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Experian, Keynectis, and Valimo Wireless Pilot Mobile Services in France(Wireless News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Experian, Valimo Wireless, and Keynectis have established a 3-way cooperation to enable French on line service providers (banks, corporate customers, public sector) to offer mobile signature services to their customers. This cooperation brings together the industry providers in mobile signature and identity solutions, public key infrastructure and information services operations coupled with thorough understanding of the French market. Jean-Pierre Dubord, Director of Innovation in Experian, said, "Combining Experian infrastructures and solutions together with Valimo and Keynectics technology and experience, we can now offer a service of mobile signature and strong authentication to the French market. Its first application will be Experian "On line Safe Box" - Experian long term secured documents storage service, already adopted by French banks and industry players". "Experian aim is helping organizations and consumers make commercial and financial decisions with greater confidence and control. In the digital world, our ambition is to play a major role in the area of mobile services. After the recent launch of NFC Mobile Marketing services including Trusted Service Manager functions, this new service of Trusted Service Manager is another example of the roll-out of our strategy," said Maguy Mercier, Marketing Director Payment Solutions in Experian. "The French market has long been the forerunner in electronic transactions and online banking. Using mobile signatures, remote payment transactions can be done more conveniently and securely than before. Mobile signatures of legally binding documents facilitates gains in productivity and accelerates sales processes for corporations and governmental organizations." said Thibault de Valroger, VP Sales of Keynectis. Tapio Vailahti, CEO of Valimo said, "European consumers are ready for mobile signatures. We need the security and convenience to counteract increasingly sophisticated online fraud and identity theft from poorly secured username+password-protected online services. The Valimo, Keynectis and Experian cooperation provides a sound foundation for French mobile operators to take mobile signature service into their offering portfolio." Experian is a provider of information, analytical, and marketing services to organisations and consumers to help manage the risk and reward of commercial and financial decisions. Keynectis is an electronic certification services provider, PKI editor and qualified CSP (Certification Services Provider) operator. Valimo Wireless is a provider of mobile signature and identity solutions for mobile operator, bank and corporate customers. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News |