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• ACS a Speaker and Exhibitor in Cards and Payments Asia 2015

  HONG KONG, 21 April, 2015 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), will be participating in Cards & Payments Asia 2015. This conference and tradeshow will be held in Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore on 22 to 23 April. ACS will be in Booth G24. The event’s seminars are divided into four sessions: Cards, Digital Identification & Retail; Future Bank; Payments; and Retail, e-Commerce & Cash Handling. In the Payments session, Michael Chan, Assistant Product Marketing Manager, will present a talk entitled, “What Makes Migration to EMV a Smart Bet for the Banking Sector.” The talk will be on 23 April, 15:40 PM. It will include security framework comparisons of EMV and other card standards; statistics on EMV deployment, adoption, and impacts; and opportunities and challenges arising from EMV. ACS will unveil its smart card reader modules, which are designed to be integrated into embedded systems like ATM machines, gaming machines, and so forth. This new product line comes in contact and contactless interfaces. The contactless smart card reader modules are: ACM1252U-Y3, a USB NFC reader module with detachable antenna board; ACM1281U-C7, a USB contactless reader module; and ACM1281S-C7, a serial contactless reader module. Contact module readers include: ACM38U-Y3, a CCID reader module; and ACM38U-Y6, a module with SAM slot support. Cards & Payments Asia 2015 is described as Asia’s largest and most established cards and payment expo. For more information about the event, visit www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/cards-asia. For more information about card and payment technologies, email [email protected]. About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers. ACS is the winner of the Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. In 2010 and 2014, ACS was listed in Forbes Asia's “Best Under a Billion", an inter-industry list comprised of 200 top-performing publicly listed companies in the Asia-Pacific, with sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion. ACS develops a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards and related products and distributes them to over 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/1927/acs-a-speaker-and-exhibitor-in-cards-and-payments-asia-2015/
• 2015 Smart Card Alliance Government Conference

  Date: Jun 9 - 10, 2015Venue: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., the USABooth: 313

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/events/
• ACS Founder and Honorary Chairman Denny Wong Passes Away

  HONG KONG, 22 Apr, 2015 -Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd. (SEHK: 8210) (“ACS” or the “Group”) is deeply saddened to announce that its Group Founder and Honorary Chairman, Mr. Denny Wong, aged 67, passed away peacefully on 30 March 2015. Denny resigned as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on 24 March 2015. On the same day, his spouse, Ms. Alice Tsui, was appointed as Chairman, and his two sons, Mr. Chi Ho Wong and Mr. Chi Kit Wong, were appointed as co-CEOs. In 1995, Denny founded ACS, focusing on the smart card and reader technologies. He devoted his full efforts to ushering ACS into tremendous growth. He also expanded ACS’s business, exploring areas like automatic fare collections (AFC), motivated by a desire to use technology to improve people’s daily life, in a manner that promotes environmental protection as well. Denny was an inspiring presence in ACS. He shared Confucian values with employees and helped develop their well-being under his generous mentorship. He also emphasized not only the importance of product and service quality, but also the importance of keeping promises to partners, and treating them in a respectful and reasonable way. Denny always exemplified hard work and was actively involved in the different aspects of ACS’s business. There will be a Buddhist funeral service for Denny on 22 April 2015 in Universal Funeral Parlour, Hung Hom, Hong Kong. He will be sorely missed.   About Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd. Founded in 1995, ACS is one of the major suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers. ACSH’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Advanced Card Systems Limited, was a winner of the Asia Pacific Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan in 2009. In 2010 and 2014, ACSH was included within Forbes Asia's “Best Under a Billion", an inter-industry selection comprising the 200 top-performing publicly listed companies in Asia Pacific, with sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion. ACS develops a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards and related products and distributes these products in more than 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/1932/acs-founder-and-honorary-chairman-denny-wong-passes-away/
• ACS Wins RFID Successful Application Award in 2015 IOT Excellence Awards

