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Connected cars using technology from the international technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) are equiped with two eSIM cards. One is used for eCalls, navigation or traffic information services, the other for the driver's private information and entertainment services. The technical base is G+D’s DSDA solution (Dual-SIM Dual-Active) and AirOn360^® eSIM management platform. These solutions are also used in the BMW iX and BMW i4 and will be available in other new BMW Group models in the future.

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) is once again supplying the security technology for access control at the Munich Security Conference (MSC), which will be held at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel from 18th to 20th February. It includes both access cards and the Veridos eAccess solution, which conveniently identifies visitors as they pass through the access gates.

Thanks to digital systems for the application and issuance of identity documents, countries around the world are modernizing and optimizing their processes. Veridos, a leading global provider of integrated identity solutions, explains why these systems are an important tool to increase efficiency and transparency.

The euro turns 20 years old in 2022 – and Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) is joining the celebration. G+D has been there from the very beginning: looking back on a success story and ahead to the most important challenges to come.

The SIM turns 30! When Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) launched the first commercial SIM card 30 years ago, its success could not have been predicted. Since then, however, the smart card has come to be used billions of times every day around the world and has an indispensable part of almost everyone's mobile life.

Yesterday, the Reconnaissance High Security Printing conferences awarded the ePassport solution from Veridos for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh with the Regional ID Document of the Year award by Reconnaissance’s High Security Printing™ conferences. The award recognizes outstanding achievement and technical sophistication of a personal identification or travel document program. The decision once again emphasizes the company's leading role in the market for state-of-the-art identity solutions.

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) and Nymi have developed a biometric system on a wristband that provides companies and their employees convenient and secure access to their entire workplace. The human-centric approach allows people to go passwordless, contactless, and handsfree at work.

Veridos GmbH, a joint venture of the Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) security group and the Bundesdruckerei Group, today announced changes in the management team. Veridos CEO Andreas Räschmeier (54) will leave the company at his own request. His successor Marc-Julian Siewert (37) will lead Veridos as CEO from January 1st  2022.

Central banks need to work with the private sector to ensure widespread availability of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) for consumers and educate them about the potential benefits in terms of speed, security and low cost, a report published by the international technology Group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) and the independent think tank Official Monetary Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) reveals.

The White Label Alliance (WLA) has seen a steady increase in members since its founding in March 2021, including new partners Modena, AdvanIDe, PAX Technology, and WizarPOS.