought leaders and domain experts who will bring vital insights from live implementations and could help you drive your own Instant payments initiative.

For more info please stay tuned at http://www.instantpaysummit.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/instantpymnts

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4090712

IPS banner 468x60 px

 

Continue reading
  7433 Hits

Instant Payment Systems Security - An SPA Paper - April 2017

shutterstock 514764796

Continue reading
  12300 Hits

Web Fraud Prevention and Online Authentication Market Guide 2016/2017 by The Paypers

 paypers web fraud prevention

The Smart payment Association has been happily contributing to the Web Fraud Prevention and Online Authentication Market Guide 2016/2017 which has just been released and been made available for download in the Reports section of their website.

Continue reading
  5370 Hits

International Forecourt Standard Forum (IFSF) and Smart Payment Association (SPA) announce cooperation

ifsf logo

Continue reading
  10368 Hits