Press releases

• August 10, 2010 - ViVOtech Offers Voltage Security End-to-End Encryption for Its Contactless Payment Systems
• July 27, 2010 - ViVOtech Licenses Semtek Cipher Hidden Encryption for Point of Sale Device.
• June 30, 2010 - ViVOtech and 6 other Industry Leaders Establish MIFARE 4 Mobile Industry Group
• May 19, 2010 - ViVOtech Wins 2 Major Awards for Its Role in Enabling the Biggest NFC Mobile Payment Pilot to Date for Citi in India.
• April 21, 2010 - ViVOtech Launches ViVOpay 8100e – New Countertop Payment Device with PCI 2.1 PIN, EMV Chip, Mag-Stripe, Contactless & NFC Payments, and Mobile Loyalty.
• April 20, 2010 - ViVOtech and Taggo Partner to Enable Retailers a Simple Way to Offer Mobile Convenience to Customers and One-Step Enrollment to Loyalty Membership Programs.
• April 13, 2010 - ViVOtech Launches ViVOpay 8100 - A Cost Effective PCI 2.1-Certified PIN pad, Mobile Loyalty, Mag-Stripe & NFC Payment Device for Small and Medium Sized Merchants.
• March 26, 2010 - ViVOtech Wins Prestigious 2010 Mobility Award in Mobile Commerce Category from MobileTrax.
• January 12, 2010 - Direct Source and ViVOtech Help Retailers Deliver Personalized Mobile Marketing and Loyalty Programs.
• January 11, 2010 - POSDATA Certified by ViVOtech as Authorized Service Provider for ViVOpay 8600 and ViVOpay 8800.
• January 11, 2010 - ViVOtech Launches PCI 2.1 Certified Customer-Facing Devices, ViVOpay 8800 and ViVOpay 8600, for Secure Mag-Stripe, Contactless and Mobile Payments.
• November 30, 2009 - ViVOtech’s NFC technology enables du and Dubai First mobile payment pilot in the Middle East and North Africa
• November 18, 2009 - ViVOtech Selected to Enable First Deployment of MasterCard® PayPass™ Technology in Brazil by Redecard
• November 18, 2009 - Tailwind and ViVOtech Team Up To Integrate New Contactless Payment Reader Modules into Legacy POS Systems
• November 16, 2009 - ViVOtech Launches ViVOtag™ Sticker Technology and ViVOapps™ Coupon Redemption Software to Enable Mobile Advertising, Marketing, and Loyalty Programs with Electronic Redemption using Existing Mobile Phones
• November 11, 2009 - ViVOtech Partners with Citi in Largest Global NFC Pilot
• November 3, 2009 - Tetherball Teams with ViVOtech to Accelerate Mass Adoption of Mobile Loyalty Programs through Contactless Redemption
  
• November 3, 2009 - ZAPA Technology Chooses ViVOtech to Provide Software Platform For NFC Mobile Loyalty and Gift Card Services
• October 20, 2009 - NBK Partners with Visa and Zain to Launch the First EMV-Chip Compliant NFC Mobile Payment Trial in the Middle East
• August 24, 2009 - ViVOtech Releases Industry Proven NFC OTA Provisioning Software On Solaris 10 for Large-Scale Commercial Deployments
• June 30, 2009 - Citi Launches Largest Ever NFC Mobile Payment Pilot in the World with ViVOtech Technology
• June 1, 2009 - Tetherball Deploys Mobile Loyalty Program for Diary Queen with ViVOtech Contactless Technology
• May 19, 2009 - Wright Express Successfully Completes NFC Mobile Payment Pilot with Sheetz and ViVOtech
• March 31, 2009 - Eagle Eye Solutions and ViVOtech to Provide Retailers with NFC Mobile Voucher Service
• March 17, 2009 - Cubic to Expand Bank Card Acceptance in Public Transit
  Through Exclusive Licensing Agreement with ViVOtech
• February 16, 2009 - ViVOtech Closes an $8.6m Extension to its Series C Round of Funding
• February 16, 2009 - ViVOtech Awarded Key Patent for Over the Air Provisioning of Payment Cards to NFC Mobile Phones
• February 16, 2009 - ViVOtech Honored with Frost & Sullivan
  2009 North American Smart Cards Product Line Strategy of the Year Award
