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Article: Cartes & IDentification 2008 Focuses on the Use of Smart Cards in the United States.
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- September 16, 2008
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PARIS -- The 23rd edition of CARTES & IDentification (Trade shows and Conference), which will be held from November 4 to 6, 2008, turns the spotlight on the United States. As the largest payment card market in the world, the country has rapidly adopted contactless payment and understood the potential of smart cards in the field of security and access control.
Contactless payment quickly adopted
American banks were the first in the world, two or three years ago, to have adopted contactless payment using a chip capable of emulating the magnetic strip of their traditional bank cards.
The American market is the largest market in the world for ...