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• ACS Receives Certificate of Merit for Communications in APICTA Awards 2014

  HONG KONG, 10 Dec, 2014 - 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), received a Certificate of Merit for Communications for its contactless smart card reader module technology. The award was given last 30 November in Jakarta, Indonesia, during the Asia Pacific Information and Communication Technology Alliance (APICTA) Awards. ACS’s entry is the contactless smart card reader module technology, which refers to the platform for many of its smart card readers, developed based on 13.56MHz NFC (Near Field Communication) technology. APICTA judged the entry based on: uniqueness, market potential, functionalities and features, quality, and application of technology. ACS’ contactless smart card reader module technology stands out from the other entries from different countries in the Asia Pacific region. ACS’s contactless reader platform enables ACS to be quicker and more flexible in responding to different new market trends and customers’ requests. The contactless smart card reader module may be used in contactless payment terminals, combined with biometric readers for stronger authentication, or used in mobile card readers to enable transactions anywhere. ACS solutions using this technology are consistently among the first to achieve major certifications, and break into new markets. “In the past, we have been recognized for our end-to-end solutions and our individual devices. This time, we were able to gain recognition for the foundation of many of our products,” says Gilbert Leung, Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing, who received the award on behalf of ACS. “This award helps validate our contactless technology roadmap, and prove that the faith of stakeholders in our technologies is well-placed.” This success of the contactless smart card reader module technology was further celebrated by the Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS), a non-profit professional organization striving to develop Hong Kong’s IT industry. Every year, HKCS nominates IT products or services that show significant promise societal contributions. This year, ACS was among HKCS’s nominees. ACS was able to share information about its entry in the APICTA Awards 2014-Winners & Merits Sharing Session and Press Conference on 8 December, which convenes the Hong Kong delegates for the APICTA awards, as a way to facilitate knowledge-sharing among Hong Kong’s IT industry players. For more information on ACS’s solutions using its contactless smart card reader module technology, email [email protected] or visit www.acs.com.hk. 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" 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. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/ About APICTA Asia Pacific Information and Communication Technology Alliance (APICTA) is comprised of national ICT organizations representing their respective economies. APICTA aims to build and enhance a network that promotes ICT; enhances technology innovation, capability and adoption; and encourages the development of indigenous ICT solutions for the global market. For more information, visit www.apicta.net.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/awards-recognition/1703/acs-receives-certificate-of-merit-for-communications-in-apicta-awards-2014/
• ACS Receives Certificate of Merit for Communications in APICTA Awards 2014

  HONG KONG, 10 Dec, 2014 - 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), received a Certificate of Merit for Communications for its contactless smart card reader module technology. The award was given last 30 November in Jakarta, Indonesia, during the Asia Pacific Information and Communication Technology Alliance (APICTA) Awards. ACS’s entry is the contactless smart card reader module technology, which refers to the platform for many of its smart card readers, developed based on 13.56MHz NFC (Near Field Communication) technology. APICTA judged the entry based on: uniqueness, market potential, functionalities and features, quality, and application of technology. ACS’ contactless smart card reader module technology stands out from the other entries from different countries in the Asia Pacific region. ACS’s contactless reader platform enables ACS to be quicker and more flexible in responding to different new market trends and customers’ requests. The contactless smart card reader module may be used in contactless payment terminals, combined with biometric readers for stronger authentication, or used in mobile card readers to enable transactions anywhere. ACS solutions using this technology are consistently among the first to achieve major certifications, and break into new markets. “In the past, we have been recognized for our end-to-end solutions and our individual devices. This time, we were able to gain recognition for the foundation of many of our products,” says Gilbert Leung, Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing, who received the award on behalf of ACS. “This award helps validate our contactless technology roadmap, and prove that the faith of stakeholders in our technologies is well-placed.” This success of the contactless smart card reader module technology was further celebrated by the Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS), a non-profit professional organization striving to develop Hong Kong’s IT industry. Every year, HKCS nominates IT products or services that show significant promise societal contributions. This year, ACS was among HKCS’s nominees. ACS was able to share information about its entry in the APICTA Awards 2014-Winners & Merits Sharing Session and Press Conference on 8 December, which convenes the Hong Kong delegates for the APICTA awards, as a way to facilitate knowledge-sharing among Hong Kong’s IT industry players. For more information on ACS’s solutions using its contactless smart card reader module technology, email [email protected] or visit www.acs.com.hk. 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" 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. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/ About APICTA Asia Pacific Information and Communication Technology Alliance (APICTA) is comprised of national ICT organizations representing their respective economies. APICTA aims to build and enhance a network that promotes ICT; enhances technology innovation, capability and adoption; and encourages the development of indigenous ICT solutions for the global market. For more information, visit www.apicta.net.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/1699/acs-receives-certificate-of-merit-for-communications-in-apicta-awards-2014/
• ACS Wins Technological Achievement Award in 2014 Hong Kong Awards for Industries

