Oberthur Technologies has signed a contract with Société Générale, one of Europe’s largest banks, for the deployment of NFC services in France this year.

As per the agreement, Oberthur will provide Société Générale with its trusted service manager (TSM) solution, enabling the bank to issue its payment application to customers using NFC-enabled phones.

Romanian bank BRD, a unit of Société Générale, has selected Oberthur Technologies to supply multi-application payment cards. These cards have payment scheme applications, as well as the ability to host transport, access control, PKI or biometric apps.