Morpho (Safran) announced that, together with HwaCom Systems, it has signed a five-year contract with Alliance Digital Technology Co. (ADTC) to build a Secure Elements Issuer TSM (SEI TSM) and a Service Provider TSM (SP TSM). The ADTC SEI and SP TSM will manage TSM security domains for all Taiwanese mobile network operators and potential service providers while also handling the complete lifecycle of Secure Elements.

With this TSM platform, ADTC will now be the national focal point between all potential service providers and MNOs accelerating Near Field Communication (NFC) services in Taiwan. MNOs and Service Providers can now rely on a national platform for NFC service delivery, service usage and service maintenance. Morpho's TSM infrastructure conforms to global standards and interfaces.

This will allow ADTC to have easy connectivity with its service providers, enabling the rapid buildup of a network of NFC services. Subscribers can look forward to new and exciting NFC services in the near future. HwaCom Systems will be the local partner for Morpho in providing system integration and maintenance support.

This will enable the joint Morpho and HwaCom team to provide on-time local system support for ADTC as well as to support ADTC in building up new services to meet market demand in the future. ADTC is a joint venture of Taiwan's five major mobile network operators (Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone, Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) and Taiwan Star Telecom) and the major contactless payment service/transit provider (ECC, EasyCard Corporation). Their objective is to offer a centralized national TSM hub for interoperable NFC services in Taiwan.