“The expansion of our membership is at the heart of our mission, to develop our vision and expertise, and contribute to shape the future of the Smart Security Industry”, said Eurosmart Chairman Marc Bertin. “We are happy to welcome these new members that will contribute to increase our knowledge and expertise on security and expand our visibility along the major trends that are building the future of the smart security community, but also to more and more new segments”. “As a third party service provider and independent laboratory, FIME offers a different point of view on secure devices and electronic documents. Being part of Eurosmart allows us to collaborate with key actors in a fast moving world and access an important pool of information. FIME aims to take the opportunity to lobby and work closely with the stakeholders on the future developments in the smartcard sector. Our goal is to move forward in the projects that define the trends of tomorrow”, said Vincent Poty, Head of Strategy for FIME. Marie-Jane Denis, SPA: “The Smart Payment Association is dedicated to facilitating the use of payment smart cards and improving their security and value. The SPA consists currently of the four leading industry players in the payment smart card segment, representing worldwide coverage: Gemalto, Giesecke & Devrient, Oberthur Technologies and Sagem Orga. SPA wants to bring its substantial knowledge on the payment market to Eurosmart in all works related to this market”. Jean-Pierre Delesse, who has been involved with Eurosmart for many years, is now taking part as individual expert: “As an industry expert, I am happy to go on contributing to Eurosmart activities and publications, notably by leading the New Form Factors Working Group and working on new topics such as Smart USB Token, M2M or the Internet of Things”. www.fime.com www.smartpaymentassociation.com www.eurosmart.com