TMC Tongxin Micro said it presented security chips at Seamless Africa 2026
Tongxin Microelectronics said it presented payment and identity security chips at Seamless Africa 2026 in Johannesburg on Sept. 8-9.
Tongxin Microelectronics said it presented security-chip products for digital finance and identity at Seamless Africa 2026 in Johannesburg on Sept. 8-9.
The company said the event gave it a platform to present products for payment cards, payment terminals and electronic identity documents.
In its release, the company described its Payment Product THD89 Family as the first China-developed security chip to achieve CC EAL6+ certification. It said the chip is used in cards that support UnionPay, Visa, Mastercard and JCB. The company also said the THD89 Family secures transactions for hundreds of millions of cardholders.
Tongxin Microelectronics said its E450R chip is the world's first open architecture security chip. It said the product is built on RISC-V open hardware and the OpenPlatform software architecture, and that state-owned and joint-stock banks in China have adopted it. The company said tens of millions of E450R units have been produced and deployed.
The company said its Secure MCU Series is certified to PCI PTS 7.x and UnionPay UPTS 3.0. It said those certifications allow use in smart POS systems, mPOS devices, fingerprint USB security tokens, U-Keys and integrated MIS terminals. The release said the Secure MCU line has been commercially adopted in large volumes in domestic and international financial equipment markets.
For identity products, the company said its portfolio passed testing by FIME. It said the line includes contactless modules, dual-interface modules, inlays, complete cards and passport booklets for national IDs, e-passports and digital driver's licenses. Tongxin Microelectronics said its identity technology has protected the digital identities of more than 1 billion citizens worldwide.
The company said it has 24 years of R&D and commercialization experience and has shipped over 27 billion chips globally.
The release was promotional and the claims were reported as stated by the company. Atlas Watchline could not independently verify them from the source page.
What happens next
The company did not announce a new product launch, contract or regulatory filing in the release. Further details would likely come from follow-up company disclosures or event coverage from Seamless Africa 2026.
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