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Russian Petrol Retailer EKA Launches Contactless EMV Cards from Gemalto

New cards bring robust defense against fraud, enhanced convenience for end users.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Gemalto announced that Russian petrol retailer EKA will migrate existing payment cards to Gemalto’s Optelio PURE contactless solution. These new private label cards bring a robust defense against fraud and enhanced convenience for the end users. The cards are being deployed from April 2015 and are fitted with the industry-standard MULTOS operating system.   The new dual interface cards bring a quicker payment experience to customers who just have to tap the card against the POS terminal to pay...

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