This year’s Sesames awards were marked by an increase in the number of submissions in many categories. “The continuing growth in the number of Hardware entries signify the eagerness & confidence of the cards industry players in ploughing back and to search for the next big thing that would transform & elevate the industry even higher! I am indeed deeply encouraged by this portrayal of big step to innovation! Bravo!, said Fredy Yiap, Publisher and Editor in Chief of CardsNow! & PassAgeNow! Magazines – one of the judges.
The annual competition sees companies in the payments industry compete for prizes in 11 categories: Hardware, Software, Identification/ID Cards/Health, IT Security, Transportation, Banking/Retail/Loyalty, Trusted Internet/Authentication, Mobility, e-Transactions, Manufacturing and Tests and Discovery. This year’s big winner was NXP who won the award in the Hardware category with their Next Generation NFC Radio Controller, as well as the Trusted Internet/Authentication category with its mobile POS solution which combines NFC technology and contactless e-ticketing for transport.
Other winners include Toro, in the category of Banking/Retail/Loyalty with its platform to port and distribute NFC applications, Oberthur Technologies in the Mobility category with its NFC payment wallet and Gemalto, with their “Print Pixel” solution in the Manufacturing and Tests category.
Click here to discover all the winners.