  HONG KONG, 09 May, 2016 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 2086), Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (source: Frost & Sullivan), was honored with the RFID Successful Application Award during the 2015 IOT Excellence Awards. Ken Tang, ACS Sales Director for China, attended the awarding ceremony to receive the award.   2015 IOT Excellence Awards recognizes successful enterprises, products and applications in the RFID industry. It was organized by International Internet of Things Business and Application Promotion Association, and sponsored by the prestigious media outlets, "RFID World" and “IOT World," both under Ulink Media. The awarding ceremony gathered around 500 excellent enterprises, experts, and RFID terminal user representatives from different sectors of the RFID industry. They reviewed the achievements of RFID industry in the past ten years, looked at the industry development direction, and discussed the development prospects. New technologies, innovative products and various application cases were also exhibited on this annual platform for outstanding enterprises to exchange information and seek cooperation opportunities. ACS's entry is its ETC (electronic toll collection) card mobile top up solution for China toll road operators. ETC is an electronic payment system widely promoted to ease the traffic jams in highways. “The award-winning solution allows ETC users who are in Beijing, Anhui and Zhejiang to top up ETC cards at any time and any place with mobile devices and ACS's mobile card readers, thus eliminating the need for queuing up to reload cards at specified time and place,” says Ken. “This solution brings great flexibility to users.” Its user base is rapidly growing across the country. About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 2086), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers. ACS is the winner of the Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. In 2010, 2014 and 2015, ACS was listed in Forbes Asia's “Best Under a Billion" list, an inter-industry list comprised of 200 top-performing publicly listed companies in the Asia-Pacific, with sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion. ACS develops a wide range of high-quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards, and related products, and distributes them to over 100 countries worldwide. A leader in the smart card industry, ACS has the technology, expertise and global resources to facilitate an easier adoption of smart card applications in different industries across the globe. ACS Technologies (Shenzhen) Ltd. (wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Ltd.) focuses on offering service to customers in China. It seeks for cooperation with various types of Chinese partners. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/. About IOT Excellence Awards IOT Excellence Awards is an annual event that recognizes enterprises, products and applications, which have contributed to the RFID industry. This event is presented by RFID World and IOT World, and focuses on entries across different sectors catering to the China market. Visit RFID World at http://www.rfidglobal.org/.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/2099/acs-wins-rfid-successful-application-award-in-2015-iot-excellence-awards/
• ACS Wins Best Loyalty Programme in Smart Awards Asia 2015

  HONG KONG, 29 April 2015 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), won the Best Loyalty Programme Award in Smart Awards Asia 2015 on 22 April in Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore. Mr Gordon Lee, Sales Manager, represented ACS to receive the award. Smart Awards Asia recognizes excellence in the smart card, payment, and retail industries. ACS’s winning entry is e-PLUS Tap to Pay (e-PLUS), a loyalty, payment, and Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system developed based on NFC (Near Field Communications) technology for SM Prime Holdings Inc., the largest mall operator, developer, and retail company in the Philippines. e-PLUS unifies multiple merchants and applications in one platform, increasing the array of options and benefits available to consumers. e-PLUS also widens reach for merchants, providing them with a way to offer perks to a broader customer base, while fulfilling other marketing strategic needs. “This project is a result of effective collaboration with our client, which has enabled us to design a system that delivers sophisticated benefits to a country where NFC has not yet hit the mainstream,” says Gordon. “This award should be credited not only to the technologies that we have developed in-house, but the amount of thought and effort that we put to tailor these technologies to the needs and environments of end users.” For more information about ACS solutions, email [email protected]. About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers. ACS is the winner of the Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. In 2010 and 2014, ACS was listed in Forbes Asia's “Best Under a Billion”, an inter-industry list comprised of 200 top-performing publicly listed companies in the Asia-Pacific, with sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion. ACS develops a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards and related products and distributes them to over 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/1944/acs-wins-best-loyalty-programme-in-smart-awards-asia-2015/
• ACS Launches ACR890 All-In-One Mobile Smart Card Terminal and Software Development Kit

  HONG KONG, 8 May, 2015 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), launched the ACR890 All-In-One Mobile Smart Card Terminal, which combines magnetic stripe, contact, and contactless technologies. ACS also launched the ACR890 Software Development Kit (SDK). “Even as older systems require replacement, companies cannot just throw out systems they have invested in,” says Gilbert Leung, Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing. “We are thus glad to offer solutions that will help companies that are transitioning from, say, magnetic stripe to contactless, or combining different interfaces for their applications. At the same time, our solution has new features to improve the overall experience of users. ” ACR890 combines wireless data communication, firmware-upgradeability, and highly interactive user interface features (high-resolution color display, touch screen LCD, audio speaker and built-in thermal printer). It can use different connectivity types (GPRS/3G, Wi-Fi, USB, and serial ports) to communicate with other external devices within a network. ACR890 accommodates organizations with different technological standards by supporting ISO 7816‒compliant Class A, B, and C cards; ISO 14443‒compliant Type A and B cards; MIFARE Classic Cards; FeliCa Cards; and ISO 7811 Tracks 1, 2, and 3 magnetic stripe cards. Its contactless support makes it ideal for mass-market applications, such as transport, loyalty, and payment. Its contact interface makes it suited for e-government applications, while its magnetic stripe support makes it applicable for loyalty and e-purse applications. It is standalone and handheld, making it primarily a field-based device. However, its different connectivity types make it also suitable for office-based operations. Meanwhile, the SDK contains a standalone device demo, a simulation of a bus fare application, and device setting configurations. It also contains sample codes (which include source codes to help users develop their own applications), user manuals, and other reference documents. “ACR890 is versatile, high-performing, and priced competitively,” adds Gilbert. “We are confident that it can become an indispensable part of many solutions worldwide.” ACR890 is also compliant with CE, FCC, and RoHS2. Users who want more information about the ACR890 may email [email protected]. About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers. ACS is the winner of the Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. In 2010 and 2014, ACS was listed in Forbes Asia's “Best Under a Billion", an inter-industry list comprised of 200 top-performing publicly listed companies in the Asia-Pacific, with sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion. ACS develops a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards and related products and distributes them to over 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/1951/acs-launches-acr890-all-in-one-mobile-smart-card-terminal-and-software-development-kit/
• ACS Discusses EMV in Cards & Payments Asia 2015

