National Technology (300077, stock it) financial IC card chip to get a breakthrough progress. Bank card testing center website information display, national technology, a financial IC card chip has been detected by the center, which means that the chip has to meet the safety requirements of UnionPay card chip, after certification can enter the market.
Bank card testing center website information display, national technology, a Z32H256CPR (D040), the financial IC card chip in April 15th was detected through, valid until April 14, 2016, the report number CICA130W41TP".
National Technical stakeholders confirmed to reporters that the financial IC card chip has been through the bank card testing center, means that the chip has to meet the requirements of UnionPay card chip technology, follow through certification program, will be able to enter the market.
The progress of the financial IC card technology has attracted much attention of investors. In February this year, the national technology has easy interaction in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange said the company took the lead in the domestic financial IC card chip to achieve mass production level, is now actively cooperate with relevant departments for the domestic financial IC card chip detection stage, as soon as possible through the detection, grasp the technical advantages of access to the market.
In the long term, the financial IC card chip market has been occupied by foreign companies, but based on the security of the financial system, the use of domestic chips to replace foreign chips is higher.
In China, the financial IC card industry upgrade scheduled timetable. According to the central bank on March 2011 issued "the people's Bank of Chinese on promoting financial IC card applications work opinion", January 1, 2013, the national commercial banks should start issuing financial IC card; January 1, 2015, in the field of economic co developed regions and key industries, commercial banks issued in RMB clearing bank card account for financial IC card.
Brokerage research reports, as of the end of 2012, the domestic financial IC card issued a total of about 104 million, bank card issued a total of about 3 billion 500 million, the permeability of less than 3%, far below the level of 80%. 2013, the domestic financial IC card issuance is expected to close to 200 million, in 2014 will usher in the peak of the financial IC card issuance. In the case of considering the replacement of the stock in the future every year will add more than 6 billion yuan of market space.
According to the bank card testing center website, currently UnionPay card chip through the detection of a total of 4 companies, in addition to national technology, and the same side Guoxin (002049, shares) owned by Tongfang microelectronics, CLP China and Huahong integrated.
It is worth mentioning that in February this year, the national technology is a smart card chip through the EMVCo certification, the certification is the certification organization EMV the highest level of technology, information security chip products enter the international financial field of payment must pass the qualification certification. At present, the global total of 9 manufacturers of chips through the EMVCo certification, national technology is China's first and only one to get the certification of the chip manufacturers.