Netherlands-based chipmaker, NXP Semiconductors' secure element, SmartMX (P61) has been selected for Samsung’s Galaxy S6 in China. With the NXP embedded secure element, and NFC technology, SamsungPay enables contactless payment with security and data protection for end users.
According ot NXP, the Flash based P61N1M3 IC secure element is powered by the highly secured Smart MX2 technology and embeds the latest generation of JavaCard OS from NXP, enabling the broadest range of services including payment, transit and access control. The solution can be easily integrated on Android devices with the NXP secure element software suite.
Jeff Miles, VP, Payments, NXP Semiconductors
China, as the world’s largest smartphone market, is a key region for our technology. The NXP secure element, the only common criteria certified EAL6+ product for mobile applications, provides the highest level of data protection and encryption to end users, payment issuers, and smartphone manufacturers.