  HONG KONG, 19 December, 2014 - 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), was recognized in the 2014 Hong Kong Awards for Industries (HKAI). ACS received the Technological Achievement Award for its contactless smart card reader module technology on 18 December at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. HKAI’sTechnological Achievement Award recognizes outstanding achievements of Hong Kong enterprises in pursuit of high-technology and high value-added activities. Entries are evaluated based on excellence, value of intellectual property, contribution to society, and market recognition. The winning entry, contactless smart card reader module technology is the platform for many of ACS’s contactless smart card readers. It is developed based on 13.56 MHz Radio-frequency identification (RFID), ISO14443, and ISO18092 Near Field Communication (NFC) technology which enables communication between a host and a contactless card or NFC-enabled phone. It may be integrated with other technologies (e.g. biometric readers) for stronger authentication or incorporated into mobile card readers to enable even mobile devices without built-in NFC to facilitate contactless transactions. “It has been a big year for ACS’s contactless smart card reader module,” says Gilbert Leung, ACS Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing. “It has been recognized in and outside Hong Kong, and has served as an essential component of many of ACS’s solutions worldwide. The Technological Achievement Award has given us another thing to be thankful for, and has also compelled us to elevate our efforts even further.” This year, the contactless smart card reader module also received a Certificate of Merit for Communications during the Asia Pacific Information and Communication Technology Alliance (APICTA) Awards, which recognizes outstanding ICT technologies all over Asia. Furthermore, devices and systems employing the contactless reader module also gained a number of awards internationally. For more information on ACS’s solutions developed using this technology, email [email protected] or visit www.acs.com.hk. Fanny Law, GBS, JP, Chairperson of HKSTP visited ACS's booth during the award ceremony 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" 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. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/ About HKAI Hong Kong Awards for Industries is an annual awards program, launched in 2005 to recognize outstanding achievements of Hong Kong enterprises in pursuit of high-technology and high value-added activities. It also recognizes various other aspects of performance for Hong Kong enterprises, and boosts competitiveness. The HKAI has six categories: Consumer Product Design, Equipment and Machinery Design, Customer Service, Innovation and Creativity, Productivity and Quality, and Technological Achievement. For more information on HKAI, visit www.hkindustryaward.org.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/1713/acs-wins-technological-achievement-award-in-2014-hong-kong-awards-for-industries/
• ACS Wins Technological Achievement Award in 2014 Hong Kong Awards for Industries

  HONG KONG, 19 December, 2014 - 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), was recognized in the 2014 Hong Kong Awards for Industries (HKAI). ACS received the Technological Achievement Award for its contactless smart card reader module technology on 18 December at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. HKAI’sTechnological Achievement Award recognizes outstanding achievements of Hong Kong enterprises in pursuit of high-technology and high value-added activities. Entries are evaluated based on excellence, value of intellectual property, contribution to society, and market recognition. The winning entry, contactless smart card reader module technology is the platform for many of ACS’s contactless smart card readers. It is developed based on 13.56 MHz Radio-frequency identification (RFID), ISO14443, and ISO18092 Near Field Communication (NFC) technology which enables communication between a host and a contactless card or NFC-enabled phone. It may be integrated with other technologies (e.g. biometric readers) for stronger authentication or incorporated into mobile card readers to enable even mobile devices without built-in NFC to facilitate contactless transactions. “It has been a big year for ACS’s contactless smart card reader module,” says Gilbert Leung, ACS Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing. “It has been recognized in and outside Hong Kong, and has served as an essential component of many of ACS’s solutions worldwide. The Technological Achievement Award has given us another thing to be thankful for, and has also compelled us to elevate our efforts even further.” This year, the contactless smart card reader module also received a Certificate of Merit for Communications during the Asia Pacific Information and Communication Technology Alliance (APICTA) Awards, which recognizes outstanding ICT technologies all over Asia. Furthermore, devices and systems employing the contactless reader module also gained a number of awards internationally. For more information on ACS’s solutions developed using this technology, email [email protected] or visit www.acs.com.hk. Fanny Law, GBS, JP, Chairperson of HKSTP visited ACS's booth during the award ceremony 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" 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. Visit ACS at http://www.acs.com.hk/ About HKAI Hong Kong Awards for Industries is an annual awards program, launched in 2005 to recognize outstanding achievements of Hong Kong enterprises in pursuit of high-technology and high value-added activities. It also recognizes various other aspects of performance for Hong Kong enterprises, and boosts competitiveness. The HKAI has six categories: Consumer Product Design, Equipment and Machinery Design, Customer Service, Innovation and Creativity, Productivity and Quality, and Technological Achievement. For more information on HKAI, visit www.hkindustryaward.org.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/awards-recognition/1723/acs-wins-technological-achievement-award-in-2014-hong-kong-awards-for-industries/
• ACS Elected Member of Smart Card Alliance Steering Committees