• January 13, 2009 - Travel and Hospitality Leader Faber, Coe & Gregg Chooses ViVOtech Integrated Contactless & Magnetic-Stripe Payment Acceptance Solution
• January 12, 2009 - Sheetz, Wright Express Launch NFC Pilot to Field Test Mobile Payments with Fleet Vehicle Drivers
• November 4, 2008 - ViVOtech Launches ViVOpay Kiosk II for Rapid Integration of Contactless & NFC technology with Customer-Facing Self-Service Payment Systems
• November 3, 2008 - ViVOtech Enables the First Latin American NFC Mobile Phone Payment Pilot in Guatemala
• October 30, 2008 - ViVOtech NFC Software for Personalized and Location-Based Mobile Marketing Named Finalist In SESAMES Awards
• October 29, 2008 - Don Kingsborough Named to Board of Directors of ViVOtech
• October 7, 2008 - Libercard, ViVOtech and Inteligensa Collaborate on First Transit & Retail Combination Contactless Payment Deployment in Latin America
• October 6, 2008 - BART Riders Embrace Paying with Mobile Phones –
  NFC Trial a Success
• September 10, 2008 - NETS, SingTel and UOB launch a NFC Pilot in Singapore using ViVOtech’s OTA Technology
• September 9, 2008 - ViVOtech and Giesecke & Devrient Confirm Interoperability between G&D NFC-enabled SIM cards and ViVOtech’s Over-the-Air (OTA) NFC Infrastructure Software
• April 16, 2008 - ViVOtech Launches ViVOpay Kiosk add-on Contactless Module for Worldwide Unattended Markets
• March 25, 2008 - USA Technologies and ViVOtech Expand Their Relationship to Meet Increasing Market Demand
• March 04, 2008 - ViVOtech joins the smart card specification body GlobalPlatform
• February 12, 2008 - ViVOtech Secures Strategic Investment from Citi To Develop Innovative Mobile Commerce Technologies
• January 29, 2008 - Bart Trial First to use Mobile Phones to Pay for Fares & Food
• January 14, 2008 - ViVOtech Improves Consumer Payment Experience With Launch of ViVOpay 5000m Contactless, Mobile NFC & Mag-Stripe All-In-One System
• January 14, 2008 - Leader in Airport Retailing The Paradies Shops Picks ViVOtech Contactless Payment Technologies For All US and Canadian Locations
• January 11, 2008 - Direct Source and ViVOtech Team Up To Deliver New Contactless & NFC Mobile Payment Technologies Into Legacy POS Systems
• January 8, 2008 - ViVOtech Powers the First Australian NFC Mobile Phone Payment Pilot for Commonwealth Bank of Australia
• January 3, 2008 - NCR Introduces Contactless and Mobile Payment Solutions for Retail and Hospitality
• December 19, 2007 - USA Technologies Chooses ViVOtech to Provide Contactless Payment Readers for e-Port®
• November 13, 2007 - ViVOtech Releases Commercial-Grade NFC Smart Poster Management Software Following Successful Field Trials Across the Globe
• November 12, 2007 - ViVOtech announces ViVOpay 5000 Contactless Payment Reader for Use with Visa payWave programs in Canada, CEMEA, Europe, and Latin America
• November 12, 2007 - Motorola Makes Strategic Investment in ViVOtech
• October 24, 2007 - ViVOtech’s Infrastructure Software For Contactless and NFC Mobile Phone Payments Named Finalist In SESAMES Awards
• October 22, 2007 - ViVOtech announces ViVOpay 5000 Contactless Payment Reader for Use with new MasterCard® PayPass™ programs in EMEA, Latin America, and Canada
• September 4, 2007 - NETS and SingTel to Launch Next Generation Mobile Payment Applications
• August 7, 2007 - Consumers to Benefit from Emerging EPayment Ecosystem, NCR makes Strategic Investment
  in ViVOtech
• August 7, 2007 - ViVOtech Closes $22.5 Million In Series C Round of Funding Investments Validate Growing Market For Contactless and NFC Mobile Phone Payments
