Many in the smart card industry agree there is an opportunity to standardize the infrastructure while allowing solution providers to develop competitive or unique product capabilities. GlobalPlatform is a cross industry association which defines requirements and technology standards, thereby creating a foundation for future smart card growth. Membership in GlobalPlatform is open to all interested parties both within and beyond the smart card industry including card issuers, card and terminal vendors, industry groups, governments, universities, and technology suppliers. Currently, there are more than 40 members from the financial services, telecommunications, government and technology sectors. These include companies such as American Express, British Telecom, JCB, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, NTT, Sun Microsystems and Visa International.
Organizations can join as full members, observers or public entities.
The organization is driven by a cross-industry Board which sets the strategic vision, oversees the management of GlobalPlatform, develops the agenda for member meetings and controls the budget. The Board consists of up to 11 organizations that have joined as full members. All rights reserved.