  HONG KONG, 31 Jan, 2014 - 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), has been elected as a steering committee member for two Smart Card Alliance (SCA) Industry Councils. SCA is a “not-for-profit, multi-industry association working to stimulate the understanding, adoption, use and widespread application of smart card technology.” An SCA Industry Council is a focused group composed of alliance members, working to increase industry collaboration in a specific industry or market segment. Councils are headed by steering committees, which set strategy and direction, as well as approve activities and deliverables. From 2015 to 2016, Bob Merkert, ACS President for the Americas, will be part of the steering committees for Health and Human Services, and Access Control. “Membership in these two committees is an excellent opportunity to help accelerate adoption of smart card technology in two key sectors,” says Bob. “Smart card–based healthcare solutions are diverse, ranging from storage of patient records, to prevention of claim fraud. Meanwhile, smart card–based access control encompasses multiple industries, as security becomes a more pressing concern for all. ACS is excited and fortunate to be playing potentially high-impact roles for the smart card industry.” “ACS is working towards the goal of leadership in the industry,” says Gilbert Leung, Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing. “We recognize that to reach this goal, we have to help grow the industry. Beyond growing a business, industry growth represents rewards for all stakeholders: improved services, more secure physical and logical networks, and more efficient operations. We look forward to helping make this happen, in collaboration with other SCA members.” SCA has six active Industry Councils: Access Control, Health and Human Services, Identity, Payments, Transportation, and Mobile and NFC. For more information on SCA Industry Councils and activities, visit www.smartcardalliance.org. For more information on ACS healthcare and access control solutions, email [email protected] or visit www.acs.com.hk. 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/ About Smart Card Alliance The Smart Card Alliance is a not-for-profit, multi-industry association working to stimulate the understanding, adoption, use and widespread application of smart card technology. Through education, industry and technology councils, events, and outreach programs, the Alliance advocates the use of smart card technology in a way that protects privacy and enhances data security and integrity. The Alliance is comprised of over 200 members from a mix of various industries worldwide. For more information, visit www.smartcardalliance.org.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/1733/acs-elected-member-of-smart-card-alliance-steering-committees/
• ACS's 2014 Revenue Increases by 27% to HK$246.3 million

