GlobalPlatform-Card Specification ver2.2

GlobalPlatform is an organization that has been established by leading companies from the payments and communications industries, the government sector and the vendor community, and is the first to promote a global infrastructure for smart card implementation across multiple industries. Its goal is to reduce barriers hindering the growth of cross-industry, multiple Application smart cards. The smart card issuers will continue to have the freedom to choose from a variety of cards, terminals and back-end systems.