Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, together with U.S. Bank, announced today that they will be presenting at the Smart Card Alliance’s 2013 Payments Summit taking place February 5-7, 2013 in Salt Lake City. In its 6^th year, the summit focuses on smart and secure payment technology, implementation and markets.

As part of the Mobile Payments Track on February 6, 2013, Todder Moning, senior vice president and payments innovation director at U.S. Bank; and Alyssa Arredondo, senior marketing manager for Datacard Group, will be present U.S. Bank’s card program with NFC mobile payment technology. Specifically, they will discuss their newly announced contactless mobile payment beta called U.S. Bank Go Mobile Payment Service.

“We are very excited to discuss this innovative new service that U.S. Bank is offering its customers,” said Arredondo. “With mobile payment adoption on the global forefront, it’s important for financial institutions to start learning about and understanding how they can complement their programs with this technology. U.S. Bank will be giving an overview of its pilot program, additional mobile applications it offers today, and lessons learned by implementing this program.”

For complete event details, please visit http://www.cvent.com/events/2013-payments-summit/event-summary-7c5bd01867cc4b64b85ea8bb33a97c16.aspx/.

About Datacard Group

Datacard Group empowers financial institutions, government agencies and other enterprises in more than 150 countries to securely issue and personalize financial cards, passports, national IDs, employee badges, mobile payment applications and other credentials. Our flexible solutions enable Secure Issuance Anywhere™, which helps both public and private enterprises succeed in a global, digital and increasingly connected marketplace. Datacard is the world's best-selling brand of secure issuance solutions. For information, visit www.datacard.com. Follow us on Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.

About U.S. Bank

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with $354 billion in assets as of December 31, 2012, is the parent company of U.S. Bank, the 5th largest commercial bank in the United States. The company operates 3,084 banking offices in 25 states and 5,065 ATMs and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at www.usbank.com.