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• December 14, 2005 - Industry Leaders Announce First Large-Scale Near Field Communication Trial in North America
• November 22, 2005 - ViVOtech and USA Technologies Partner to Develop Contactless Payment System for the $1.32 Trillion Micro-Payments Segment
• November 14 , 2005 - ViVOtech Announces Contactless EMV Payment Solution for Asia, Europe and Latin America Markets.
• September 27, 2005 - ViVOtech Secures 18.25 Million in Series B Funding from Draper Fisher Jurveston, Nokia Growth Partners, DFJ Gotham and Alloy Ventures.
• September 26, 2005 - ViVOtech Unveils First End-to-End NFC Phone Payment Solution.
• July 19, 2005 - ViVOtech’s Contactless Payment Products Receive MasterCard PayPassTM Approval.
• July 18, 2005 - ViVOtech’s New Contactless Payment Products Receive Visa Certification.
• June 20, 2005 - ViVOtech’s Contactless Payment Products Receive American Express Certification.
• June 7, 2005 - ViVOtech’s Technology to Enable In-Store Contactless Payment Program.
• May 25 , 2005 - ViVOtech Honored with Frost & Sullivan Electronic Payment Enabling Technology Award.
• March 30, 2005 - ViVOtech Receives “Technology Innovation Award” from the Electronic Transactions Association.
• March 15, 2005 - Vivotech delivers contactless gift and loyalty in a box for ISOs and acquirers.
• January 25, 2005 - ViVOtech Names Michael Mullagh as New CEO; Jorge Fernandes, Co-Founder to become Chairman of the Board.
• January 15, 2005 - ViVOtech Announces Industry’s First Software Solution That Combines RFID Technology with Retailer’s Loyalty and Prepaid/Gift Card Programs.
• October 18, 2004 - ViVOtech unveils industry's fist contactless ready with flexible and easy to mount design, allowing seamless upgrade in a whole varitey of POS environments.
• September 15, 2004 - Philips and ViVOtech to deploy NFC-based contactless payment and promotion solutions.
• April 27, 2004 - ViVOtech Launches ViVOpay OEM to Provide Contactless Payment Technology for Varied POS systems, Vending Machines, Kiosks, and Gas Dispensers.
• April 20, 2004 - ViVOtech Announces Industry’s First Interoperable Contactless Payment Solution for MasterCard and American Express.
• March 22, 2004 - ViVOtech announces industry’s first user-friendly ViVOwallet payment and promotion software for Symbian OS mobile phones.
• January 12, 2004 - ViVOtech Announces Industry’s First Contactless Gift Card Available in Unique Form Factors to Meet Consumer Lifestyle Needs.
• October 27, 2003 - ViVOtech Announces End-to-End Contactless Payment Solution for the QSR Industry that Offers Speedy Check Out, Increased Usage of Gift Cards and Dynamic Loyalty Programs.
• September 19, 2003 - ViVOtech joins Symbian's Platinum Partner Program
• September 17, 2003 - ViVOtech Extends Payment Platform to HID® Contactless Access Cards.
• June 2 , 2003 - Foodservice Goes Hi-Tech: ViVOtech Unveils Latest Product At The 2003 Southwest Foodservice Expo.
• May 13, 2003 - ViVOtech™ Announces Payment Processing Certification with Global Payments™.
• May 7, 2003 - Free White Paper - RF-Based Contactless Payment: A More Convenient Way to Pay.
• April 8, 2003 - With ViVOpay™, ISOs and Acquirers Can Offer Retailers a Contactless Payment Solution for Existing and New POS Terminals.
• April 2, 2003 - ViVOtech™ delivers ViVOpay™ - A Next Generation Proximity Payment Solution for Existing Point Of Sale Systems.
• March 19, 2002 - Wireless Industry veteran Garry Welch joins ViVOtech as Advisor.
• March 12, 2002 - ViVOtech CEO Jorge Fernandes to Speak at CTIA on Offline Mobile Transactions.
• Jan. 8, 2002 - Former Mervyn's Chief Administrative Officer Dennis Chantland joins ViVOtech as Advisor.
• Oct. 30, 2001 - Former Intuit CTO joins the Board of Advisors of ViVOtech Inc.
• Oct. 15, 2001 - ViVOwallet becomes ViVOtech, Inc.
• Aug. 9, 2001 - Former VISA executive joins the Board of Advisors of ViVOtech, Inc.
• April 25, 2001 - Marcelo De Lima to Manage Marketing Activities for ViVOtech.