Chase Corporation (CCF), a global manufacturer of tapes, laminates, sealants and coatings for high reliability applications based out of Bridgewater, MA, reported that its new contactless shielding product, Paper Tyger® DEFENDER™, is quickly gaining widespread acceptance.

DEFENDER, an innovative patent-pending laminated paper with an inner security barrier, providing affordable personal and mail-stream privacy protection by shielding smart cards and RFID-enabled credentials from unauthorized access. Worldwide financial institutions and government agencies are now using DEFENDER sleeves, inserts, and envelopes to protect contactless cardholder privacy. Major card brands and their issuing banks have chosen DEFENDER to shield contactless payment cards from unauthorized access during mail deliver. Additionally, DEFENDER is being selected as a card carrying sleeve for consumer protection when carried in a wallet or purse.

In partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, DEFENDER is also being used to achieve mail-stream and personal privacy protection of their new RFID-enabled Enhanced Drivers License (EDL). The EDL is being issued in response to legislation for a Federally-approved combined driver’s license/border crossing card. EDLs will allow quick identification checks at border crossings with DEFENDER sleeves helping to provide personal privacy protection when the EDL is not in use. Further applications are currently in development for the healthcare and hotel industry, and for pre-paid cards.

Terry Jones, vice president and chief marketing officer said, “It is clear that DEFENDER’s light weight, ease of converting and printing and exceptionally affordable price have made it the shielding material of choice. We are delighted by the expanding interest and use of DEFENDER to address the privacy challenges of the increasing applications of contactless RFID products.”

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