Finance:Bell ID
Bell Identification B.V., or Bell ID, was a Dutch software company that developed smart token management software,[1][2] including key management, smart card management,[2] EMV data preparation,[3] and host card emulation-based mobile payments software.[4] Bell ID was acquired by Rambus in 2016[5] and in 2019, Visa Inc. acquired Bell ID from Rambus.[6]
History
Bell ID was formerly known as AND Identification B.V., and changed its name in 2000.[3] The company was founded in 1993[3] to provide ID solutions for governments and enterprises in the Benelux region.[7] In 2004, Bell ID became a privately held company,[8] and established itself in the EMV smart card and mobile payments market.[3] In 2012 Bell ID acquired Ecebs.[1]
Awards
In April 2014, Bell ID was awarded by Mondato with the European MFS Innovation of the Year Award[9] and by Contactless Intelligence with a Contactless & Mobile Award in the ecosystem category[10] for Secure Element in the Cloud. In June 2014, the same product received the NFCP award for the next big thing in proximity.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Smart card tech firm Ecebs sold to Dutch company", BBC. 13 November 2012., Retrieved February 27, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hendry, Mike (June, 2007), "Multi-application Smart Cards: Technology and applications" Retrieved February 27, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Company Overview of Bell Identification B.V.". Bloomberg Businessweek. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=8511545. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ Hudson, Andrew (24 March 2014). "Host-card emulation enables NFC without a secure element". SecureIDNews. http://secureidnews.com/news-item/host-card-emulation-enables-nfc-without-a-secure-element/. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Rambus acquires Bell ID". Finextra. 26 January 2016. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/62817/rambus-acquires-bell-id/. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ↑ "Visa Completes Acquisition of Rambus Payments Portfolio". Business Wire. 22 October 2019. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191022005204/en/Visa-Completes-Acquisition-Rambus-Payments-Portfolio/. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ↑ Ubhey, Anoop (15 November 2001). "CMS Smiles on Bell ID". Frost & Sullivan. http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/market-insight-print.pag?docid=CEHR-54HQ96. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Founder of Bell Group acquires Bell ID". Finextra. 17 May 2005. http://www.finextra.com/news/announcement.aspx?pressreleaseid=4370. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Mondato awards". Mondato Summit. http://www.mondatosummit.com/welcome/#mondato-awards. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ Atkins, Steve (29 April 2014). "They're here! The winners of CMA2014 are announced!". Contactless Intelligence. http://contactlessintelligence.com/2014/04/29/theyre-here-the-winners-of-cma2014-are-announced/. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ Clark, Mike (10 June 2014). "Bell ID and Aditium win awards". NFC World. http://www.nfcworld.com/2014/06/10/329579/bell-aditium-win-awards/. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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