As of June 28, 2010, Watchdata had provided over 1 million contactless payment cards for the Shanghai World Expo, according to the company’s press release.

Watchdata has won the Asian Sesames Award with its DBS Live Fresh 3-in-1 Visa credit card entry.

GlobalPlatform has announced that its first one-day card specification training session for 2010 will take place at the Tsinghua Science Park, Beijing on Friday 29 January 2010.

Watchdata is to provide its first multi-applications CEPAS-compliant debit co-brand card to one of the largest banks in Singapore.

Eastcompeace has joined GlobalPlatform as an Observer Member.

Watchdata will be showcasing a suite of data security, smart card and mobile SIM chip technologies and latest applications at CARTES, Paris from 17-19 November 2009.

Eastcompeace Smart Card Co.,Ltd. released its innovative product SIM-ATM at SIMposium Aisa 2009 in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong will showcase its extensive and creative use of smart-card technology at the World Exposition 2010 Shanghai China, according to Alan Siu, Deputy Secretary for Commerce & Development (Communications & Technology) of Hongkong.

Watchdata has announced that it has teamed up with DBS and Visa to produce a 3-in-1 single-chip smart card that offers consumers multiple capabilities for cashless payment.

Oberthur Technologies has successfully completed the CUP (China Union Pay) certification for its Shenzhen manufacturing center in China.