  HONG KONG, 27 February 2015 – Advanced Card Systems Holdings Ltd. (SEHK; 8210) (“ACSH”) and its subsidiaries (“ACS” or the “Group”), one of the major suppliers of PC-linked smart card readers, today announced its audited annual results for the year ended 31 December 2014. The year 2014 was a rewarding year for ACS as the Group has achieved an excellent performance in all aspects of its businesses. During the year under review, the Group reported a record high sales revenue of HK$246 million, surging 27% over the same period last year. Gross profit and net profit also rose 8% and 2% to HK$122 million and HK$24 million respectively. Driven by the fast-growing AFC solutions business in the region, the Group’s business in the Asia Pacific region performed exceptionally well with a remarkable revenue growth of 73%. Basic earnings per share were HK8.352 cents. To reward shareholders for their support, the Board recommended payment of a final dividend of HK2.0 cents per share (2013: HK2.0 cents). Mr. Wong Yiu Chu, founder and CEO of ACS said, “ACS has sustained its growth momentum during the last year, further cementing its position in the smart card and smart card reader sectors to generate steady revenue streams which will be in part reinvested to develop other products and end-to-end smart card related solutions over the long term. By providing new products such as mobile card readers and end-to-end solutions such as automated fare collection systems, retail and loyalty systems, as well as other electronic purse and payment systems, the Group is gaining entry to emerging as well as larger markets.” Sales revenue generated from smart cards more than doubled compared to 2013. During the year, the Group has secured several impressive projects. For example, ACS was chosen as the smart card supplier for a social security smart card project in Ghana, a western African country. The Group supplied 1.7 million smart cards capable of securely storing and processing sensitive information for managing pensions and similar forms of national social insurance. Furthermore, ACS is capable of supporting public key infrastructure applications, which would facilitate long-term plans of the government to use smart cards for a wider variety of government services. In addition to the traditional PC- based products, the Group has launched new products for mobile platforms in 2014. To cater to the increasing demand for mobile banking, mobile payment, e-healthcare, and loyalty applications, the Group has successfully developed two new readers for SIM-sized smart cards and two new mobile card readers with audio-jack interfaces during the year under review. As the Monetary Board of the Philippines has mandated all ATM cards to implement an end-to-end triple DES encryption and EMV chips, the Group has set up a joint venture company, with two independent third parties to establish an EMV-certified smart card personalization center in the Philippines in order to capture the business from all local banks. On top of its hardware business, ACS has also successfully entered the end-to-end solutions business in recent years. Since the successful launch in 2013 of our e-PLUS Tap to Pay loyalty program for SM, one of the biggest shopping mall operators in the Philippines, more than 1,300,000 contactless smart cards have been issued. Building on this success, the Group has extended its service to SM Cinema by installing 128 ticketing kiosks and 253 turnstiles in 48 SM-operated shopping malls across the Philippines in 2014. In addition, the Group has also helped SM retrofit its turnstiles system in the MOA Arena in Manila, an indoor event venue in the SM MOA Complex for music concerts and sporting events with a seating capacity of up to 20,000. ACS is leveraging this initial success with SM to expand this business model to partners elsewhere in Southeast Asia such as Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Additionally, in the year under review the Group has acquired certain business assets of Daming Wuzhou, one of the largest AFC system suppliers in the PRC. With AFC systems deployed in more than 40 cities across the PRC, the Group can further leverage Daming Wuzhou’s existing customer network as well as its other experience to further penetrate the AFC and payment solutions market there. Furthermore, by integrating ACS’ existing technical knowledge and operational experience with that of Daming Wuzhou, the Group could then provide advanced technologies incorporating sophisticated operational techniques in the PRC. Mr. Wong concluded, “Moving forward, ACS will continue to develop a wide range of smart card operation systems and readers to capture the opportunities arising from the rapid take-up of digitalization and e-commerce, especially in the payment and AFC segments. ACS is accumulating technical expertise through constantly reinvesting in research and development and acquisitions, and forging partnerships with companies globally. We are confident that ACS would be able to enter and compete in previously unserved markets that are larger and have higher gross profit margins. With its increasingly sophisticated technology offerings backed by strong technical expertise and reputation, the Group is in a good position to expand its business in the short- as well as the long-term.” 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/1838/acss-2014-revenue-increases-by-27-to-hk$246.3-million/
• ACS an Exhibitor in Retail Tech Japan 2015

  HONG KONG, 25 Feb, 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 Retail Tech Japan 2015. The event will be from 3 to 6 March 2015, in Tokyo Big Sight. ACS will be in Booth RT1216. ACS will be co-exhibiting with Hitachi Maxell Ltd., a provider for the energy, industrial material, and consumer product sectors. ACS and Maxell will conduct on-floor presentations for every day of the event, to feature a few projects they have collaborated on. ACS will show its latest products: ACR35 NFC MobileMate, a mobile card reader that supports magnetic stripe cards and NFC tags; ACR1252, one of the first readers in the industry certified by the NFC Forum to be capable of performing all three NFC modes (read/write, card emulation, and peer-to-peer communication); and ACR123, an intelligent contactless reader supporting multiple contactless payment applications: MasterCard® PayPass™, Visa payWave®, AMEX ExpressPay® and Apple Pay. Retail Tech Japan is “Japan’s largest and most influential trade show specializing in retail information systems.” The event is geared towards decision makers in the retail, consumer packaged goods (CPG), apparel, and food industries. For more information on ACS technology solutions for the retail, payment, and similar sectors, email [email protected] or visit www.acs.com.hk. 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/. About Hitachi Maxell Ltd. Hitachi Maxell has pursued a policy of providing top-quality products to customers under the Maxell brand, delivering a host of products to customers around the world. Hitachi Maxell develops its business on a global basis, providing distinctive products in the Energy, Industrial Materials, and Electronic Appliance and Consumer Product segments.