  HONG KONG, 29 April, 2015 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), participated in Cards & Payments Asia 2015, which was held from 22 to 23 April, in Singapore. Michael Chan, Assistant Product Marketing Manager, conducted a presentation entitled, “What Makes Migration to EMV a Smart Bet for the Banking Sector.” EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) is a global secure standard for payment transactions. It covers card-present transactions using a contact chip interface. Currently, almost 30 percent of card-present transactions worldwide are EMV. These figures are expected to be driven up further by high fraud rates, and the lack of cost-effective processing and reliable communications infrastructure. With EMV, banks benefit from more approved transactions and greater revenues. Banks are also able to reduce expenses stemming from the need to reissue cards due to card counterfeiting. Michael presented business cases to demonstrate the impacts of EMV in an organization. He emphasized, however, that EMV deployment is more than a matter of buying new technology; it is also a matter of finding suitable resources and partners. With the right resources and partners, banks can ensure that migration to an EMV system will progress painlessly. There are quite a number of considerations associated with EMV migration. An issuer should be able to address concerns that include key management, card personalization, PIN assignment, branch issuance, clearing and settlement, and consumer education. Meanwhile, the acquirer-in this case, the banking sector-will need to be able to address concerns regarding customer support, merchant training, terminal management, and so forth. Transitioning to EMV will introduce a dynamic element to each transaction that that elevates security. In addition, EMV has risk management capabilities that issuers can maximize when authorizing transactions at point-of-sales (POS), making security flexible. For more information about EMV and EMV solutions, email [email protected]. About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers. ACS is the winner of the Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. In 2010 and 2014, ACS was listed in Forbes Asia's “Best Under a Billion”, an inter-industry list comprised of 200 top-performing publicly listed companies in the Asia-Pacific, with sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion. ACS develops a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards and related products and distributes them to over 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/1954/acs-discusses-emv-in-cards-payments-asia-2015/
• China International Smart Cards, RFID and IOT Exhibtion & Conference 2015

  Date: Jun 11 - 13, 2015Venue: Beijing Exhibition Center, Beijing, ChinaBooth: #R075, Hall 2

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/events/
• 2015 The 7th China International Internet of Things Technologies and Application Exhibition

  Date: Aug 20 - 22, 2014Venue: Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center, Shenzhen, ChinaBooth: B93

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/events/
• ACS an Exhibitor in Smart Card Alliance Government Conference 2015

  HONG KONG, 8 June, 2015 - Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers (Source: Frost & Sullivan), will be an exhibitor in Smart Card Alliance Government Conference 2015. The event will be held from 9 to 10 June in Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC, USA. ACS will be in Booth 313. Smart Card Alliance Government Conference 2015 aims to discuss the future of policy and evolving standards for government-issued credentials, and their use in physical and logical access systems. ACS will exhibit its latest products that are suitable for e-Government, Access Control and other smart card applications. These include: ACR890 All-In-One Mobile Smart Card Terminal, a new generation smart card reader with PIN-pad combines magnetic stripe, contact, and contactless technologies, and its Software Development Kit (SDK), which contains a standalone device demo. ACS will also exhibit ACM38U-Y3, an embedded contact reader module that uses the ACR38 core, which supports the Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC) and the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card, issued to US federal government employees and contractors. ACM38U-Y3 is one of the offerings under ACS’s newly launched Smart Card Reader Module product line, designed to be integrated into embedded systems, which include, but are not limited to: smart card readers, ATM machines, kiosks, and gaming machines. For more information on the event, please visit www.govsmartid.com. For more information on smart card‒based e-government and access control solutions, visit www.acs.com.hk or email [email protected]. About ACS Advanced Card Systems Ltd. (ACS, wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd., SEHK: 8210), founded in 1995, is Asia Pacific's top supplier and one of the world's top 3 suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers. ACS is the winner of the Product Quality Leadership Award for Smart Card Readers from Frost & Sullivan. In 2010 and 2014, ACS was listed in Forbes Asia's “Best Under a Billion”, an inter-industry list comprised of 200 top-performing publicly listed companies in the Asia-Pacific, with sales between US$5 million and US$1 billion. ACS develops a wide range of high quality smart card reading/writing devices, smart cards and related products and distributes them to over 100 countries worldwide. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/1966/acs-an-exhibitor-in-smart-card-alliance-government-conference-2015/