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OT's Leading eSE Gets 4 New Certifications for Biometric-Compliant Payment and for Transport
OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded
security software products and services, today announces that its
embedded Secure Element, PEARL
by OT®, is the first eSE worldwide to be certified by Visa,
MasterCard (News - Alert) and Amex for biometric-compliant payment applets (VISA VMPA
v1.4, MasterCard MCM v1.1 and AMEX v2.0), as well as by OSPT Alliance
(CIPURSE™ V2) for urban transport applications and value added services.
With these new certifications granted to PEARL 800K Classic v4, OT
confirms the position of PEARL
by OT® as the most advanced multi-application eSE on the market.
Launched in January 2016, PEARL 800K Classic v4 adds to the family of PEARL
by OT® already deployed worldwide in 225Mu+ flagship smartphones. PEARL
by OT® offers an unattained level of biometric-compliant certified
applications, the largest memory on the market and the latest NFC
application for urban mobility services: CIPURSE V2. It enables
smarphone makers to deploy new contactless services certified by key
payment schemes worldwide and transport authorities of the largest
cities in the world. This unique multi-application platform also
supports access control, biometrics, secure storage use-cases and value
added services.
With the growing trend of smartphones being used as payment devices,
storing and processing sensitive biometric data, or improvin the urban
mobility experience, increasing concerns regarding users'
authentication, data protection and privacy are arising. And smartphones
are only the first wave of connected objects to be secured. To be
effective, security systems must be embedded within connected objects
and equipment. PEARL
by OT® is designed to protect credentials and data applications
against software and hardware attacks and is continuously upgraded to
answer the needs of Original Equipment Manufacturers and their service
partners.
All the newly certified applications are now being deployed in currently
issued PEARL 800K Classic v4 and can also be remotely downloaded to
PEARL 800K Classic v4 eSE already on the field. The latest Visa,
MasterCard and Amex applets allow the replacement of PIN by fingerprint
verification, which provides a more convenient user-experience for
contactless payments. For urban transport use cases, the CIPURSETM-certified
stamp ensures the interoperability with the infrastructures which have
already adopted CIPURSETM in major cities.
"These 4 new certifications confirm the advanced security level of
the PEARL
by OT® eSE and OT's capabilities in issuing new innovative
products matching the stringent requirements of worldwide payment
schemes and transport operators required to deploy user-friendly NFC
services. OT has longstanding relationships with the schemes and
has developed a strong expertise in such secure applets." said Marek
Juda, Managing Director of the Connected Device Makers activity at OT.
ABOUT OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES
OT is a world leader in embedded digital security that protects you when
you connect, authenticate or pay.
OT is strategically positioned in high growth markets and offers
embedded security software solutions for "end-point" devices as well as
associated remote management solutions to a huge portfolio of
international clients, including banks and financial institutions,
mobile operators, authorities and governments, as well as manufacturers
of connected objects and equipment.
OT employs over 6 500 employees worldwide, including almost 700 R&D
people. With a global footprint of 4 regional secure manufacturing hubs
and 39 secure service centers, OT's international network serves clients
in 140 countries. For more information: www.oberthur.com
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