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GlobalPlatform

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Information security consortium

GlobalPlatform, Inc. (formerly Visa OpenPlatform) is a non profit industry consortium for technical standards focused on the interoperability, management and security of embedded hardware such as smart cards. The GlobalPlatform specifications are the de facto standard for remote management of smart card applications. GlobalPlatform has more than 100 members, including Visa, Mastercard, Qualcomm, T-Mobile US, Apple, and Samsung.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1

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GlobalPlatform, Inc. (formerly Visa OpenPlatform) is a non profit industry consortium for technical standards focused on the interoperability, management and security of embedded hardware such as smart cards. The GlobalPlatform specifications are the de facto standard for remote management of smart card applications.2

The story

Visa Inc. introduced the Visa OpenPlatform smart card specification in April 1998 to support the development of multi-application smart cards based on Java Card technology. In 1999, Visa donated the specifications to the OpenPlatform Consortium in order to drive wider adoption. The OpenPlatform Consortium and the specifications themselves were renamed GlobalPlatform later that year. Mastercard joined the association in 2001, who intended to include MULTOS. American Express joined in 2009. In 2025, the governance of PSA Certified was handed over to GlobalPlatform.

From Wikipedia’s article on GlobalPlatform, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1999Founded Founded1

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