EANS-News: Identive Group Inc. / Identive Announces EMV Payment Certification for Popular Mobile Smart Card Reader

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Subtitle: SmartFold™ Receives EMVCo Level 1 Type Approval

SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, November 14, 2012 (euro
adhoc) - Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a
provider of products and services for the identification, security
and RFID industries, today announced that its SCR3500 SmartFold smart
card reader has received EMVCo Level 1 Type Approval, enabling its
use for secure payment transactions in compliance with the global
standards known as Europay, Mastercard and Visa, or EMV, which have
been adopted by financial organizations across much of the world.

"At just 48x20X12 millimeters - smaller than a memory stick - the
SmartFold reader is already popular with business travelers and other
mobile laptop users for secure authentication or network logon. The
reader's compliance to international payment industry standards means
that it now can be used with consumers' bank and credit cards to
create a secure connection for online payments and banking. The
SmartFold's compact size, light weight and high-speed performance
make it easy to add the layer of security we all know we need for our
online financial transactions, particularly when using mobile
computers," said Dr. Manfred Mueller, executive vice president and
COO Identification Products for Identive.

EMVCo, LLC was formed in 1999 by Europay, MasterCard and Visa to
manage, maintain and enhance a set of global standards related to the
interoperability and acceptance of chip-based ("smart") cards used
for payment. American Express, Discover and JCB also adhere to EMV
payment card standards. According to EMVCo, more than 1.5 billion EMV
credit and debit cards have been issued globally as of the end of
2011, with EMV payment cards increasingly being adopted in the U.S.

EMVCo's Level 1 Type Approval process tests reader / terminal
compliance with the electromechanical characteristics, logical
interface, and transmission protocol requirements defined in the EMV
specifications. Identive's SCR3500 SmartFold contact smart card
reader also complies with USB CCID and ISO7816 industry standards.

The EMV-compliant SmartFold reader tucks easily into a pocket or
attaches to a keyring so mobile security is always conveniently
within reach. The reader is available now. More information is
available here: http://www.identive-infrastructure.com/en/products-so
lutions/smart-card-readers-a-terminals/smart-card-readers/scr3500.

About Identive Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV) is
focused on building the world's signature company in Secure ID. The
company's products, software, systems and services address the
markets for identity management, physical and logical access control,
cashless payment, NFC solutions and a host of RFID-enabled
applications for customers in the government, enterprise, consumer,
education and healthcare sectors. Identive's mission is to build a
lasting business of scale and technology based on a combination of
strong technology-driven organic growth and disciplined acquisitive
expansion. The company delivers up-to-date information on its
activity as well as industry trends through its industry-leading
social media initiatives and educational resource, AskIdentive.com.
For additional information, please visit www.identive-group.com or
follow on Twitter at @IdentiveGroup.

Note: Identive, the Identive logo and SmartFold are trademarks of
Identive Group, Inc, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. EMV
is a trademark of EMVCo, LLC. All other company, product or service
names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of others and are
property of their respective owners.

Further inquiry note:
Darby Dye, +1 949 553-4251, ddye@identive-group.com
Lennart Streibel, +49 89 9595-5195, lstreibel@identive-group.com

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company: Identive Group Inc.
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