• July 12, 2007 - Secure retail appointed distributor for ViVOtech contactless & NFC mobile phone payment readers
• June 19, 2007 - ViVOtech and mFoundry to Work Together For A Combined Mobile Payment & Banking Solution
• June 6, 2007 - Now your cell phone can pick up the tab. Cellular south launches first multi-city wireless wallet trial
• May 16, 2007 - ViVOtech announces ViVOpay 5000 contactless reader for use with Visa’s Globally Interoperable Contactless Payment Specification
• May 2, 2007 - First Data Makes Strategic Investment In Vivotech
• April 17, 2007 - ViVOtech Named #1 in New ABI Research Contactless Reader Ranking
• April 14, 2007 - MasterCard Pioneers Innovation in Payments with
  NFC–Enabled Mobile Phones
• March 27, 2007 - ViVOtech Partners with Mobile Candy Dish to Sweeten Mobile Phone Offering
• February 7, 2007 - ViVOtech Deploys Industry’s First Integrated NFC Payment and Promotion Solution for MasterCard® PayPass™ Mobile Phone Payment Trial With Taipei Fubon Bank and Taiwan Mobile
• January 26, 2007 - HSBC Launches Mobile Phone Payments Pilot
• January 15, 2007 - RocketBux and ViVOtech Ring Up Enhanced Mobile Marketing Technologies at National Retail Federation Event in New York City
• January 15, 2007 - Retailers Recognize ViVOtech as Top Contactless Payment Technology Vendor in Aberdeen Group’s “Retail Contactless Payment Report”
• December 2006 - Citigroup, MasterCard, Cingular and Nokia Team to Pilot Next Generation Mobile Phone with "Tap & Go™" Payment in New York City
• November 8, 2006 - ViVOtech Launches Compact, Cost-Efficient ViVOpay 4500 Contactless EMV Readers for Europe, Middle East, Asia, Canada, and Latin America
• November 7, 2006 - alphyra and ViVOtech Announce Strategic Alliance at Cartes 2006 Event in Paris
• November 7, 2006 - ViVOtech Releases Industry’s First Integrated Platform For NFC-enabled mobile phones
• November 6, 2006 - NCR and ViVOtech Bring Innovative Payment Options to the Table
• October 12, 2006 - Mobile J/Speedy™ NFC Mobile Pilot Project Successfully Launched in Europe by Team Collaboration Led by JCB
• October 9, 2006 - ViVOtech Partners with Obopay to Broaden NFC Mobile Phone Payment Options
• September 25, 2006 - ViVOtech Wins Best Vendor Partner Award from MasterCard
• September 11, 2006 - North American Bancard Secures Contactless Payment Solution from ViVOtech
• September 6, 2006 - Consumers Give Two Thumbs Up to First North American Mobile Phone Payment and Content Trial
• August 2, 2006 - Discover® Network Certifies ViVOtech Solutions for Contactless Payments
• June 12, 2006 - JCB and ViVOtech launch Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payment pilot project in The Netherlands with six major players
• May 19, 2006 - RocketBux Pilot Study Successfully Drives Consumer Purchasing Via Mobile Phone Payment and Text-Based Messages
• May 15, 2006 - ViVOtech ViVOpay 5000 Contactless Reader First to Receive Global Certification from the MasterCard PayPass™ Program
• April 18, 2006 - ViVOtech Launches “Tap into the Rewards” Contactless Payment Promotion at the 2006 ETA Annual Meeting & Expo
• April 4, 2006 - ViVOtech to Sponsor Payment Enabled NFC-Mobile Phone Giveaway During The NFC Technology Summit at CTIA Wireless 2006
• March 27, 2006 - SmartCentric and ViVOtech partner to add contactless Point of Sale to SmartCity®
• March 14, 2006 - Smoothie King To Offer Rfid Gift Card Program From First Data
• January 24 2006 - Company Reports Strong Demand in Payment Market and Extends Executive Management Team with Three Strategic Appointments
  

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