  https://www.acs.com.hk/en/press-release/1840/acs-an-exhibitor-in-retail-tech-japan-2015/
• ACS an Exhibitor and Speaker in Open Identification and Payments Summit 2015

  HONG KONG, 24 Feb, 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 and speaker in Open Identification and Payments Summit 2015. The event will be on 3-5 March 2015, in Real InterContinental, San Jose, Costa Rica. ACS will be in Booth 42. Open Identification and Payments Summit brings together issuers and end users for information-sharing on smart card technology in payment, security, and mobile markets. It also covers public key infrastructure (PKI), national identification documents, challenges in transportation closed platforms and opportunities in open payments systems. The conference features education programs offering a wide range of expertise. It is organized by the Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA), a non-profit, multi-industry association oriented to promote understanding and application of smart card technology. ACS will exhibit its latest products: ACR890, a mobile terminal that supports contact, contactless and magnetic stripe technologies; ACR1252U, one of the first readers in the industry certified by the NFC Forum to be capable of performing all three NFC modes; and ACR3901U-S1, a mobile card reader that uses Bluetooth 4.0 to facilitate smart card transactions without physical connections to devices. ACS will also talk about its end-to-end solutions. Bryan Javier, Regional Sales Manager, will conduct a presentation entitled, “TaptoPay: Transit in the Philippines and Beyond.” The presentation shows how ACS technologies have been used to address the unique issues and challenges of the Philippine context, and how the same technologies may address transport issues elsewhere worldwide. In the past years, ACS has made significant headway into the automated fare collection (AFC) market. ACS’s end-to-end solutions are not limited to transport systems but also integrate payment and loyalty applications, access control, and so forth. For more information on smart card-based technologies or end-to-end 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/1841/acs-an-exhibitor-and-speaker-in-open-identification-and-payments-summit-2015/
• ACS Presents New Solutions and Collaborations in Japan Retail Tech 2015

  HONG KONG, 19 MARCH, 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), was an exhibitor in Retail Tech Japan 2015. The event was held from 3 to 6 March in Tokyo. ACS and its co-presenter, Hitachi Maxell Ltd, conducted on-floor presentations showing projects they have collaborated on. Maxell is a provider for the Energy, Industrial Materials, and Electronic Appliance and Consumer segments. One of the projects shown is a PC logon application, where ACS provided ACR122 NFC readers to enable logical access control. Through ACR122 and a smart card, enterprises and individuals will be able to gain access into personal computers, databases, and other resources more conveniently. ACS also showed its latest products: ACR35 NFC MobileMate, a mobile card reader that supports magnetic stripe cards and NFC tags, ACR1252, one of the first readers in the industry certified by the NFC Forum to be capable of performing all three NFC modes (read/write, card emulation, and peer-to-peer communication) and ACR123, an intelligent contactless reader supporting multiple contactless payment applications: MasterCard® PayPass™, Visa payWave®, AMEX ExpressPay® and Apple Pay. Finally, ACS and Maxell also raffled off NFC sports watches, one for each day of the event. That NFC watch demonstrates another of NFC’s possibilities: information pertaining to the user’s sports performance (e.g. running speed) may be stored in the watch. To transfer collected information to a PC for the user’s reference, the watch will simply need to be tapped to the ACR122U NFC reader. The user will then be able to track his own progress and work out a more suitable training plan. ACS advocates NFC innovation by bringing highly functional readers to the market and by developing comprehensive NFC-based systems. For more information about ACS devices and solutions, email [email protected] or visit www.acs.com.hk. 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/1876/acs-presents-new-solutions-and-collaborations-in-japan-retail-tech-2015/
• 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/