STPay-Mobile services connect ST54 secure SoC for mobile devices to contactless ticketing and payment platforms
First use case targets transit ticketing, leveraging Snowball’s OnBoard™ platform
Geneva, February 22, 2021 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has launched STPay-Mobile, a platform that simplifies virtualization of security-critical public transit ticketing and payment cards on smartphones and wearables.
STPay-Mobile helps mobile-device manufacturers leverage the features of ST’s ST54 secure System-on-Chip (SoC) to handle contactless transactions and protect sensitive information, such as data and authentication credentials.
Highlighting the value STPay-Mobile adds to card virtualization, ST has announced details of a new ticketing solution for public transit that leverages the OnBoard™ platform created by Snowball Technology Co. Ltd. This platform, together with STPay-Mobile managing services on the ST54 secure SoC, lets smartphones and wearables host virtual tickets that are easily created by transit agencies and are convenient for travelers to buy and use.