– Kona I

Smart Card Solution

[INQ. NO. 1411C17] Smart cards can be found in most of our everyday devices such as cell phones, credit cards and security systems, making our lives so much more convenient.

Kona I (www.konai.com) is a total smart card solution provider engaged in self-developing and providing a variety of Java-based COS (Chip Operation System) platforms, IC Chip cards, USIM cards and e-passports under its own brand name of “KONA.”

After its founding in 1998, Kona I mainly developed a transportation card and eCash system. However, since 2004, Kona I has changed its focus to the smart platform sector and developed a Java-based COS. With the ‘Kona’ brand, it provides the smart card sector with a total solution such as smart card platform, SCMS, TSM, and many more. The ‘I’ in ‘Kona I’ stands for ‘international’ and was added to signify its growth into a global smart card company.

Mr. Cho Chung-il, founder and CEO of Kona I was awarded the 70th Trader of the Month Award for his contribution to successfully leading the company into becoming a globally recognized smart card OS solution provider. Its products and solutions are currently being exported to 70 countries. Kona I achieved about $3.8 million and $62.3 million of export volume as of 2013 in the USA and China, respectively, which are the company’s key export markets.

With its proprietary technologies and highly trained extensive R&D resources, Kona I currently focuses on providing the best possible solutions for customers in the financial, telecommunications, and public sectors both at home and abroad.

Financial sector: Kona I provides low-capacity static Java products along with high-capacity Java cards to all card issuers in Korea (banks and brokerages). The company develops and configures specialized and segmented products based on each customer’s requirements.

Telecommunications sector: As Korea’s largest smart card total solution provider, it supplies domestic and international carriers with its proprietary Java-based platform and is the leading supplier for NFC-related solutions.

Public sector: Kona I offers innovative and secure products with a complete range of solutions to satisfy all the requirements for ePassport, national IDs, healthcare cards, driver licenses, etc. Kona I ePassport complies with specifications from ICAO’s MRTD and can be used in many countries. Kona ID can be integrated with payment applications for the ID holder’s convenience.

 
 
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